Business Environment

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ECONOMIC, MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICIES

The study of economic policy—including monetary and fiscal policies—is of utmost significance to any student of management as they have to relate what is happening around their business in terms of policy perspectives to make appropriate and responsive business decisions. In this chapter, we deal with the objectives of economic policy and study in detail monetary and fiscal policies.

ECONOMIC POLICY

Governments generally accept the view that their key role is to create appropriate public policies that promote economic growth. Experience has proved that healthy economic growth is affected by many factors, thereby requiring continuing efforts by government to manage the macroeconomy. Economic growth ...