Open Access BASE1997

Banco central independiente y democracia

Abstract

Ante la tendencia mundial de otogar un alto grado de autonomía a los bancos centrales, se ha cuestionado la compatibilidad de este esquema con una sociedad democrática. En este trabajo Miguel Urrutia concluye que la independencia de los bancos centrales aleja a la tentación de manejar en forma populista un instrumento tan poderoso como la política monetaria y que, por el contrario, democratiza su contol, pues la somete a la vigilancia de los parlamentos, la academia, los mercados financieros locales e internacionales y la opinión pública. ; In the face of the worldwide trend of granting a greater degree of autonomy to central banks, the compatibility of this scheme with a democratic society has been questioned. In this article, Miguel Urrutia concludes that the independence of the central banks removes the temptation to manage such a powerful instrument as monetary policy in a populist form, and that, on the contrary, it democratizes their oversight, as it subjects them to the surveillance of parliaments, the academy, local and international financial markets, and public opinion.

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