IMF Essays from a Time of Crisis: The International Financial System, Stabilization, and Development

by Stanley Fischer

Book Overview

Stanley Fischer served as First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund from 1994 to 2001. IMF Essays from a Time of Crisis collects sixteen essays written for the most part during his time at the IMF, each updated with Fischer's later reflections on the issues raised. The IMF drew much criticism for some of its actions during Fischer's tenure, and he vigorously defends the "battlefield medicine" practiced by the IMF during...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262562162
• ISBN13: 9780262562164
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher