Tearing Down Walls: The International Monetary Fund 1990-1999 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1616350849 ISBN 13: 9781616350840

Publisher: International Monetary Fund, 2012

Synopsis

This volume - the fifth in a series of histories of the International Monetary Fund - examines the 1990s, a tumultuous decade in which the IMF faced difficult challenges and took on new and expanded roles. Among these were assisting countries that had long operated under central planning to manage transitions toward market economies, helping countries in financial crisis after sudden loss of support from private financial markets, adapting surveillance to reflect the growing acceptance of international standards for economic and financial policies, helping low-income countries grow and begin to eradicate poverty while staying within its mandate as a monetary institution, and providing adequate financial assistance to members in an age of limited official resources. The IMF's successes and setbacks in facing these challenges provide valuable lessons for an uncertain future.

Edition details

• Publisher: International Monetary Fund
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1616350849
• ISBN 13: 9781616350840
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 1136
• Editor: International Monetary Fund