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The IMF and the World Bank in Jordan: A case of over optimism and elusive growth

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  • Jane Harrigan
  • Hamed El-Said
  • Chengang Wang

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  • Jane Harrigan & Hamed El-Said & Chengang Wang, 2006. "The IMF and the World Bank in Jordan: A case of over optimism and elusive growth," The Review of International Organizations, Springer, vol. 1(3), pages 263-292, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:revint:v:1:y:2006:i:3:p:263-292
    DOI: 10.1007/s11558-006-9490-8
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    3. Harrigan Jane R & El-Said Hamed, 2010. "The Economic Impact of IMF and World Bank Programs in the Middle East and North Africa: A Case Study of Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia, 1983 - 2004," Review of Middle East Economics and Finance, De Gruyter, vol. 6(2), pages 1-25, November.
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    Keywords

    IMF; World Bank; Jordan; Economic liberalization; O19; O53; F35;
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    JEL classification:

    • O19 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations
    • O53 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Asia including Middle East
    • F35 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Aid

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