The International Monetary Fund and Latin America
Title | The International Monetary Fund and Latin America PDF eBook |
Author | Claudia Kedar |
Publisher | Temple University Press |
Pages | 265 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1439909113 |
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has played a critical role in the global economy since the postwar era. But, claims Claudia Kedar, behind the strictly economic aspects of the IMF’s intervention, there are influential interactions between IMF technocrats and local economists—even when countries are not borrowing money. In The International Monetary Fund and Latin America, Kedar seeks to expose the motivations and constraints of the operations of both the IMF and borrowers. With access to never-before-seen archive materials, Kedar reveals both the routine and behind-the-scenes practices that have depicted International Monetary Fund–Latin American relations in general and the asymmetrical IMF-Argentina relations in particular. Kedar also analyzes the “routine of dependency” that characterizes IMF-borrower relations with several Latin American countries such as Chile, Peru, and Brazil. The International Monetary Fund and Latin America shows how debtor countries have adopted IMF’s policies during past decades and why Latin American leaders today largely refrain from knocking at the IMF’s doors again.
The International Monetary Fund and Latin America
Title | The International Monetary Fund and Latin America PDF eBook |
Author | Claudia Kedar |
Publisher | Temple University Press |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 2012-12-28 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9781439909096 |
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has played a critical role in the global economy since the postwar era. But, claims Claudia Kedar, behind the strictly economic aspects of the IMF’s intervention, there are influential interactions between IMF technocrats and local economists—even when countries are not borrowing money. In The International Monetary Fund and Latin America, Kedar seeks to expose the motivations and constraints of the operations of both the IMF and borrowers. With access to never-before-seen archive materials, Kedar reveals both the routine and behind-the-scenes practices that have depicted International Monetary Fund–Latin American relations in general and the asymmetrical IMF-Argentina relations in particular. Kedar also analyzes the “routine of dependency” that characterizes IMF-borrower relations with several Latin American countries such as Chile, Peru, and Brazil. The International Monetary Fund and Latin America shows how debtor countries have adopted IMF’s policies during past decades and why Latin American leaders today largely refrain from knocking at the IMF’s doors again.
The International Monetary Fund And Latin America
Title | The International Monetary Fund And Latin America PDF eBook |
Author | Manuel Pastor |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 2019-09-06 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1000230716 |
The debt crisis in Latin America has rekindled debate about the effects of the IMF's stabilization programs in the Third World. Critics contend that these programs have short-run recessionary impacts and damage prospects for long-term growth. In response, Fund economists point to cross-country studies revealing mixed impacts on growth rates coupled with significant success in achieving the IMF's stated goals: current account and balance-of-payments improvements and inflation rate reduction. Dr. Pastor argues that the traditional growth-oriented critique is theoretically misplaced, and he recasts Fund activities in terms of class and income distribution. Applying the methodology of previous Fund studies, he evaluates the effects of IMF programs in eighteen Latin American countries in the pre-crisis period (1965-1981).
The International Monetary Fund and Latin America
Title | The International Monetary Fund and Latin America PDF eBook |
Author | International Monetary Fund |
Publisher | |
Pages | 44 |
Release | 1973 |
Genre | Latin America |
ISBN |
The IMF and the Latin American Debt Crisis
Title | The IMF and the Latin American Debt Crisis PDF eBook |
Author | Mr.James M. Boughton |
Publisher | International Monetary Fund |
Pages | 28 |
Release | 1994-10-10 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN |
The IMF played a key role in developing and implementing the debt strategy throughout the 1980s. That strategy not only overcame the crisis but also produced successful transformationsof several major economiesin Latin America. Nonetheless, the IMF's role has also been criticized on several grounds. This study examines seven such criticisms.
International Monetary Fund Activities in Relation to Latin America
Title | International Monetary Fund Activities in Relation to Latin America PDF eBook |
Author | International Monetary Fund |
Publisher | |
Pages | 17 |
Release | 1954 |
Genre | Foreign exchange |
ISBN |
Excerpt: Latin America
Title | Excerpt: Latin America PDF eBook |
Author | Ms.Dora M Iakova |
Publisher | International Monetary Fund |
Pages | 28 |
Release | 2014-12-15 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1498331084 |
This is an excerpt of Latin America: New Challenges to Grwoth and Stability.