Download or read book The Reform of Macroeconomic Policy written by J. Perkins and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-13 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses ways to improve macroeconomic policy in the context of the various macroeconomic problems of the past two decades, with the chapters having been written at various times over that period. It emphasises the need to find the best combinations of monetary policy and different forms of taxation and government outlays to achieve high employment and low inflation. There is a concluding chapter discussing the special problems that arise when inflation has become low, zero or even negative.