International financial policy and economic development : a disaggregated approach

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International financial policy and economic development : a disaggregated approach

Graham Bird

Macmillan, 1989

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Originally published: 1987

Bibliography: p. 338-343

Includes index

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ISBN 9780333408902

Description

This book focuses on the international financial problems of developing countries and the ways in which international financial policy might be used to alleviate them. A strong theme that emerges is that developing countries cannot be treated as a homogenous group from the viewpoint of their international financial problems. At the very least, a distinction needs to be drawn between the newly industrialising countries of Latin America and South-east Asia and the low income countries of Africa and Asia.

Table of Contents

List of Tables - Preface - Introduction: the Issues Involved - The Developing World: A Special Case? - The IMF and the Developing World: History, Relationships and Resources Used - IMF Conditionality and Economic Development - The Fund's Lending Facilities: Reforming the Compensatory Financing - Commodity Price Stabilisation and International Financial Policy - Interest-rate Policy and International Finance - Financing the Fund and Reforming Quotas - Reserve Currency Consolidation, Gold Policy and Financial Flows to Developing Countries - The Link - Private Bank Lending to Developing Countries - Developing Country Debt: A Review of the Policy Alternatives - Policies to Enhance Private Lending to Developing Countries - The Banks and the IMF: the Nature of, and Scope for, Co-operation - Financial Co-operation amongst Developing Countries - The Way Forward - Notes - References - Index
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:pbk. ISBN 9780333486245

Description

This book focuses on the international financial problems of developing countries and the ways in which international financial policy might be used to alleviate them. The author emphasizes that the developing countries cannot be treated as a homogenous group from the viewpoint of their internatinal financial problems. He draws attention to the distinction that needs to be drawn between the newly industrializing countries of Latin America and South-East Asia and the low income countries of African and Asia. Using an empirical approach, an attempt is made to show an awareness of the political economy of reform and what is and what is not feasible in practice. These features should make this book useful as supplementary reading on courses in both international amd development economics. The author has also written "The International Monetary System and the Less Developed Countries", "The Quest for Economic Stabilization", "World Finance and Adjustment" and "Managing Global Money".

Table of Contents

  • Introduction - the issues involved
  • the developing world - a special case?
  • the IMF and the developing world - history, relationships and resources used
  • IMF conditionality and economic development
  • the Fund's lending facilities - reforming the compensatory financing
  • commodity price stabilization and international financial policy
  • interest-rate policy and international finance
  • financing the Fund and reforming quotas
  • reserve currency consolidation, gold policy and financial flows to developing countries
  • the link
  • private bank lending to developing countries
  • developing country debt - a review of the policy alternatives
  • policies to enhance private lending to developing countries
  • the banks and the IMF - the nature of, and scope for, co-operation
  • financial co-operation amongst developing countries
  • the way forward.

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