IMF programs: Do they work? Can they be made to work better?

World Development

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1849-1865

  Bird, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

IMF programs

Indexed keywords

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS; IMF; LENDING BEHAVIOR; POLICY REFORM;

EID: 0034767635     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(01)00077-8     Document Type: Article

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