01586cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF006046 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451841107 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. South Africa : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009. 1 online resource (89 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students South Africa's macroeconomic policies face a complicated task of balancing between supporting domestic demand and maintaining stability. The Selected Issues paper for South Africa discusses economic development and policies. Although the opening output gap and declining employment do call for countercyclical fiscal and monetary policy easing, policymakers should also be mindful of the effects of such policies on external and internal macroeconomic stability. The combined package of monetary and fiscal policies has considerable effects on growth and employment. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2009/276 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2009/276/002.2009.issue-276-en.xml IMF e-Library