Una crítica de la economía política del Banco Central Europeo
Loading...
Download
Official URL
Full text at PDC
Publication date
2019
Authors
Advisors (or tutors)
Editors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Instituto Complutense de Estudios Internacionales (ICEI)
Citation
Rosal, Mario del. «Una crítica de la economía política del Banco Central Europeo». Papeles de Europa 32, n.o 1 (21 de junio de 2019): 13-27. https://doi.org/10.5209/pade.64469.
Abstract
Este trabajo pretende esbozar una introducción a la crítica de la economía política del Banco Central Europeo. Para ello, desarrollaremos un análisis en varias fases. Primero, revisaremos el origen, la naturaleza y las funciones tradicionales del Banco Central como institución nuclear del modo de producción capitalista. En segundo lugar, repasaremos los antecedentes, la génesis y la evolución del BCE, con el objetivo de compararlo con la figura tradicional del Banco Central descrita en el punto anterior. En tercer lugar, describiremos el marco teórico fundamental que caracteriza a esta institución, centrándonos para ello en tres de sus elementos esenciales: el control de la inflación como objetivo único, la independencia política y la prohibición expresa de financiar a los Estados o de responsabilizarse de su deuda. En cuarto lugar, compararemos las políticas monetarias ordinarias del BCE antes y después del estallido de la actual crisis, con el fin de comprobar el cambio cualitativo hacia estrategias mucho más expansivas de lo permitido por los tratados originales. Por último esbozaremos algunas conclusiones a tenor de los resultados alcanzados.
This paper aims to outline an introductory critique of the European Central Bank’s political economy. For this, we will develop an analysis in several stages. First, we will review the origin, nature and traditional functions of the Central Bank as a nuclear institution of the capitalist mode of production. Secondly, we will review the background, genesis and evolution of the ECB, with the aim of comparing this institution with the traditional figure of the Central Bank described in the previous section. Third, we will describe the fundamental theoretical framework that characterizes the ECB, focusing on three of its essential elements: control of inflation as its single objective, political independence and the explicit prohibition of financing states or taking responsibility of their debt. Fourth, we will compare the ordinary monetary policies of the ECB before and after the outbreak of the current crisis in order to check the qualitative change toward a much more expansive management than the original treaties allowed. Finally we will outline some conclusions according to the results achieved.
This paper aims to outline an introductory critique of the European Central Bank’s political economy. For this, we will develop an analysis in several stages. First, we will review the origin, nature and traditional functions of the Central Bank as a nuclear institution of the capitalist mode of production. Secondly, we will review the background, genesis and evolution of the ECB, with the aim of comparing this institution with the traditional figure of the Central Bank described in the previous section. Third, we will describe the fundamental theoretical framework that characterizes the ECB, focusing on three of its essential elements: control of inflation as its single objective, political independence and the explicit prohibition of financing states or taking responsibility of their debt. Fourth, we will compare the ordinary monetary policies of the ECB before and after the outbreak of the current crisis in order to check the qualitative change toward a much more expansive management than the original treaties allowed. Finally we will outline some conclusions according to the results achieved.