Dictionary of Accounting or Currency Crises Monetary Union and the Conduct of Monetary Policy

Dictionary of Accounting

Author: Ralph Estes

Over 200 new terms have been added to this second edition, bringing the total to over 1,300 definitions. Many of the original entries have been revised, and comprehensive coverage is provided for financial accounting, management accounting, taxation, auditing, social accounting, information systems, computers, financial analysis, reporting standards, and statistical methods. Among the new terms are accelerated cost recovery system (ACRS), "carve-out" accounting, debt defeasance, deep discount bonds, flat rate tax, Governmental Accounting Standards Board, junior stock, "push down" accounting, shelf registration, single audit concept, stripped bond, tax equity and fiscal responsibility act, and windfall profits tax, to name a few.

Ralph Estes is Professor of Accountancy at Wichita State University.

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Currency Crises, Monetary Union and the Conduct of Monetary Policy: A Debate Among Leading Economists

Author: Paul J Zak

Currency Crises, Monetary Union and the Conduct of Monetary Policy is a book of debate and analysis by some of the world's most eminent economists on 'unsolved' problems relating to the international monetary system, economic growth and monetary policy. This volume will be of interest to specialists in international monetary economics, and to undergraduate and graduate students, and members of the general public who seek a clearer understanding of current economic issues and solutions to economic problems.

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Presents debate and analysis on problems relating to the international monetary system, economic growth, and monetary policy. Features contributions from prominent scholars, including four Nobel laureates in economics, and discussions on the impact of monetary policy on economic growth, unemployment, and inflation in both developing and developed countries. Other subjects of these vigorous debates are the effects of European Monetary Union on the international monetary system, and conditions that lead to currency crises. Material originated at a March 1997 conference. Zak is assistant professor of economics at Claremont Graduate University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	List of contributors and participants
	Acknowledgments
	Foreword
1	Introduction	1
2	Problems of the US Economy	4
3	Taxation, Employment and the Federal Reserve	21
4	European Monetary Union, the Dollar and the International Monetary System	32
5	The Outlook for Economic Growth in the Developed World	52
6	The Monetary Crisis in Mexico	76
7	Policies to Combat Monetary Crises in Developing Countries	94
8	A Poll and Closing Remarks	113
9	The Lord Robbins Memorial Lecture: European Monetary Union: What can we Learn from the United States?	114
	Index	133