Under the Bretton Woods System,the IMF Could Encourage ________ Countries

question 5

Multiple Choice

Under the Bretton Woods system,the IMF could encourage ________ countries to pursue ________ monetary policies that would strengthen their currency or eliminate their balance of payment deficits.

• A) surplus; expansionary
• B) surplus; contractionary
• C) deficit; expansionary
• D) deficit; contractionary

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Means-Ends Test

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