A Post Keynesian view of central bank independence, policy targets, and the rules versus discretion debate

Journal of Post Keynesian Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 119-141

  Wray, L Randall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central bank independence; Keynes; Monetary policy targets; Post Keynesian theory; Rules versus discretion

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547533536     PISSN: 01603477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/PKE0160-3477300106     Document Type: Review

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