Economic stabilization : objectives, rules, and mechanisms / / by Walter P. Egle

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910460382703321
• Autore: Egle Walter P.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press for University of Cincinnati, , 1952; ©1952
• ISBN: 0-691-65333-X; 1-4008-7509-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (277 p.)
• Collana: University of Cincinnati Publications
• Disciplina: 338.54
• Soggetti: Economic policy; Government spending policy; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Foreword -- Contents -- PART I. Some General Issues Concerning Stabilization -- Chapter 1. Pseudostabilization Problems -- Chapter 2. Two Schools of Thought on Countercyclical Action -- PART II. The Built-In Stabilizers -- Chapter 3. The Theory of Built-in Stabilizers -- Chapter 4. The Effectiveness of Existing Stabilizers -- Chapter 5. Proposed Constant Stabilizers -- Chapter 6. Rules of Adaptation of Flexible Stabilizers to Various Degrees of Off-Balance -- Chapter 7. A Summary Appraisal of All Variations of Automatic Management -- PART III. The Method Of Binding Targets -- Chapter 8. The Theory of Binding Targets -- Chapter 9. The Problem of Indexes -- Chapter 10. The Problem of the Most Suitable Choice Among Available Indexes Measuring Total Economic Activity -- Chapter 11. A Margin of Tolerable Fluctuations -- Chapter 12. The Problem of the Size of the Margin -- PART IV. The Means Of Stabilization -- Chapter 13. Adequate Controls for the Launching Period -- Chapter 14. Technical Requisites of Monetary-Fiscal Machinery -- Chapter 15. Nonmonetary Stabilization Policies -- Chapter 16. Binding Targets and Economic Freedom -- Chapter 17. Summary of the Main Problems and Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: A theoretical discussion of the problem of achieving economic stabilization. Mr. Egle offers a commonsense compromise between those who would use only automatic devices to counteract business swings and those who would give the government great discretionary powers. Originally published in 1952.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.