TY  - BOOK
AU  - Copelovitch,Mark S
TI  - International monetary fund in the global economy : banks, bonds and bailouts 
SN  - 9780521143585 
AV  - HG3881.5.I58 C66 2010
U1  - 332.152 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York 
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - International Monetary Fund
KW  - International economic relations
KW  - Globalization
KW  - Policy sciences
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 350-362) and index; The International Monetary Fund in the global economy -- Global finance and the politics of IMF lending: theory ---  Global finance and the politics of IMF lending: evidence -- Global finance and IMF lending to Mexico, 1983-1995 -- Global finance and IMF lending to Korea, 1983-1997
N2  - "The explosive growth and increasing complexity of global financial markets are defining characteristics of the contemporary world economy. Unfortunately, financial globalization has been accompanied by a marked increase in the frequency and severity of financial crises. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has taken a central role in managing these crises through its loans to developing countries. Despite extensive analysis and criticism of the IMF in recent years, key questions remain unanswered. Why does the Fund treat some countries more generously than others? To what extent is IMF lending driven by political factors rather than economic concerns? In whose interests does the IMF act? In this book, Mark Copelovitch offers novel answers to these questions. Combining statistical analysis with detailed case studies, he demonstrates how the politics and policies of the IMF have evolved over the last three decades in response to fundamental changes in the composition of international capital flows"--Provided by publisher
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1005/2010000057-b.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1005/2010000057-d.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1005/2010000057-t.html
ER  -