As the linchpin of the global financial system, the International Monetary Fund provides the balance of payments support, chiefly to developing countries, conditional on strict remedial policy measures. Its approach to policy remains highly controversial, however. While the Fund claims it has adapted, critics allege its policies are harshly doctrinaire, imposing hardships on already poverty-stricken people. For the critics, the half century of its existence is `fifty years too long' and radical change is essential. This book examines the arguments, tracing the extent of Fund adaption, presenting major new evidence on the consequences of fund programes, and considering its future role.
| ISBN: | 9781138834989 |
| Publication date: | 20th July 2015 |
| Author: | Graham Bird |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 202 pages |
| Series: | Development Policy Studies |
| Genres: |
Development economics and emerging economies International institutions International economics |
As the linchpin of the global financial system, the International Monetary Fund provides the balance of payments support, chiefly to developing countries, conditional on strict remedial policy measures. Its approach to policy remains highly controversial, however. While the Fund claims it has adapted, critics allege its policies are harshly doctrinaire, imposing hardships on already poverty-stricken people. For the critics, the half century of its existence is `fifty years too long' and radical change is essential. This book examines the arguments, tracing the extent of Fund adaption, presenting major new evidence on the consequences of fund programes, and considering its future role.
IMF Lending to Developing Countries features in the following genres: Development studies, International economics
IMF Lending to Developing Countries is available in Hardback, Ebook, Paperback
IMF Lending to Developing Countries was written by Graham Bird and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
IMF Lending to Developing Countries has 202 pages
Yes it is part of Development Policy Studies series
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