Sale!

The International Monetary Fund Politics of Conditional Lending 1st Edition by James Raymond Vreeland ISBN 9781134189526 1134189524

Original price was: $70.00.Current price is: $35.00.

Instant download International Monetary Fund Politics of Conditional Lending The after payment

SKU: EB_69654 Category:

The International Monetary Fund Politics of Conditional Lending 1st Edition by James Raymond Vreeland – Ebook PDF Instant Download/Delivery: 9781134189526 ,1134189524
Full download The International Monetary Fund Politics of Conditional Lending 1st Edition after payment


Product details:
ISBN 10: 1134189524
ISBN 13: 9781134189526
Author: James Raymond Vreeland

This is a clear and concise introduction to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and an overview of its debates and controversies. Where did the IMF come from? What does it do? Why do so many governments participate in its programs and what are their effects? How can we best reform this key global institution? These are some of the key questions addressed. In our age of thinking global, the IMF is a crucial institution and central to understanding international relations and current affairs. Founded in the aftermath of the Second World War, its basic purposes were to facilitate world trade and promote national prosperity. The founders hoped that never again would the world experience the trade policies that led up to the Great Depression. This book outlines and questions these targets and assesses actual achievements. It also details how despite originally focusing on Europe, the Fund has gradually shifted to involvement with poorer developing countries, but to what ends and with how much success? This study both poses and tackles the tough questions facing our global community today.
 

The International Monetary Fund Politics of Conditional Lending 1st Edition Table of contents:

1 What is the IMF?

The origin of the IMF

Early involvement in the developing world

The membership and organization of the IMF

Conditionality background

Conditionality: from “macro” to “micro” to “ownership”

Lending facilities

The actual arrangement

2 Who controls the IMF?

A power unto itself?

The influence of the United States

Voter influence over the IMF

The independent effect of international financiers

Summary

3 Why do governments participate in IMF programs?

The need for a loan story

Recidivism and sovereignty

The domestic desire for conditions

Estimating the probability of entering IMF programs statistically

Conclusion

4 What are the effects of IMF programs?

A wealth of data

The before-after approach

The with-without approach

Controlling for selection on observed variables

Controlling for selection on unobserved variables

Instrumental variables

True experimentation?

The effects of IMF programs on the balance of payments

Inflation and budget deficits

Economic growth

Income distribution and social spending

Conclusion

5 Do governments comply with IMF programs?

Measuring compliance

Aggregate approaches to measuring compliance

Disaggregate approaches to measuring compliance

The determinants of compliance

The effects of compliance

Conclusion

6 Reform the IMF?

Critique from the left

Critique from the right

The IMF response: transparency and ownership

Conclusion

Conclusion

Notes

Introduction

1 What is the IMF?

2 Who controls the IMF?

3 Why do governments participate in IMF programs?

4 What are the effects of IMF programs?

5 Do governments comply with IMF programs?

6 Reform the IMF?

Conclusion

Select bibliography

People also search for The International Monetary Fund Politics of Conditional Lending 1st Edition:

the international monetary fund politics of conditional lending

the international monetary fund politics of conditional lending pdf

how is the international monetary fund funded

how does the international monetary fund work

Reviews

There are no reviews yet.

Be the first to review “The International Monetary Fund Politics of Conditional Lending 1st Edition by James Raymond Vreeland ISBN 9781134189526 1134189524”