Ed. Zhang P.G <br/><br/>
IMF and the Asian financial crisis 

 - Singapore  World Scientific  1998 
 - x, 110p.  22 cm ; Pbk 
<br/><br/>	Pt. 1. What is the IMF? A Brief History of the IMF. Structure of the IMF. IMF and the World Bank --<br/>Pt. 2. Workings of the IMF. IMF Surveillance. Financial Assistance and Conditionality. Identity Crisis: The IMF in the 1970s. The 1980s: The Debt Crisis. Recent Efforts: The HIPC Initiative --<br/>Pt. 3. IMF and the Asian Financial Crisis. IMF and the Crisis. IMF Programs in the Asian Crisis. Criticisms of the IMF --<br/>App. Key Articles of Agreement of the IMF. 
<br/><br/> The International Monetary Fund (IMF) features prominently in today's media. Its visible and contentious involvement in the Asian crisis has attracted inordinate media attention both good and bad. Despite the IMF's prominence and its crucial participation in resuscitating these ailing Asian economies, its exact functions and operations remain an enigma to many. This book provides an easily digestible overview of the institution and its half-century of development, with an emphasis on its more current role in Asia. With the relentless trend towards a more integrated and developed global economy, the IMF's relevance will no doubt be accentuated. This institution's increasing visibility in world economic and social affairs will make knowledge about the organization and its activities an indispensable asset. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>978-9810236298 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Finance<br/>Financial crises<br/>International Monetary Fund