IMF programmes in developing countries : design and impact / Tony Killick.

By:

Killick, Tony

Material type:

TextSeries: Development policy studiesPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 1995.Description: x, 212 pages ; 22 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

0415130409
9780415130400

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bibliography.

LOC classification:

HG3881.5.I58 .K53

Contents:

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?

Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-202) and index.

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.

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