The IMF and the Future

1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-0-415-29987-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 316 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 640 g

Reihe: Priorities for Development Economics

The International Monetary Fund has been criticised from both the right and the left of the political spectrum with the right arguing that it is too interventionist and creates more problems than it solves and the left on occasion demanding that it be abolished altogether. What seems almost beyond question is that the IMF needs to be reformed.
Defining a future role for the IMF will always be a controversial issue, but vital to any considerations will be a measured assessment of how it has operated in the past. This excellent new book from an internationally respected expert on the IMF intends to do just that. Starting with an historical background tracing the evolution of the IMF, the book goes on to cover such themes as:

*The circumstances under which countries turn to the IMF
*The various aspects of IMF conditionality
*Institutional issues such as lending facilities and how the fund is resourced.
Bringing together an array of articles, this excellent new book will undoubtedly be required reading for anyone with a serious interest in development studies as well as being an eye-opening read for policy makers involved with the IMF.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bird, Graham

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften: Allgemeines
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Internationale Finanzmärkte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Internationale Finanzmärkte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Internationale Organisationen und Institutionen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. A Case for Treatment: Understanding the Ongoing Debate about the IMF2. Borrowing from the IMF: The Policy Implications of Recent Empirical Research3. IMF Lending: How is it Affected by Economic, Political and Institutional Factors?4. IMF Programmes: Do They Work? Can They Be Made to Work Better?5. The Effectiveness of Conditionality and the Political Economy of Political Reform: Is it Simply a Matter of Political Will?6. IMF Programmes: Is There a Conditionality Laffer Curve?7. The Credibility and Signaling Effect of IMF Programmes8. The IMF's Role in Mobilising International Capital: Is There a Catalytic Effect?9. Restructuring the IMF's Lending Facilities10. Resourcing the Fund: Direct Borrowing from Private Capital Markets11. Crisis Averter, Crisis Lender, Crisis Manager: The IMF in Search of a Systemic Role12. The IMF and Developing Countries: A Review of the Evidence and Policy Options13. The Political Economy of the IMF: A Check List of the Issues14. The Political Economy of the SDR: The Rise and Fall of an International Reserve Asset

Über Autor(innen)

Graham Bird is Professor of Economics at the University of Surrey