Economic Policy, Exchange Rates, and the International System

Corden, W. Max

ISBN 10: 0226115917 / ISBN 13: 9780226115917

Published by University of Chicago Press, 1995

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Economic Policy, Exchange Rates, and the International System
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226115917
• ISBN 13: 9780226115917
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

An ambitious successor to W. Max Corden's highly acclaimed Inflation,
Exchange Rates, and the World Economy, this book addresses topics in
international macroeconomics that have come to the forefront of economic
policy debates in recent years. Covering exchange rate policy, the
European Monetary System, protection and competition, and the
international "non-system" since the collapse of Bretton Woods, Corden
provides a probing analysis of significant economic trends associated
with the increasing integration of the world capital market.

Beginning with essays on exchange rate policy, the current account, and
external effects of fiscal policy, Corden lays out the foundations of
balance-of-payments theory in relation to wage rates, income
distribution, and inflation. Chapters on the European Monetary System
focus on monetary integration and look skeptically at European proposals
to move toward monetary union. Other topical essays discuss the
"competitiveness" problem and the relation between protection and
macroeconomic policy.

Corden summarizes and clarifies a vast range of work on the coordination
of macroeconomic policies and critically reviews various proposals for
reforming the international monetary system.

About the Author

W. Max Corden is at Johns Hopkins University, Washington.