This second edition of an already widely-used textbook presents an up-to-date analysis of the roles played by financial institutions and markets in the working of the UK economy. The book assumes only a basic grounding in economics and will be widely recommended to students of macroeconomics, monetary economics and finance.

This second edition of an already widely-used textbook presents an up-to-date analysis of the roles played by financial institutions and markets in the working of the UK economy. The book assumes only a basic grounding in economics and will be widely recommended to students of macroeconomics, monetary economics and finance.