Social Impact Assessment: An Introduction

Social Impact Assessment: An Introduction
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Страниц
 
172
ISBN
 
0340742178
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University of Wales Press
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Разное

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Россия в войне 1941-1945

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This unique book deals with the most serious macroeconomic failure experienced in the US in the post-war period: the great inflation of the late 1960s and 1970s. It is the first detailed analysis, using Federal Reserve documents, of the thinking behind the inflationary monetary policy during this period. The book examines documentary evidence, including minutes, memos and reports and interviews with people who were closely involved in making policy decisions, to explain the monetary policy that led to this inflation. Thomas Mayer considers forecasting errors and wage and price controls in his attempt to explain why the inflation occurred, and places some of the blame on ineffective operating procedures, institutional inefficiencies, and political pressures on the Federal Reserve. The author concludes that much of the responsibility for the mistaken policies lies with academic economists who underestimated the dangers of inflation and encouraged the Federal Reserve to focus on an...

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