Macroeconomic Policy and Poverty Reduction

Download or read book Macroeconomic Policy and Poverty Reduction written by Mr.Brian Ames and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2001-08-20 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pamphlet excerpts a chapter on macroeconomic policy from the Poverty Reduction Policy Source book, a guide prepared by the World Bank and IMF to assist countries in developing and strengthening their poverty reduction strategies. It probes the relationship between macroeconomic policy matters, such as growth and inflation, and the fight against poverty, and explains how sound monetary and fiscal policies-key tools of the macroeconomist-can help to spur growth and ease poverty.