The International Monetary Fund and Developing Countries: A Review of the Evidence and Policy Options

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The International Monetary Fund and Developing Countries: A Review of the Evidence and Policy Options

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Bird, Graham

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Having lost its systemic role following the demise of the Bretton Woods system, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) acquired a more specific role providing financial assistance and policy advice to developing countries. However, its involvement exposed it to wide-ranging criticism from both the right and left of the political spectrum. Unfortunately much of the criticism has been based on only partial evidence. A detailed review of the role of the IMF as both a financing and adjustment institution yields a nuanced picture. Certainly shortcomings emerge, but these help draft an appropriate strategy for reform which, in many ways is at odds with the proposals currently being canvassed by the major industrialized countries. Copyright 1996 by MIT Press.

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Volume (Year): 50 (1996)
Issue (Month): 3 (Summer)
Pages: 477-511
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- Bird, Graham, 1996. "The International Monetary Fund and developing countries: a review of the evidence and policy options," International Organization, Cambridge University Press, vol. 50(03), pages 477-511, June. [Downloadable!]

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