Paul Tucker interview on central banking and “Unelected Power”…

The Center for Financial Stability (CFS) thanks Sir Paul Tucker – Former Deputy Governor, Bank of England and Chair, Systemic Risk Council, and Harvard Fellow – for “Unelected Power: The Quest for Legitimacy in Central Banking and the Regulatory State.”  “Unelected Power” is broad and deep.  It is a joy to read – with priceless quotes and footnotes.

We are grateful to Paul for sitting down with CFS to discuss:

– Governance and central banking,
– A “Money – Credit Constitution” with emphasis on “inside” and “outside” money,
– Division between fiscal and monetary activities,
– Examples of central banking excellence,
– Prospect for normalizing monetary policy,
– Regulatory policy – ten years after the crisis,
– Surprises and motivation for writing “Unelected Power.”

The following are excerpts from the conversation.
http://centerforfinancialstability.org/research/Tucker_Unelected_Power.pdf