00501nam a2200097Ia 450000500170000010000240001724500830004126000090012452002510013358300190038420260716043342.0  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