Issues in monetary, financial and macroeconomic adjustment policies / edited by Stuart Sayer

Reprint. Previously published as a special issue of Journal of economic surveys, 2004

Includes bibliographical references and index

1. Monetary, financial and macroeconomic adjustment policies : an overview / Stuart Sayer -- 2. Financial liberalisation and economic development : an assessment / Paul Auerbach and Jalal Uddin Siddiki -- 3. Financial markets, development and economic growth : tales of informational asymmetries / Salvatore Capasso -- 4. An exegesis on currency and banking crises / Janice Boucher Breuer -- 5. The changing nature of currency crises / Sweta C. Saxena -- 6. Macroeconomic adjustment and the poor : analytical issues and cross-country evidence / Pierre-Richard Agenor -- 7. The asymmetric effects of monetary policy / Anna Florio -- 8. Monetary policy and the zero bound to interest rates : a review / Tony Yates

"This volume sheds light on crucial questions in the field of monetary, financial and macroeconomic policy. Consisting of a series of surveys written by leading international economists, it addresses questions such as: What is the role of the financial sector in economic development? Is financial liberalization good for development? Why do financial crises occur and how can they be avoided? And do macroeconomic adjustment measures exacerbate poverty? The surveys are written to be accessible to readers with a basic background in economics, and will be a resource for economists, social scientists, policymakers and students who want to keep abreast of recent literature in this field."--BOOK JACKET