TY  - BOOK
AU  - Killick,Tony
TI  - IMF programmes in developing countries: design and impact 
T2  - Development policy studies
SN  - 0415130409
AV  - HG3881.5.I58 .K53
PY  - 1995///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Fonds monetaire international.
KW  - International Monetary Fund
KW  - Developing countries
KW  - fast
KW  - Internationaler Wahrungsfonds
KW  - gnd
KW  - Fonds monetaire international
KW  - ram
KW  - IMF
KW  - unbisn
KW  - Development economics
KW  - structural adjustment
KW  - ilot
KW  - stabilization
KW  - international borrowing
KW  - economic aid
KW  - terms of aid
KW  - economic implication
KW  - social implication
KW  - political problem
KW  - role of IMF
KW  - survey
KW  - balance of payments
KW  - external debt
KW  - debt repayment
KW  - adjustment assistance
KW  - aid financing
KW  - statistical table
KW  - bibliography
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-202) and index; 1. Starting Points -- 2. Continuity and Change in IMF Programme Design, 1982-92 -- 3. Programme Effects: What can we know? -- 4. Issues in the Design of IMF Programmes -- 5. Conclusion: Is fifty years enough?
N2  - As linchpin of the global financial system, the International Monetary Fund provides 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 poor 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 adaptation, presenting major new evidence on the consequences of Fund programmes, and considering its future role
ER  -