ABSTRACT

It is generally assumed that current deficits are intrinsically bad and in need of correction. The Current Account and Foreign Debt argues that this is not always the case. The author analyses a broad range of issues in support of this argument. These include:
* Approaches to current account balance
* Short run issues
* Longer run issues
* Policy

The book can be read as an integrated whole, or alternatively, each chapter can be consulted without reference to the others. The Current Account and Foreign Debt provides the counterbalance to a common misapprehension in economic theory. It will be a valuable guide for all those interested in international monetary theory.

part |2 pages

Part I Introduction

chapter 1|13 pages

External balance

part |2 pages

Part II Short run issues

chapter 3|13 pages

Devaluation and the trade balance

chapter 4|29 pages

Macroeconomic theory

part |2 pages

Part III Longer run issues

chapter 5|13 pages

Optimal responses of expenditure and debt

chapter 6|19 pages

Foreign investment

part |2 pages

Part IV Policy

chapter 8|20 pages

Macroeconomic policy in an open economy

chapter 10|18 pages

Overview of policy issues