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There is no shortage of opinion about the International Monetary
Fund (IMF). Some see it as the agent of austerity, being
manipulated by wealthy nations and forcing poorer countries to
pursue economic policies that suppress growth and development. A
sharply contrasting view regards it as bailing out such countries
with large amounts of soft finance, allowing them to avoid
necessary adjustment. The challenge is to evaluate the alternative
arguments and to distinguish reality from rhetoric.In this book,
the authors undertake a careful and detailed empirical analysis of
the underlying issues, covering participation in IMF programs,
their implementation and effects on economic growth, and on the
willingness of international capital markets to lend. Blending
research methodologies and crossing conventional disciplinary
boundaries, what emerges is a balanced and nuanced assessment of
the IMF's operations that confronts many commonly held views.
Unique in its broad scope, this careful examination of the IMF will
be of great interest to students and academics in the fields of
international economics and international relations. Those involved
in international financial institutions and national monetary
institutions will also find it to be an impartial and illuminating
study.
This textbook builds a bridge between the economic principles which
form the basis of most introductory textbooks and the issues that
students see discussed incessantly in the media. Contemporary
Issues in Applied Economics shows how even the most elementary
economic analysis can shed new light on some of the principal
economic problems which face the world today. Although aimed
primarily at first year economics students, it will also be of
interest to those studying related subjects which require a
background knowledge of economics. The lively subject matter
coupled with the non-technical nature of the approach means that
the book will be of interest not only to economics students but
also to non-specialists wishing to keep well informed about current
issues of economic policy.
This book focuses on the international financial problems of
developing countries and the ways in which international financial
policy might be used to alleviate them. A strong theme that emerges
is that developing countries cannot be treated as a homogenous
group from the viewpoint of their international financial problems.
At the very least, a distinction needs to be drawn between the
newly industrialising countries of Latin America and South-east
Asia and the low income countries of Africa and Asia.
This collection of articles and papers has been organised under a
limited number of specific themes in international financial
economics, including balance of payment theory and policy, the
activities of the IMF, Special Drawing Rights, the role of the
private financial markets, and the international economic order. A
unifying theme running through all the essays is that some degree
of management of international financial affairs is desirable. The
book has a strong policy orientation and should be of interest to
students and practitioners of international financial economics
alike.
This book is available either individually, or as part of the
specially-priced Arguments of the Philosphers Collection.
A large and growing academic literature seeks to analyse the key
aspects of the International Monetary Fund's operations from both
theoretical and empirical perspectives. This two-volume set draws
together what are generally acknowledged to be the most important
contributions. In the main it focuses on the economics of the IMF
but also reflects the fact that a full understanding of the Fund
will only be achieved if its political dimensions are also
addressed. The collected articles demonstrate the way in which
research on the IMF has evolved over time. They cover the role of
the IMF, the determinants of IMF lending, conditionality and the
implementation and effects of IMF programs, the prolonged use of
IMF resources as well as the IMF's own reserve asset, the Special
Drawing Right. No serious student of the IMF will want to be
without this up-to-date and comprehensive collection.
In this book the author investigates the relationship between the
international monetary system and the less developed countries of
the world. In the period since 1945 growing concern has been shown
over the international monetary problems which LDCs face, and since
1971 LDCs have been significant participants in the reform of the
international monetary system. After tracing the evolution of the
relationship between LDCs and the International Monetary Fund, the
book goes on to examine, with full reference to the available
empirical evidence, the major causes and consequences of LDCs'
international monetary problems. Topics covered include: export
instability; the terms of trade; the demand for reserves and
reserve adequacy; and adjustment difficulties. A thorough
examination is then made of the ways in which financial assistance
has been provided to LDCs through the IMF and the Eurocurrency
market. Finally, certain key policy issues are discussed: the
commodity problem; the link between the creation of international
liquidity and the provision of development aid; and exchange rate
policy. Each chapter is followed by an extensive bibliography which
is designed to help the reader to pursue further any topic of
particular interest. The presentation, which is non-mathematical,
is in the form of a textbook. The issues are surveyed, the main
arguments discussed, and the available empirical evidence
presented. It is revealed, however, that on many issues it is at
present difficult to draw firm conclusions. The book will be of
interest to students of international, monetary, and development
economics.
First published in 1972, Philosophical Tasks was written to
identify and examine some central themes in contemporary
Anglo-American philosophy. The book explores the claim that
philosophy is essentially linguistic, and considers in particular
such topics as philosophy and science, fact and language,
conceptual analysis, first- and second-order tasks, scepticism,
ordinary language, and conceptual frameworks.
First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
This two volume set includes the most influential writings on
international debt. In addition to essential early material, the
editors have assembled the key contributions written during the
unfolding of the modern international debt drama from the early
1970s. An introductory chapter by the editors explains the context
and order in which the writings are presented. In particular, the
individual contributions are grouped under sequential headings
which are intended to draw out key themes and relationships between
the concerns of the original authors. This collection reflects
clearly the interaction between the evolution of the international
policy debate and the development of major analytical insights on
the debt problem and its resolution.
The International Monetary Fund has been criticised from both the
right and the left of the political spectrum with the right arguing
that it is too interventionist and creates more problems than it
solves and the left on occasion demanding that it be abolished
altogether. What seems almost beyond question is that the IMF needs
to be reformed.
Defining a future role for the IMF will always be a controversial
issue, but vital to any considerations will be a measured
assessment of how it has operated in the past. This excellent new
book from an internationally respected expert on the IMF intends to
do just that. Starting with an historical background tracing the
evolution of the IMF, the book goes on to cover such themes as:
*The circumstances under which countries turn to the IMF
*The various aspects of IMF conditionality
*Institutional issues such as lending facilities and how the fund
is resourced.
Bringing together an array of articles, this excellent new book
will undoubtedly be required reading for anyone with a serious
interest in development studies as well as being an eye-opening
read for policy makers involved with the IMF.
The International Monetary Fund has been criticised from both the right and the left of the political spectrum with the right arguing that it is too interventionist and creates more problems than it solves and the left on occasion demanding that it be abolished altogether. What seems almost beyond question is that the IMF needs to be reformed. Defining a future role for the IMF will always be a controversial issue, but vital to any considerations will be a measured assessment of how it has operated in the past. This excellent new book from an internationally respected expert on the IMF intends to do just that. Starting with an historical background tracing the evolution of the IMF, the book goes on to cover such themes as: *The circumstances under which countries turn to the IMF *The various aspects of IMF conditionality *Institutional issues such as lending facilities and how the fund is resourced. Bringing together an array of articles, this excellent new book will undoubtedly be required reading for anyone with a serious interest in development studies as well as being an eye-opening read for policy makers involved with the IMF.
First published in 1962. Kant's philosophical works, and especially
the Critique of Pure Reason, have had some influence on recent
British philosophy. But the complexities of Kant's arguments, and
the unfamiliarity of his vocabulary, inhibit understanding of his
point of view. In Kant's Theory of Knowledge an attempt is made to
relate Kant's arguments in the Critique of Pure Reason to
contemporary issues by expressing them in a more modern idiom. The
selection of issues discussed is intended to present a continuous
argument, of an epistemological kind, which runs centrally through
the Critique. The argument deals with essentially with the
problems, raised in the Transcendental Analytic, about the status
of categories. It deals with certain preliminary assumptions made
in setting these problems, and discusses the way in which the
various sections of the Analytic contribute to their solution. It
also deals with Kant's criticisms of traditional metaphysics, and
ends with an account of his effort in the Third Antinomy to resolve
the conflict between freedom and causality, and so to effect a
transition of knowledge to moral philosophy.
As the linchpin of the global financial system, the International Monetary Fund provides the balance of payments support, chiefly to developing countries, conditional on strict remedial policy measures. Its approach to policy remains highly controversial, however. While the Fund claims it has adapted, critics allege its policies are harshly doctrinaire, imposing hardships on already poverty-stricken people. For the critics, the half century of its existence is `fifty yeats too long' and radical change is essential. This book examines the arguments, tracing the extent of Fund adaption, presenting major new evidence on the consequences of fund programes, and considering its future role. eBook available with sample pages: 0203392582
"The Revolutionary Kant offers a new appreciation of Kant's
classic, arguing that Kant's reform of philosophy was far more
radical than has been previously understood. The book examines his
proposed revolutionary reform -- to abandon traditional metaphysics
and point philosophy in a new direction -- and contends that
critics have misrepresented conflicts between Kant and his
predecessors. Kant, Bird argues, was not a flawed innovator but an
advocate of a new philosophical project, one that began to be
appreciated only in the twentieth century.
As the linchpin of the global financial system, the International
Monetary Fund provides the balance of payments support, chiefly to
developing countries, conditional on strict remedial policy
measures. Its approach to policy remains highly controversial,
however. While the Fund claims it has adapted, critics allege its
policies are harshly doctrinaire, imposing hardships on already
poverty-stricken people. For the critics, the half century of its
existence is `fifty years too long' and radical change is
essential. This book examines the arguments, tracing the extent of
Fund adaption, presenting major new evidence on the consequences of
fund programes, and considering its future role.
First published in 1962. Kant's philosophical works, and especially
the Critique of Pure Reason, have had some influence on recent
British philosophy. But the complexities of Kant's arguments, and
the unfamiliarity of his vocabulary, inhibit understanding of his
point of view. In Kant's Theory of Knowledge an attempt is made to
relate Kant's arguments in the Critique of Pure Reason to
contemporary issues by expressing them in a more modern idiom. The
selection of issues discussed is intended to present a continuous
argument, of an epistemological kind, which runs centrally through
the Critique. The argument deals with essentially with the
problems, raised in the Transcendental Analytic, about the status
of categories. It deals with certain preliminary assumptions made
in setting these problems, and discusses the way in which the
various sections of the Analytic contribute to their solution. It
also deals with Kant's criticisms of traditional metaphysics, and
ends with an account of his effort in the Third Antinomy to resolve
the conflict between freedom and causality, and so to effect a
transition of knowledge to moral philosophy.
This collection of articles and papers has been organised under a
limited number of specific themes in international financial
economics, including balance of payment theory and policy, the
activities of the IMF, Special Drawing Rights, the role of the
private financial markets, and the international economic order. A
unifying theme running through all the essays is that some degree
of management of international financial affairs is desirable. The
book has a strong policy orientation and should be of interest to
students and practitioners of international financial economics
alike.
This book focuses on the international financial problems of
developing countries and the ways in which international financial
policy might be used to alleviate them. A strong theme that emerges
is that developing countries cannot be treated as a homogenous
group from the viewpoint of their international financial problems.
At the very least, a distinction needs to be drawn between the
newly industrialising countries of Latin America and South-east
Asia and the low income countries of Africa and Asia.
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