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The IMF and the future : issues and options facing the fund /

"Starting with a historical background tracing the evolution of the IMF, the book goes on to cover such themes as: the circumstances under which countries turn to the IMF, the various aspects of IMF conditionality, institutional issues such as lending facilities and how the Fund is resourced, a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bird, Graham, 1947-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.
Series:Priorities for development economics.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. A suitable case for treatment?: understanding the ongoing debate about the IMF
  • 2. Borrowing from the IMF: the policy implications of recent empirical research
  • 3. IMF lending: how is it affected by economic, political and institutional factors?
  • 4. IMF programmes
  • do they work? Can they be made to work better?
  • 5. The effectiveness of conditionality and the political economy of policy reform: is it simply a matter of political will?
  • 6. IMF programmes: is there a conditionality Laffer curve?
  • 7. The credibility and signalling effect of IMF programmes
  • 8. The IMF's role in mobilizing international capital: is there a catalytic effect?
  • 9. Restructuring the IMF's lending facilities.