01628cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF010808 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451814149 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. United Kingdom : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000. 1 online resource (121 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 The paper addresses issues that arise in designing a framework for inflation targeting, with particular attention to features of the Bank of England's approach and experience. The comparison of welfare reform in the United Kingdom with similar efforts in other countries is discussed. The paper reviews the recent literature and empirical evidence on the main economic considerations influencing possible U.K. entry into the European Monetary Union (EMU). The U.K. labor market has undergone institutional and structural changes contributing to an increase in both aggregate and relative wage flexibility. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2000/106 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2000/106/002.2000.issue-106-en.xml IMF e-Library