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BL
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1019780
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b774150
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| Main Entry
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Masson, Paul R.
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| Title & Author
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The monetary geography of Africa /\ Paul R. Masson, Catherine Pattillo.
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| Publication Statement
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Washington, D.C. :: Brookings Institution Press,, ©2005.
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1 online resource (xix, 217 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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| ISBN
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0815797532
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: 9780815797531
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0815755007
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9780815755005
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-205) and index.
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| Contents
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1. Monetary Union in Africa: Past, Present, and Future -- 2. African Currency Regimes since World War II -- 3. Criteria for Currency Unions or the Adoption of Another Currency -- 4. African Monetary Integration in Practice: CFA Franc Zone and South African CMA -- 5. Experiences of Countries in Managing Independent Currencies -- 6. Proposed Single Currency for West Africa -- 7. Regional Integration in SADC -- 8. EAC and COMESA -- 9. A Single Currency for Africa? -- 10. Africa?s Monetary Geography in the Coming Decades.
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| Abstract
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A review of the history of monetary arrangements on the African continent, this title analyses the situation and prospects for further integration. The author's argue that the goal of creating a single African currency is probably beyond reach.
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Monetary policy-- Africa.
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Politique monétaire-- Afrique.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Money Monetary Policy.
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Monetary policy.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- World-- African.
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Africa.
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| Dewey Classification
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332.4/96
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HG1325.M375 2005eb
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| Added Entry
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Pattillo, Catherine A., (Catherine Anne)
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