Fund Conditionality: Evolution of Principles and Practices
September 15, 1981
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This paper examines the principles and practices of conditionality as they have evolved and as they are currently applied. The paper discusses the rationale of the concept of conditionality and brings out its theoretical underpinnings as well as its economic policy implications. The paper traces the practices for conditionality’s implementation that have been developed in the IMF over more than three decades to assist members in adjusting to an increasingly difficult and complex environment. The paper also discusses a series of issues that have arisen in the context of the application of conditionality.
Subject: Adjustment process, Balance of payments need, Domestic credit, Exchange rates, Inflation
Keywords: adjustment policy, aggregate demand, balance of payments difficulties, demand management, open economy, PAM, resource allocation
Pages:
60
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Pamphlet Series, No. 38
Stock No:
P038EA0000000
ISBN:
9781451956467
ISSN:
0538-8759
Notes
English and French versions reprinted 1992 and 1986, respectively. Spanish version reprinted 1984.
