The distributional effects of IMF programs: A cross-country analysis

World Development

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1031-1051

  Garuda, Gopal ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conditionality; Cross country; Income distribution; International; International Monetary Fund; Poverty

Indexed keywords

CONDITIONALITY; IMF; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; POVERTY;

EID: 0034084996     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(00)00002-4     Document Type: Article

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