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International Monetary Fund - (IMF), specialized agency of the United Nations, established in 1945. It was planned at the Bretton Woods Conference (1944), and its headquarters are in Washington, D.C. There is close collaboration between it and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The organization, using a fund subscribed by the member nations, purchases foreign currencies on application from its members so as to discharge international indebtedness and stabilize exchange rates. The IMF currency reserve units are called Special Drawing Rights (SDRs); from 1974 to 1980 the value of SDRs was based on the currencies of 16 leading trading nations. Since 1980 it has been reevaluated every five years, based on the currencies of the five largest exporting nations (from 1990 to 2000, France, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, and the United States). To facilitate international trade and reduce inequities in exchange, the fund has limited power to set the par value of currencies. Members are provided with technical assistance in making monetary transactions. In 1995 the fund moved to increase disclosure requirements of countries borrowing money and at the same time created an emergency bailout fund for countries in financial crisis. IMF was criticized in 1998 for exacerbating the Asian financial crisis, through the fund's decision to require Asian nations to raise their interest rates to record levels. The fund is ruled by a board of governors, with one representative from each nation. The board of governors elects an executive board of some 20 representatives to conduct regular operations. There are 184 members in the IMF.

See studies by H. G. Grubel (1970), T. Agmon et al., ed. (1984); R. D. Hormats (1987), and T. Ferguson(1988).

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Economic Assistance to Developing Countries through the IMF » Read Now
by Richard Goode. 62 pgs.

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...Economic Assistance to Developing Countries Through the IMF Studies in International...Economic Assistance to Developing Countries Through the IMF Richard Goode...finance...
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Economic Stabilization in Developing Countries » Read Now
by William R. Cline, Sidney Weintraub. 528 pgs.

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...pressure from the developing countries, the IMF has issued new...Stabilization Programs in Developing Countries," IMF Staff Papers...Diaz notes the developing countries...
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Lending Credibility: The International Monetary Fund and the Post-Communist Transition » Read Now
by Randall W. Stone. 283 pgs.

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With the end of the Cold War, the International Monetary Fund emerged as the most powerful international institution in history. But how much influence can the IMF exert over fiercely contested issues in domestic politics that affect the lives of millions? In Lending Credibility, Randall Stone...
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With the end of the Cold War, the International Monetary Fund emerged as the most powerful international institution in history. But how much influence can the IMF exert over fiercely contested issues in domestic politics that affect the lives of millions? In Lending Credibility, Randall Stone develops the first systematic approach to answering this question. Deploying an arsenal of methods from a range of social sciences rarely combined, he mounts a forceful challenge to conventional wisdom. Focusing on the former Soviet bloc, Stone finds that the IMF is neither as powerful as some critics fear, nor as weak as others believe, but that the answer hinges on the complex factor of how much credibility it can muster from country to country.Stone begins by building a formal, game-theoretic model of lending credibility, which he then subjects to sophisticated quantitative testing on original data from twenty-six countries over the 1990s. Next come detailed, interview-based case studies on negotiations between the IMF and Russia, Ukraine, Poland, and Bulgaria. Stone asserts that the IMF has exerted startling influence over economic policy in smaller countries, such as Poland and Bulgaria. However, where U.S. foreign policy interests come more heavily into play, as in Russia, the IMF cannot credibly commit to enforcing the loans-for-policy contract. This erodes its ability to facilitate enduring market reforms. Stone's context is the postcommunist transition in Europe and Asia, but his findings carry implications for IMF activities the world over.
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External Adjustment: The Proper Role for the IMF, in Challenge » Read Now
by Richard N. Cooper. 4 pgs.

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...proper role for the IMF by Richard N...been a good one for developing countries as a group. During the...fiscal control, which in developing countries usually also...
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How Can the Poorest Countries Catch Up?, in World Economic Outlook » Read Now
by World Economic Outlook. 36 pgs.

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...conjunction with IMF-supported...industrial countries have allowed developing countries...Growth," IMF Working Paper...Issues in Developing Countries," in the...Low-Income...
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Why Are Some Developing Countries Failing to Catch Up, in World Economic Outlook » Read Now
by World Economic Outlook. 13 pgs.

