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Introductory Economics Table of Contents Page Table of Contents 1 Section 1: Macroeconomics Essay 2 Section 2: International Economics Essay 3 Bibliography 5 Section 1: Macroeconomics Explain what is meant by the term 'inflation' and outline the policies used by the government to achieve its inflationary target. There are four macroeconomic policy objectives that a government pursues: high and stable economic growth, low unemployment, low inflation, the avoidance of balance of payments deficits and excessive exchange rate fluctuations. Some of these policy objectives may conflict with each other depending on the priorities of the government. A policy designed to accelerate the rate of economic growth may result in a higher rate of inflation and balance of payment deficit. Throughout the fifties and sixties, rates of inflation were generally low in the advanced industrialised economies. In the early seventies, inflation rose dramatically. By the end of the decade, many governments regarded inflation as the most pressing of their economic problems. Then with the...

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