03866nam 2200661 450 991079742360332120210507023751.00-8014-5425-510.7591/9780801454257(CKB)3710000000462628(EBL)3425984(SSID)ssj0001544179(PQKBManifestationID)16134991(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001544179(PQKBWorkID)12492314(PQKB)11068985(StDuBDS)EDZ0001516934(OCoLC)916715324(MdBmJHUP)muse46811(DE-B1597)478282(OCoLC)979576281(DE-B1597)9780801454257(Au-PeEL)EBL3425984(CaPaEBR)ebr11084143(CaONFJC)MIL821880(OCoLC)935907219(MiAaPQ)EBC3425984(EXLCZ)99371000000046262820150813h20152015 uy 0engurnnu---|u||utxtccrDemanding devaluation exchange rate politics in the developing world /David A. SteinbergIthaca, New York ;London, [England] :Cornell University Press,2015.©20151 online resource (288 p.)Cornell Studies in MoneyDescription based upon print version of record.0-8014-5384-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --List of Figures --List of Tables --Acknowledgments --List of Abbreviations --Introduction --1. A Conditional Preference Theory of Undervalued Exchange Rates --2. Cross-Country Patterns in Exchange Rate Policy and Preferences --3. Why China Undervalues Its Exchange Rate --4. The Political Appeal of Overvaluation --5. Interests, Institutions, and Exchange Rates in South Korea, Mexico, and Iran --Conclusion --Appendix: Author Interviews --References --IndexExchange rate policy has profound consequences for economic development, financial crises, and international political conflict. Some governments in the developing world maintain excessively weak and "undervalued" exchange rates, a policy that promotes export-led development but often heightens tensions with foreign governments. Many other developing countries "overvalue" their exchange rates, which increases consumers' purchasing power but often reduces economic growth. In Demanding Devaluation, David Steinberg argues that the demands of powerful interest groups often dictate government decisions about the level of the exchange rate. Combining rich qualitative case studies of China, Argentina, South Korea, Mexico, and Iran with cross-national statistical analyses, Steinberg reveals that exchange rate policy is heavily influenced by a country's domestic political arrangements. Interest group demands influence exchange rate policy, and national institutional structures shape whether interest groups lobby for an undervalued or an overvalued rate. A country's domestic political system helps determine whether it undervalues its exchange rate and experiences explosive economic growth or if it overvalues its exchange rate and sees its economy stagnate as a result.Cornell studies in money.Foreign exchange ratesChinaPolitical aspectsForeign exchange ratesDeveloping countriesPolitical aspectsForeign exchange ratesPolitical aspects.Foreign exchange ratesPolitical aspects.332.4/56Steinberg David1980-1546811MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910797423603321Demanding devaluation3802651UNINA