IMF and economic development
Material type: TextPublication details: 2003 Cambridge University Press New YorkDescription: xii, 203p 23 cm ; PbkISBN:- 978-0521016957
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books | H.T. Parekh Library | GSB Collection | 332.152 VRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out to Harigovind Geetha Krishnan (UG24-125) | 26/09/2024 | 28143 |
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1. Introduction; 2. Analytically significant cases; 3. An analytical approach to the politics of IMF agreements; 4. Testing the selection story; 5. The effect of IMF programs on economic growth; 6. Distributional consequences of IMF programs; 7. Conclusion; Appendices; References; Index
This book argues that governments enter IMF programs for economic and political reasons, and finds that the effects are negative. For certain constituencies, IMF policies dampen the effects of bad economic performance by redistributing income. But IMF programs lower growth and shift the income distribution upward.
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