Antykryzysowa polityka pieniężna na przykładzie wybranych banków centralnych w latach 2007-2011

The purpose of this article was to present the actions of the monetary authorities in the light of the recent financial crisis. Destabilization of global markets and the economic recession that began with the collapse of Lehman Brothers meant that the standard monetary policy emerged ineffective in combating the crisis. The article shows how two major central banks of the world that is, the FED and the ECB, through modifying the existing instruments of monetary policy and the introduction of completely new tools tried to restore liquidity in the financial markets, after the standard monetary policy instruments have been insufficient and ineffective. In contrast, activities of the NBP also shown, which were primarily preventive aspect.