The IMF and the Latin American Debt Crisis: Seven Common Criticisms
IMF Policy Discussion Papers, October 10, 1994
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Bibliographic details
- Authors: James M. Boughton
- Published: October 10, 1994
- Series: IMF Policy Discussion Papers
- Volume: 1994
- Pages: 26
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451962154.003
Main findings and analysis
- 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 transformations of several major economies in Latin America."
- "Nonetheless, the IMF's role has also been criticized on several grounds."
- This study "examines seven such criticisms."
Scope and purpose
- Purpose: To examine seven common criticisms of the IMF's role during the Latin American debt crisis of the 1980s.
- Framing: Evaluates both the IMF's contribution to resolving the crisis and the critiques leveled against its policies and implementation.
Author and publication metadata
- Author: James M. Boughton
- Publication date: October 10, 1994
- Series: Policy Discussion Paper No. 1994/023
- Issue: 023
- Volume: 1994
- Pages: 26
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451962154.003
- Stock No: PPIEA0231994
- ISBN: 9781451962154
- ISSN: 1564-5193
Subjects and keywords
- Subjects: Asset and liability management, Bank credit, Banking, Debt burden, Debt relief, Debt service, Debt strategy, External debt, Financial crises
- Keywords: adjustment program, bank, bank debt, concerted lending, crisis, Debt burden, Debt relief, Debt service, Debt strategy, financing, Fund, fund position, IMF article, IMF articles of agreement, IMF's role, PDP
Italic: Content summarized from "The IMF and the Latin American Debt Crisis: Seven Common Criticisms" by James M. Boughton, IMF Policy Discussion Papers (1994), Policy Discussion Paper No. 1994/023.