TY - BOOK AU - De Lombaerde,Philippe AU - Vinhas de Souza,LĂșcio TI - The Periphery of the Euro: Monetary and exchange rate policy in CIS countries SN - 0754645177 AV - HG1072 .P47 2006 U1 - 332.4'947 PY - 2006/// CY - Aldershot, Hants, Burlington, VT PB - Ashgate KW - Monetary policy KW - Monetary unions N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - This book analyses the monetary and exchange rate policies in Eastern European countries not covered by the current EU enlargement process. Specifically, the book examines the major CIS countries: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and the Ukraine. (The new Eastern European EU members are also frequently referenced for comparison purposes.) Current and prospective monetary policy options are considered, and the applicability of the EU monetary integration experience for the CIS countries and the prospects of a monetary re-unification around the Russian Federation are assessed. This is the first book to formally deal with many of these questions UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0519/2005026479.html ER -