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Rules, Discretion, and Accountability in Macroeconomic Policymaking

Keech, William R. (1992) Rules, Discretion, and Accountability in Macroeconomic Policymaking. Social Science Working Paper, 789. California Institute of Technology , Pasadena, CA. (Unpublished) https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20170829-161329587

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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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Additional Information:I would like to thank Henry Chappell, Kenneth Coleman, Thomas Hammond, Roderick Kiewiet, Laura Langbein, Michael Munger, Joseph Rees, Donald Searing, and Stephen Weatherford for their comments on a previous version. Published as Keech, William R. "Rules, discretion, and accountability in macroeconomic policymaking." Governance 5, no. 3 (1992): 259-278.
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