1st Edition

Modern Exchange-rate Regimes, Stabilisation Programmes and Co-ordination of Macroeconomic Policies Recent Experiences of Selected Developing Latin American Economies

By Maria Luiza Falcão Silva Copyright 1999
346 Pages
by Routledge

346 Pages
by Routledge

346 Pages
by Routledge

Published in 1999, this work analyzes the phenomenon of macroeconomic adjustment, with special emphasis on selected Latin American countries facing stabilization programmes. It provides a historical description of the origins, functioning and collapse of exchange-rate regimes from the international classical gold standard period to modern arrangements. The author supports the argument that... Read more

1. Origins and Functioning of Modern Exchange-Rate Regimes  2. Systemic Asymmetries Inherent in the International Monetary Systems  3. Monetary vs. Exchange-Rate Targeting: Revisiting the Rules vs. Discretion Debate  4. Exchange-Rate Regimes: Conceptual Monetary Differences and Contrasting Views  5. The Dilemma of Selected Latin American Countries Facing Stabilisation Programmes  6. The International Financial System.

Biography

Maria Luiza Falcão Silva