External Evaluation of IMF Surveillance

Books, December 30, 1999

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Bibliographic details

• Published: December 30, 1999
• Series: Books
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557758637.071

Summary

• The IMF's surveillance over its member's economic policies is one of the institution's central activities.
• The Executive Board asked a group of independent external experts to evaluate IMF surveillance, to assess the effectiveness of such surveillance, and to make recommendations for improvements.
• The group's report looks at the methods, substance, and impact of surveillance, both on individual countries and on the global economy.
• The publication also includes the reactions of the Executive Board, management, and the staff to the external evaluation.

Scope and Focus

• Evaluation target: IMF surveillance of member countries' economic policies.
• Analytical dimensions: methods, substance, and impact of surveillance.
• Coverage: effects on individual countries and on the global economy.
• Outputs included: external experts' report and reactions from the Executive Board, management, and staff.

Subjects and Keywords

• Subject areas: Balance of payments, Banking, Capital account, Early warning systems, Economic sectors, Exchange rate policy, Exchange rates, Financial crises, Financial sector, Foreign exchange, Labor.
• Keywords: Africa, Asia and Pacific, BOOK, Capital account, Caribbean, country, Early warning systems, Europe, Exchange rate policy, Exchange rates, Financial sector, Fund, Fund advice, fund member, Fund staff, Fund surveillance, Global, policy, South America, surveillance work.