Adjustment, 1945 to 1986: The IMF Experience

Books, September 15, 1987

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• Authors: Margaret Garritsen De Vries
• Published: September 15, 1987
• Series: Books
• Pages: 215
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451977226.071
• Stock No: AIMFEA
• ISBN: 9781451977226

Summary

• Written by Margaret Garritsen de Vries, former Historian of the IMF, the book describes the policies and activities the IMF has pursued in helping members achieve balance of payments adjustment.
• Separate treatment is given to industrial and developing countries, as their balance of payments problems have differed.
• As examples, Japan, France, the United Kingdom, Colombia, and Mexico are discussed.

Major themes and substantive focus

• IMF policies and activities for balance of payments adjustment.
• Comparative treatment of industrial countries versus developing countries and their differing balance of payments problems.
• Case studies illustrating adjustment experiences: Japan, France, the United Kingdom, Colombia, Mexico.

Subject classifications

• Central banks
• Financial crises

Source: Adjustment, 1945 to 1986: The IMF Experience (International Monetary Fund).