The Exchange Rate System : Lessons of the Past and Options for the Future.
The last few years have witnessed a resurgence of calls for a re-examination, or perhaps even a reform, of the international monetary system. This paper contributes to the ongoing debate on that subject in three ways: 1 it suggests a set of criteria for evaluating alternative exchange rate systems;...
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| Format: | Journal |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
1984.
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| Series: | Occasional Papers; Occasional Paper ;
No. 1984/003 |
| Online Access: | Full text available on IMF |
| Summary: | The last few years have witnessed a resurgence of calls for a re-examination, or perhaps even a reform, of the international monetary system. This paper contributes to the ongoing debate on that subject in three ways: 1 it suggests a set of criteria for evaluating alternative exchange rate systems; 2 it provides a comprehensive appraisal of a decade of experience with the present exchange rate system in terms of those criteria; and 3 it selects some key issues as a basis for discussion on how the evolution of the exchange rate system might best be managed over the medium term. |
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| Item Description: | <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (71 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet |
| ISSN: | 0251-6365 |
| Access: | Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students |