IMF Lending to Developing Countries (Development Policy Studies Series) - Hardcover

Book 2 of 3: Development Policy Studies Series

Bird, Graham

 
9781138834989: IMF Lending to Developing Countries (Development Policy Studies Series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 113883498X ISBN 13: 9781138834989
Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Graham Bird is Professor of Economics and Director of the Surrey Centre for International Economic Studies, University of Surrey.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
113883498X
ISBN 13 
9781138834989
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
202

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