000			01380nam a2200145Ia 4500
020			_a978-0521605076
100			_aIsard, Peter
245			_aGlobalization and the international financial system: what's wrong and what can be done
260			_c2005 _bCambridge University Press _aNew York
300			_axiii,370p. _b23 cm ; Pbk
500			_a$26.99
520			_a Economic globalization has given rise to frequent and severe financial crises in emerging market economies. Other countries are also unsuccessful in their efforts to generate economic growth and reduce poverty. This book provides perspectives on various aspects of the international financial system that contribute to financial crises and growth failures, and discusses the remedies that economists have proposed for addressing the underlying problems. It also sheds light on a central feature of the international financial system that remains mysterious to many economists and most non-economists: the activities of the International Monetary Fund and the factors that influence its effectiveness. Dr Isard offers policy perspectives on what countries can do to reduce their vulnerabilities to financial crises and growth failures, and a number of general directions for systemic reform.
650			_aGlobalization _aEconomics - IMF _aEconomic history _aInternational finance _aInternational finance
942			_cBK
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