TY - BOOK AU - Begg, David. ED - Centre for Economic Policy Research TI - The ECB: safe at any speed? SN - 1898128391 U1 - 332.1'1094 22 PY - 1998/// CY - London : PB - Centre for Economic Policy Research, KW - European Central Bank KW - Banks and Banking, Central KW - European Union countries KW - Finance KW - Taxation KW - Monetary policy N1 - Includes bibliographical references N2 - Argues that the ECB is not yet prepared to meet its responsibilities. Many operational issues remain unsettled. Even if the global climate does not deteriorate, there are many challenges on which progress must quickly be made. Moreover, any significant worsening of global conditions may expose design flaws in the ECB's ability to manage a major financial crisis ER -