Re-examining monetary and fiscal policy for the 21st century

This book provides a much-needed re-examination of monetary and fiscal policies, their application in the real world and their potential for macroeconomic policy in the 21st century. It provides a detailed discussion and critique of the "new consensus" in macroeconomics along with the mone...

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Main Author: Arestis, Philip
Other Authors: Sawyer, Malcolm C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, U.K E. Elgar 2004
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Summary:This book provides a much-needed re-examination of monetary and fiscal policies, their application in the real world and their potential for macroeconomic policy in the 21st century. It provides a detailed discussion and critique of the "new consensus" in macroeconomics along with the monetary and fiscal policies encapsulated within it
1. Introduction : debates over monetary and fiscal policy -- 2. The "new consensus" in macroeconomics and monetary policy -- 3. The macroeconometric model of the Bank of England -- 4. Can monetary policy affect inflation or the real economy? -- 5. Does the stock of money have any casual significance? -- 6. The inflationary process -- 7. The nature and role of monetary and fiscal policy when money is endogenous -- 8. Reinventing fiscal policy -- 9. The case for fiscal policy -- 10. Macroeconomic policies of the European Economic and Monetary Union
Physical Description:viii, 210 p ill
ISBN:9781845423339
1843765837
9781843765837