Monetary Policy and Politics: Rules Versus Discretion (Hardcover)

Monetary Policy and Politics: Rules Versus Discretion Book Description

Macesich's latest book argues that the poor performance of monetary policy can be attributed to the ease with which "money" slips into the political arena to become a singularly important political issue. Discretionary authority facilitates monetary manipulation for political ends, thereby increasing uncertainty and casting doubt on money, the monetary system, and indeed the monetary authority itself. The author traces the evolution of the debate over rules versus discretionary authority and discusses various methods that economists have proposed for constrain the monetary authority. If monetary policy is to be credible and thus successful, the hands of monetary policy makers are better tied than left free. This work by a noted authority on monetary theory and policy will interest economists in academia and the policy-making community.

About the Author :

George Macesich has contributed to Monetary Policy and Politics: Rules Versus Discretion as an author. GEORGE MACESICH is Professor of Economics and founding director of the Center for Yugoslav-American Studies, Research and Exchange at Florida State University. He is also author of over 30 books, including Monetary Policy and Politics (Praeger, 1992); Yugoslavia in the Age of Democracy (Praeger, 1992); World Debt and Stability (Praeger, 1991); Money Supply Process, with D. Dimitrijevic (Praeger, 1991); Monetary Policy and Rational Expectations (Praeger, 1987).

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