The Design of IMF-Supported Programs

By Charalambos Christofides, Atish R. Ghosh, Uma Ramakrishnan, Alun H. Thomas, Laura Papi, Juan Zalduendo & Jun Il Kim

The Design of IMF-Supported Programs - Charalambos Christofides, Atish R. Ghosh, Uma Ramakrishnan, Alun H. Thomas, Laura Papi, Juan Zalduendo & Jun Il Kim
  • Release Date: 2005-09-20
  • Genre: Industries & Professions

Description

This collection of papers examines IMF-supported programs over the period 1995-2000 in both middle-income and low-income countries. In order to seek insights from a comparison across different types of programs, the sections entitled"Objectives and Outcomes," "Policy Formulation and Analytical Frameworks," and "Macroeconomic and Structural Policies" address a number of questions regarding the economic programs for which national authorities seek the IMF's financial support: the specific goals of IMF-supported programs, and the challenges they face; how programs are formulated; the components of programs; and how program success should be judged.