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The purpose of monetary policy is to control the money supply and the cost and availability of credit, so as to regulate demand and through this influence the rate of inflation, economic growth and employment.
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© 1985 Desmond Whiting
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Whiting, D.P. (1985). Monetary Policy. In: Mastering Banking. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17757-8_7
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