TY - BOOK AU - Haan,Jakob de AU - Eijffinger,Sylvester C.W. AU - Waller,Sandra TI - The European Central Bank: credibility, transparency, and centralization SN - 0262042266 (alk. paper) AV - HG2976 .H325 2005 U1 - 332.1'1'094 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Cambridge, Mass. PB - MIT Press KW - European Central Bank KW - Banks and banking, Central KW - European Union countries KW - Monetary policy N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - This book contains balanced study of the monetary policy mechanisms of the European Central Bank, focusing on the political economy aspects of its decision-making processes.Besides giving a detailed and generally favourable study of the status quo, the authors advocate a more complete and overt shift towards an inflation targeting strategy, a continuing focus on transparency and accountability, and greater centralisation of decision making, especially after the accession countries join the eurozone ER -