Money and banking
Subtitle: made simple
By: Ken Hoyle, BSc (Econ), Geoffrey Whitehead, BSc (Econ)
Contributors: Whitehead, Geoffrey, author
Publisher: Heinemann
Published: 1982
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781483105840; 9780434985050
Subjects: Money; Banks and banking; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS; Finance
Description: Money and Banking: Made Simple provides a sound coverage of monetary theory, policies, and institutions within a mixed economy. The book describes the whole range of banking and the financial institutions, including the central banks of major nations, the commercial banks, and the specialist banks (i.e. discount houses and other financial institutions), with special reference to the United Kingdom. The book discusses money markets and rates of interest; the theory of money; fiscal and monetary policy; and international monetary relations. The monetary environment is also considered. Students.
Notes: "Made Simple Books."

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Money and Banking: Made Simple; Copyright Page; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Part 1: MONETARY INSTITUTIONS AND SYSTEMS; CHAPTER 1. MONEY, BANKS AND THE ECONOMY; 1.1 The Historical Development of Money; 1.2 Money and the Development of Banking; 1.3 The Characteristics of Money; 1.4 The Functions of Money; 1.5 Recent Developments in the Concept of Money; 1.6 Nineteenth-Century Developments in Banking; 1.7 The Importance of Financial Institutions Today; 1.8 Revision Test; CHAPTER 2. CENTRAL BANKS; 2.1 The Nature of Central Banks.; title: 2.2 The Bank of England-Its Origin and Organisation2.3 The Functions of the Bank of England; 2.4 The Central Bank System of the USA-The Federal Reserve System; 2.5 European Central Banks; 2.6 Revision Test; CHAPTER 3. THE COMMERCIAL BANKS; 3.1 The Nature of the Commercial Banks; 3.2 The London Clearing Banks; 3.3 The Organisation of Domestic Banking; 3.4 Commercial Banking as Portfolio Management; 3.5 Revision Test; CHAPTER 4. DISCOUNT HOUSES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS; 4.1 The Sophisticated Economy; 4.2 The Discount Houses; 4.3 The Services of the Discount Houses.; title: 4.4 Monetary Policy and the Discount Houses4.5 The Merchant Banks; 4.6 The Merchant Banks Today; 4.7 The Savings Banks; 4.8 The National Girobank; 4.9 The Co-operative Bank; 4.10 The Building Societies; 4.11 The Finance Houses; 4.12 Other Non-Bank Financial Intermediaries; 4.13 Revision Test; CHAPTER 5. MONEY MARKETS AND RATES OF INTEREST; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Money Markets; 5.3 Financial Markets; 5.4 Why Rates of Interest Vary; 5.5 Revision Test; Part 2: THE THEORY OF MONEY; CHAPTER 6. THE CREATION OF MONEY; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Banks and the Creation of Credit.; title: 6.3 Factors Limiting the Creation of Bank Deposits6.4 The Balance Sheet of a Commercial Bank; 6.5 Revision Test; CHAPTER 7. THE RATE OF INTEREST; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 'Real' Theories of the Rate of Interest; 7.3 Monetary Theories of the Rate of Interest; 7.4 The Two Approaches Compared; 7.5 Revision Test; CHAPTER 8. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MONEY IN THE ECONOMY; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 The Classical Quantity Theory; 8.3 The Keynesian System; 8.4 Modern Monetarism; 8.5 Conclusion; 8.6 Revision Test; 8.7 Appendix to Chapter 8; Part 3: FISCAL AND MONETARY POLICY.; title: CHAPTER 9. FISCAL POLICY AND THE NATIONAL DEBT9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Fiscal Policy; 9.3 Central Government Borrowing; 9.4 Trading Incomes; 9.5 Government Expenditure; 9.6 The Budget; 9.7 The National Debt; 9.8 The Effects of Debt Management; 9.9 Revision Test; CHAPTER 10. A CONSIDERATION OF MONETARY POLICY; 10.1. The Development of Monetary Policy; 10.2 The Relationship between Objectives and Policies; 10.3 The Terminology of Policy-Making; 10.4 Conclusion About Monetary Policy; 10.5 Revision Test; CHAPTER 11. MONETARY POLICY TECHNIQUES; 11.1 Introduction; 11.2 Specific Techniques.