International Coordination of National Stabilization Policies

by Bryant, Ralph C.

• ISBN13: 9780815712558
• ISBN10: 0815712553
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-10-01
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

Summary

This book analyzes the arguments for and against national governments coordinating their macroeconomic stabilization policies and offers recommendations for facilitating enhanced intergovernmental cooperation in the future.

Table of Contents

Integrating National Economies: Promise and Pitfalls	p. ii
The Brookings Institution	p. v
Foreword	p. vii
Preface to the Studies on Integrating National Economies	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Alternative Forms of Cooperation	p. 6
Coordination Analyzed Through the Lenses of Policy Optimization	p. 35
Rule Analysis of International Regime Environments	p. 46
Cooperation and Coordination as Regime Maintenance and Satisficing Stabilization	p. 56
Can Coordination Be Counterproductive?	p. 65
the Implications of Uncertainty	p. 74
Cross-Border Spillovers: Major Features and Empirical Evidence	p. 88
Evolution of National Policies and International Institutions	p. 102
Summary	p. 126
Comments	p. 130
References	p. 141
Index	p. 157
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