THE CENTRAL BANK CAN BE SEEN AS THE REPOSITORY OF REASON AGAINST THE SHORT-TERM CLAIM OF PASSION...
JON ELSTER, ULYSSES AND THE SIRENS: STUDIES IN RATIONALITY AND IRRATIONALITY

SAFEGUARDING FINANCIAL STABILITY IS A CORE FUNCTION OF THE MODERN CENTRAL BANK...
PETER SINCLAIR, CENTRAL BANKS AND FINANCIAL STABILITY, BANK OF ENGLAND QUARTERLY BULLETIN, NOVEMBER 2000

I AM CONVINCED THERE IS OBJECTIVE REALITY IN MY IMPRESSION THAT CENTRAL BANKS ARE IN EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD REPUTE THESE DAYS.
PAUL VOLCKER, PERSPECTIVES ON THE RULE OF THE CENTRAL BANK: PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE IN BEIJING, CHINA, JANUARY 1990
 
 
 

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