Description: Guiding principles for ensuring that central bankers and other unelected policymakers remain stewards of the common goodCentral bankers have emerged from the financial crisis as the third great pillar of unelected power alongside the judiciary and the military. They pull the regulatory and financial levers of our economic well-being, yet unlike democratically elected leaders, their power does not come directly from the people. Unelected Power lays out the principles needed to ensure that central bankers, technocrats, regulators, and other agents of the administrative state remain stewards of the common good and do not become overmighty citizens.Paul Tucker draws on a wealth of personal experience from his many years in domestic and international policymaking to tackle the big issues raised by unelected power, and enriches his discussion with examples from the United States, Britain, France, Germany, and the European Union. Blending economics, political theory, and public law, Tucker explores the necessary conditions for delegated but politically insulated power to be legitimate in the eyes of constitutional democracy and the rule of law. He explains why the solution must fit with how real-world government is structured, and why technocrats and their political overseers need incentives to make the system work as intended. Tucker explains how the regulatory state need not be a fourth branch of government free to steer by its own lights, and how central bankers can emulate the best of judicial self-restraint and become models of dispersed power.Like it or not, unelected power has become a hallmark of modern government. This critically important book shows how to harness it to the people's purposes.Publisher : Princeton University Press (May 22, 2018)Language : EnglishHardcover : 656 pagesISBN-10 : 0691176736ISBN-13 : 978-0691176734Item Weight : 2.31 poundsDimensions : 6.6 x 1.9 x 9.2 inches
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Publication Name: Unelected Power
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Title: Unelected Power
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Original Language: English
Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
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Subtitle: The Quest for Legitimacy in Central Banking and the Regulatory St
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EAN: 9780691176734
ISBN: 9780691176734
Release Year: 2018
Era: 2010s
ISBN-10: 0691176736
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Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Release Date: 05/22/2018
Book Title: Unelected Power : the Quest for Legitimacy in Central Banking and the Regulatory State
Number of Pages: 656 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Item Height: 1.8 in
Topic: Banks & Banking, Public Policy / Economic Policy, Government & Business
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: Political Science, Business & Economics
Item Weight: 30.3 Oz
Author: Paul Tucker
Item Length: 9.4 in
Item Width: 6.4 in
Format: Hardcover