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CHAPTER 2 IMF Programs and Growth: Is Optimism Defensible? »
Source: IMF-Supported Programs : Recent Staff Research
Series: Seminar Volumes
Author(s): Alessandro Rebucci , and Ashoka Mody
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 03 April 2006
ISBN: 9781589063617
Keywords: International Monetary Fund, current account, capital flows, private capital, private capital flows, conditionality
Introduction IMF-supported programs are often described by those on the left as creating hardships on the population because they are said to be “too tight” (Stiglitz, 2002). Those o...

6 The Challenge and Experience of Economic Liberalization and Reform »
Source: Fifty Years After Bretton Woods : The Future of the IMF and the World Bank: Proceedings of a Conference held in Madrid, Spain, September 29-30, 1994
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 14 April 1995
ISBN: 9781557754875
Keywords: exchange rate, exchange rates, structural adjustment, world economy, adjustment programs
Liu Zhongli I am very pleased to address this session focusing on economic reform, because China itself has been undertaking broad and deep reforms. Over the past 15 years, China has...

CHAPTER 6 Inflation: The Case for a More Resolute Approach »
Source: Economic Adjustment and Reform in Low-Income Countries (ESAF Review Background Papers)
Series: Books
Author(s): Susan Schadler , and Hugh Bredenkamp
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 30 June 1999
ISBN: 9781557757159
Keywords: inflation, public enterprises, public enterprise, enterprise reform, public enterprise sector
This chapter begins with a review of inflation performance and arrives at a mixed assessment: the record on ending high inflation is satisfactory, but the record on achieving low (single-digit) inflation is...

Chapter 6. Mitigation and Fuel Pricing in Developing Economies* »
Source: Fiscal Policy to Mitigate Climate Change : A Guide for Policymakers
Series: Books
Author(s): Ruud Mooij , Michael Keen , and Ian Parry
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 10 September 2012
ISBN: 9781616353933
Keywords: Climate policy, co2, forest, forests, subsidies, climate finance
Key Messages for Policymakers Low- and lower-middle-income countries contribute only about 12 percent of glob...

CHAPTER 4 Economic Diversification in Resource-Rich Countries »
Source: Beyond the Curse : Policies to Harness the Power of Natural Resources
Series: Books
Author(s): Amadou Sy , Rabah Arezki , and Thorvaldur Gylfason
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 19 January 2012
ISBN: 9781616351458
Keywords: natural resource, copper, inflation, commodity prices
INTRODUCTION Developing countries as a whole have been remarkably successful in diversifying their economies and their export structures. This process of diversification has taken ma...

CHAPTER 5 Economic Growth: What Has Been Achieved and How? »
Source: Economic Adjustment and Reform in Low-Income Countries (ESAF Review Background Papers)
Series: Books
Author(s): Susan Schadler , and Hugh Bredenkamp
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 30 June 1999
ISBN: 9781557757159
Keywords: inflation, public enterprises, public enterprise, enterprise reform, public enterprise sector
The promotion of sustainable economic growth is one of the principal objectives of ESAF-supported programs. This chapter examines the pattern of growth in ESAF countries over the past 10–15 years, drawing co...

8 Equity Issues in Policymaking in Transition Economies »
Source: Economic Policy and Equity
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 04 May 1999
ISBN: 9781557757883
Keywords: income distribution, transition economies, income inequality, distribution of income, wage
Introduction The biggest challenge an economist can face is not answering a difficult theoretical question but introducing reforms and making the day-to-day policy decisions that wil...

Política fiscal, desarrollo humano y los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio »
Source: Dimensiones fiscales del desarrollo sostenible
Series: Pamphlet Series
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 03 December 2002
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781589061613
El gasto público en educación y atención de la salud y los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio La política del gasto público determinará en forma clave la medida en que los países pu...

Back Matter »
Source: Coordinating Stabilization and Structural Reform : Proceedings of the Seminar Coordination of Structural Reform and Macroeconomic Stabilization, Washington, D.C., June 17-26, 1993
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 September 1994
ISBN: 9781557754301
Keywords: interest, exchange rate, inflation, prices, restructuring
This seminar volume, edited by Richard C. Barth, Alan R. Roe, and Chorng-Huey Wong, presents an overview of the links between structural and macroeconomic policies that were addressed in an IMF Institute seminar he...

Back Matter »
Source: The Evolving Role of Central Banks
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 June 1991
ISBN: 9781557751850
Keywords: central bank, banking, monetary policy, national bank, inflation
Central Banks should enjoy a fair degree of autonomy in pursuing price stability to promote long-run growth and prosperity. This volume, edited by Patrick Downes and Reza Vaez-Zadeh, contains the papers presented a...