Central banking and monetary policy in the Asia-Pacific

Reviews the modern literature on inflation and monetary policy and highlights issues in the design and conduct of monetary policy for price stability in developing Asia. This work surveys the evolution of central banking and offers an introduction to the structure, function and governance of central...

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Main Author: Hossain, Akhand Akhtar
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Massachusetts: Edward Elgar, c2009.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. monetary and fiscal policies for macroeconomic stability: an Asian perspective
  • 3. Central banking in the Asia-pacific: an overview
  • 4. Monetary policy: overview of concepts, debates and issues
  • 5. Inflation and monetary policy: theories, models and approaches
  • 6. Choice of the strategy of monetary policy for the price stability
  • 7. The money supply process and monetary management
  • 8. Transmission mechanisms of monetary policy and the demand for money
  • 9. Inflation and monetary policy in selected countries of the Asia-Pacific
  • 10. Summary and conclusion