monetarism
a doctrine holding that changes in the money supply determine the direction of a nation's economy.
Origin of monetarism
1Other words from monetarism
- mon·e·ta·rist, noun, adjective
Words Nearby monetarism
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How to use monetarism in a sentence
July 31 marks the centenary of the birth of the high priest of monetarism, Milton Friedman.
Nicholas Wapshott: A Lovefest Between Milton Friedman and J.M. Keynes | Nicholas Wapshott | July 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWapshott gives us no less than Milton Friedman, the father of monetarism, claiming himself something of an heir to Keynes.
British Dictionary definitions for monetarism
/ (ˈmʌnɪtəˌrɪzəm) /
the theory that inflation is caused by an excess quantity of money in an economy
an economic policy based on this theory and on a belief in the efficiency of free market forces, that gives priority to achieving price stability by monetary control, balanced budgets, etc, and maintains that unemployment results from excessive real wage rates and cannot be controlled by Keynesian demand management
Derived forms of monetarism
- monetarist, noun, adjective
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Cultural definitions for monetarism
[ (mon-uh-tuh-riz-uhm) ]
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