All the contents
Point of View
What can an EWS realistically hope to accomplish? How to go about developing an EWS. How to persuade policymakers. The bottom line.
Haiti. Haiti’s Lifeline from the United States. Côte d’Ivoire. Farming Made More Difficult. Argentina. No Port in This Global Storm. United States. Banking on a New Job. Japan. Driving into a Dead End. Spain. Frozen Housing Market.
China savings. Demand composition shifts.
New Deal Reforms. The system breaks down. The U.S. Treasury response. A new “New Deal”.
The Future of Reserve Currencies
When economics and politics intersect. Runner-up. Also-rans and other possibilities. Dark horse. Fragmented system.
Departments
Increasing global liquidity. Hunger at historic high. Gadgets and gigawatts IMF blog.
People in Economics
Questioning a Chastened Priesthood
Overconfidence drives capitalism. Two sides or more. New field of research. Building a discipline. Boosted by the crisis. Place in economics. Lending credence. Thinking about thinking. Challenging the priesthood.
Back to Basics
Twin objectives. Independent policy. Conducting monetary policy. Transmission mechanisms. When rates can go no lower.
Picture This
As good as gold. England goes Dutch. Open that war chest. Era of volatility.
Also in This Issue
Extensive support. Delivering on promises. Modern loan terms.
Short cut—at a price. Generation M. At an m-bank near you. Easier, faster, cheaper, safer. Role for policymakers.
Book Reviews
Successes of the International Monetary Fund: Untold Stories of Cooperation at Work
Money, Finance and Political Economy: Getting It Right
Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa
Data Spotlight
Where Do We Go From Here?
Fiscal problems are unprecedented. Fiscal risks. Central banks acted decisively. Monetary policy faces unusual issues. Returning to normalcy. Greater fiscal discipline needed. Challenges to monetary policy. Elements of a strategy. Communication. International coordination key to successful exit.
Rebuilding the Financial Architecture
Widening the net. Resetting regulation. Reorganizing the regulators. Getting it right.
Supply-side problems. Demand-side issues. Rebalancing public and private spending. Rebalancing demand across countries. Can low interest rates help? Can asia help? What role for non-asian countries?. What if rebalancing does not happen?.
