Accountability and Oversight of U.S. Exchange Rate Policy.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Premises -- Comparative Perspective -- Organization of the Study -- Chapter 2 Foundations of Accountability -- Definition and Prerequisites -- Debate over the Role of Congress -- Executive Discretion and Congressional Oversight -- Chapter 3 The Exchange Rates and International Economic Policy Coordination Act of 1988 -- Origins -- Key Elements -- Comparison with IMF Language -- Chapter 4 Review of the Reports -- Findings of Manipulation, 1988-94 -- Mexican Peso Crisis of 1994-95 -- Asian Financial Crisis of 1997-98 -- Japanese Yen -- Europe's Monetary Union -- Fiscal Policy -- China, 2000-2007 -- Assessment -- Appendix 4A -- Chapter 5 Congressional Oversight -- Appendix 5A -- Chapter 6 Recommendations -- Preparation of the Reports -- General Objectives -- Current Account Balances and Real Effective Exchange Rates -- Manipulation -- Countermeasures -- Reinforcing the IMF -- Multilateral Fairness and Coordination -- Report Consolidation -- Congressional Oversight -- Chapter 7 Conclusion -- Appendix A: Exchange Rates and International Economic Policy Coordination Act of 1988 -- Appendix B: Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund -- Appendix C: IMF Guidelines for Bilateral Surveillance over Members' Exchange Rate Policy -- References -- Index.