Imf and economic development, the
Auteur :
Vreeland, James Raymond
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521816755
Date de publication :
3 mars 2003
Dimensions :
23,8 x 15,6 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
404 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book argues that governments enter IMF programs for economic and political reasons, and finds that the effects are negative. For certain constituencies, IMF policies dampen the effects of bad economic performance by redistributing income. But IMF programs lower growth and shift the income distribution upward.