Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Henning, C. Randall.

Publication

Washington, DC : Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2008.

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Description

xvi, 123 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.

Summary

"The dispute over Chinese exchange rate policy within the United States has generated a series of legislative proposals to restrict the discretion of the US Treasury Department in determining currency manipulation and to reform the department's accountability to the Congress. This book reviews the Treasury's reports to Congress on exchange rate policy and Congress's treatment of them. It finds that the accountability process has often not worked well in practice. Several recommendations can improve guidance to the Treasury and congressional oversight."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Policy analyses in international economics

Uniform Title

Policy analyses in international economics.

Subject

• Foreign exchange rates > United States
• Monetary policy > United States
• Legislative oversight > United States
• United States > Foreign economic relations

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-118) and index.

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Foundations of Accountability -- 3. The Exchange Rates and International Economic Policy Coordination Act of 1988 -- 4. Review of the Reports -- 5. Congressional Oversight -- 6. Recommendations -- 7. Condusion -- App. A. Exchange Rates and International Economic Policy Coordination Act of 1988 -- App. B. Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund -- App. C. IMF Guidelines for Bilateral Surveillance over Members' Exchange Rate Policy.

ISBN

• 9780881324198 (alk. paper)
• 0881324191 (alk. paper)

LCCN

• 2008019390
• 40015706994

OCLC

• ocn228300720
• 228300720
• SCSB-9059571

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries