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Washington Consensus, The: A Critical Evaluation Of The Principles And Implications For Economic Development (Hardcover)
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Washington Consensus, The: A Critical Evaluation Of The Principles And Implications For Economic Development (Hardcover)
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The objective of the book is to evaluate critically the ten
principles of the Washington Consensus, which govern the
conditionality provisions of the IMF and World Bank, and guide the
so-called economic reform in developing countries. The book starts
with an overview of the Consensus, followed by a chapter on IMF
conditionality and how they are related. Since the Consensus is
inherently neoliberal, a chapter is devoted to a critique of the
free market doctrine and the concept of economic freedom as seen by
free marketeers. The ten principles of the Washington Consensus
(referred to as the 'ten commandments') are divided into four
groups: fiscal reform, interest and exchange rate policies,
liberalization of trade and foreign direct investment, and
privatization and deregulation (including property rights).The book
is written in the normative tradition of what ought to be, as
opposed to the positive tradition of what is. While it may be
tempting to describe the work as 'polemic', the underlying issues
contain such a significant moral component that pretending to be
neutral would be a betrayal of justice and morality. In essence,
the arguments put forward in the book are intended to dismantle,
discredit and debunk a set of principles that are effectively used
to loot developing countries.
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