The IMF and the Latin American Debt Crisis: Seven Common Criticisms
Summary:
The IMF played a key role in developing and implementing the debt strategy throughout the 1980s. That strategy not only overcame the crisis but also produced successful transformationsof several major economiesin Latin America. Nonetheless, the IMF's role has also been criticized on several grounds. This study examines seven such criticisms.
Series:
Policy Discussion Paper No. 1994/023
Subject:
Asset and liability management Bank credit Banking Debt burden Debt relief Debt service Debt strategy External debt Financial crises
English
Publication Date:
October 10, 1994
ISBN/ISSN:
9781451962154/1564-5193
Stock No:
PPIEA0231994
Pages:
26
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