00472nam a2200085Ia 4500100002400000245008300024260000900107520025100116583001900367  aHALLET, A.J. Hughes  aEconomic and monetary union in Europe and parallels with the Caribbean Region.  c1996  aReviews the argument for and progress toward monetary union in Europe.  Focuses on how well the conditions for an optimal currency are met, and on the implications of adopting price stability as a target to the exclusion of growth and employment.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR