| IMF Lending to Developing Countries: Issues and Evidence Contributor(s): Bird, Graham (Author) |
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ISBN: 113883498X ISBN-13: 9781138834989 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Non-classifiable - Business & Economics | Banks & Banking - Social Science | Human Geography |
| Dewey: 332.152 |
| Lexile Measure: 1530 |
| Series: Development Policy Studies |
| Physical Information: 202 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As the linchpin of the global financial system, the International Monetary Fund provides the balance of payments support, chiefly to developing countries, conditional on strict remedial policy measures. Its approach to policy remains highly controversial, however. While the Fund claims it has adapted, critics allege its policies are harshly doctrinaire, imposing hardships on already poverty-stricken people. For the critics, the half century of its existence is fifty years too long' and radical change is essential. This book examines the arguments, tracing the extent of Fund adaption, presenting major new evidence on the consequences of fund programes, and considering its future role. |