00732nam a2200097Ia 450000500170000010000160001724500450003326000090007852005280008758300190061520260716043416.0  aCroce, Enzo  aMonetary regimes and inflation targeting  c2000  aFocuses on various aspects of inflation targeting which is a framework for monetary policy that commits the central bank to achieving low inflation.  Notes that inflation targeting has enjoyed considerable success among industrial countries and it offers a number of operational advantages for developing countries.  Concludes that it compels policy-makers t to deepen reforms, enhance transparencey, and improve the fiscal stance; it also holds out the promise of eventual convergence to international levels of inflation.  c2/20/01kJOY_D