IMF and economic development

By:

Vreeland, James Raymond

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: 2003 Cambridge University Press New YorkDescription: xii, 203p 23 cm ; PbkISBN:

978-0521016957

Subject(s):

Economic Development Economic Policy International Monetary Fund

Contents:

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

Summary: 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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	GSB Collection	332.152 VRE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	In transit from H.T. Parekh Library to H.T. Parekh Library since 26/09/2024		28143

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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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