Rules, Discretion, and Accountability in Macroeconomic Policymaking |
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Authors: | WILLIAM R KEECH |
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Abstract: | Arguments for rules rather than discretion in macroeconomic policymaking facilitate the understanding of some fundamental issues of democratic theory. This article reviews four such arguments, and relates them to issues of delegation and accountability in representative government. |
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