000			01033nam a2200157Ia 4500
020			_a978-0521016957
100			_aVreeland, James Raymond
245			_aIMF and economic development
260			_c2003 _bCambridge University Press _aNew York
300			_axii, 203p _b23 cm ; Pbk
500			_aRs.995/-
505			_a1. 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
520			_aThis 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.
650			_aEconomic Development _aEconomic Policy _aInternational Monetary Fund
942			_cBK
999			_c88565 _d88565