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RODRIGUEZ NAVA, Abigail  e  VENEGAS MARTINEZ, Francisco. Criteria and economic policy measures in response to the current economic and financial crisis. Argumentos (Méx.) [online]. 2012, vol.25, n.70, pp.39-60. ISSN 0187-5795.

The aim of this research is to analyze the different approaches and policy measures adopted to overcome the recent crisis. A feature of the current world situation, is the growing indebtedness of the private and public sectors, which has resulted in a dilemma for economic policy measures: An expansive type (anti-cyclical) that stimulate growth, but with the risk of further destabilizing public finances, or restrictive measures that aggravate the recession, but in defense of macroeconomic stability standards.

Palavras-chave : economic and financial crisis; fiscal and monetary policy; economic policy.