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...Cycles," IMF Working Paper...Liberalization in Developing Countries," Journal...Disturbances," IMF Working Paper...movements in developing countries. 53 For...Model for...
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World Debt and the Human Condition: Structural Adjustments and the Right to Development (Chap. 9 "IMF Conditionality and Polity Characteristics in Black Africa: An Exploratory Analysis") » Read Now
by Ved P. Nanda, George W. Shepherd Jr., Eileen McCarthy-Arnolds. 258 pgs.

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Set against the backdrop of deteriorating living conditions for hundreds of millions of people in developing and debtor countries, this volume concentrates on the structural adjustment policies designed to facilitate debt repayment and to stabilize indebted economies and the effects these policies...
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Set against the backdrop of deteriorating living conditions for hundreds of millions of people in developing and debtor countries, this volume concentrates on the structural adjustment policies designed to facilitate debt repayment and to stabilize indebted economies and the effects these policies have on the human rights of affected peoples. Conducted by contributors from various disciplines, this analysis provides distinctive insights into the relationship between international economic decisions and human welfare.
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The Political Economy of International Debt: What, Who, How Much, and Why? » Read Now
by Michel Henri Bouchet. 228 pgs.

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"This original work combines technical analysis of the North-South, Third World debt crisis with a description of the political frameworks used to analyze this issue. . . . Business professionals who want a deeper understanding of the debt question, as well as scholars of international banking and...
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"This original work combines technical analysis of the North-South, Third World debt crisis with a description of the political frameworks used to analyze this issue. . . . Business professionals who want a deeper understanding of the debt question, as well as scholars of international banking and economic development, can use this book as a roadmap toward understanding the assumptions behind debt analysis, as well as a way to frame more clearly the issues associated with efforts to resolve this lingering international economic problem." International Executive
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IMF-World Bank and Labor's Burdens in Africa: Ghana's Experience » Read Now
by Kwamina Panford. 187 pgs.

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Globalization, the return to multi-party systems of government, and the policies advocated by the IMF and the World Bank have led to near revolutionary labor relations in Ghana and other African countries. These new social and economic forces have unleashed innovative as well as contradictory labor...
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Globalization, the return to multi-party systems of government, and the policies advocated by the IMF and the World Bank have led to near revolutionary labor relations in Ghana and other African countries. These new social and economic forces have unleashed innovative as well as contradictory labor policies and practices that are having profound social, political, and economic consequences. The evidence presented by Panford indicates the failure of the policies of the IMF and the World Bank and calls for new and viable policies to enhance Ghana's global competitiveness and meet genuine development needs.
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Tanzania and the IMF: The Dynamics of Liberalization » Read Now
by Horace Campbell, Howard Stein. 214 pgs.

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...twenty-eight African countries had embarked...conditionality of the IMF. In 1986...state was developing slowly in...Flows to Developing Countries , Paris...with the IMF and...
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Capital and Revenge: The IMF and Ethiopia, in Challenge » Read Now
by Robert Hunter Wade. 9 pgs.

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...corrupt countries escaped the approbrium and received more generous Fund help. The lesson for leaders of poor developing countries is clear. If you want access to...
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The International Monetary Fund and Latin America: Economic Stabilization and Class Conflict » Read Now
by Manuel Pastor Jr. 232 pgs.

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...critics. In developing a new perspective...between the IMF and advanced capitalist countries would have...return for IMF credit, countries would be...vis-a-vis the...
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Peace, Bread and Riots: Jordan and the International Monetary Fund, in Middle East Policy » Read Now
by Curtis R. Ryan. 13 pgs.

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...College. For most indebted countries in the Middle East and throughout...International Monetary Fund (IMF) has long remained one of...Jordans main creditors) from the IMF...
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Brothers, Can You Spare $58 Billion? Regulatory Lessons from the South Korea Currency Crisis, in Journal of Economic Issues » Read Now
by David A. Zalewski. 8 pgs.

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...Monetary Fund (IMF) offered aid to imperiled countries in exchange for...recommended by the IMF in late 1997 to...difficult to prevent, countries must attempt...
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Fallen Tiger: The Story of Thailand's Currency Devaluation in 1997, in Houston Journal of International Law » Read Now
by Kristen Cunningham. 40 pgs.

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...ECONOMIC POLICY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 113, 113 (Stephan...Portfolio Investment in Developing Countries in the Aftermath...economic growth in developing countries"). Simon...

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