Accountability and oversight of US exchange rate policy / / C. Randall Henning

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910806231403321
• Autore: Henning C. Randall
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, DC, : Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2008
• ISBN: 1-281-74450-6; 9786611744502; 0-88132-489-2; 1-4356-5805-1
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (140 p.)
• Collana: Policy analyses in international economics
• Disciplina: 332.4/560973; 332.4560973
• Soggetti: Foreign exchange rates - United States; Monetary policy - United States; Legislative oversight - United States; United States Foreign economic relations
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-118) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Premises -- Comparative Perspective -- Organization of the Study -- Chapter 2 Foundations of Accountability -- Definition and Prerequisites -- Debate over the Role of Congress -- Executive Discretion and Congressional Oversight -- Chapter 3 The Exchange Rates and International Economic Policy Coordination Act of 1988 -- Origins -- Key Elements -- Comparison with IMF Language -- Chapter 4 Review of the Reports -- Findings of Manipulation, 1988-94 -- Mexican Peso Crisis of 1994-95 -- Asian Financial Crisis of 1997-98 -- Japanese Yen -- Europe's Monetary Union -- Fiscal Policy -- China, 2000-2007 -- Assessment -- Appendix 4A -- Chapter 5 Congressional Oversight -- Appendix 5A -- Chapter 6 Recommendations -- Preparation of the Reports -- General Objectives -- Current Account Balances and Real Effective Exchange Rates -- Manipulation -- Countermeasures -- Reinforcing the IMF -- Multilateral Fairness and Coordination -- Report Consolidation -- ; Congressional Oversight -- Chapter 7 Conclusion -- Appendix A: Exchange Rates and International Economic Policy Coordination Act of 1988 -- Appendix B: Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund -- Appendix C: IMF Guidelines for Bilateral Surveillance over Members' Exchange Rate Policy -- References -- Index.