The IMF and Economic Development

by James Raymond Vreeland

Book Overview

Why do governments turn to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and with what effects? In this book, James Vreeland examines this question by analyzing cross-national time-series data from throughout the world. Vreeland argues that governments enter into IMF programs for economic and political reasons, and he finds that the programs hurt economic growth and redistribute income upward. By bringing in the IMF, governments gain political leverage -...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521016959
• ISBN13: 9780521016957
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"