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This chapter summaries some of the main issues surrounding monetary control in the Visegrad economies, focusing on the ability of the countries to satisfy EMU admission criteria.

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Cross, R. (2000). Monetary Control on the Path to EU and EMU Membership. In: MacDonald, R., Cross, R. (eds) Central Europe towards Monetary Union: Macroeconomic Underpinnings and Financial Reputation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1385-8_4

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