International Monetary Fund: 1480 books

Cover of External Debt and Capital Flight in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2000

Mounting external debt and large-scale capital flight have been at the forefront of Africa's economic problems since the 1980s. External Debt and Capital Flight in Sub-Saharan Africa, edited by S. Ibi Ajayi and Mohsin S. Khan, takes a penetrating look at debt and capital flight during the 1990s in Ghana,...
Cover of China's Growth and Integration into the World Economy: Prospects and Challenges
by Eswar Mr. Prasad
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2004

China’s transformation into a dynamic private-sector-led economy and its integration into the world economy have been among the most dramatic global economic developments of recent decades. This paper provides an overview of some of the key aspects of recent developments in China’s macroeconomy...
Cover of Capital Account Convertibility: Review of Experience and Implications for IMF Policies
by Owen Mr. Evens, Peter Quirk
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 1995

The paper summarizes the main issues arising from experiences of industrial and developing countries with capital account liberalization and it examines the IMF's treatment of capital controls in its surveillance, use of IMF resources, and technical assistance activities. Case studies of recent experiences with capital controls in Chile, Colombia, Malaysia, and Venezuela are presented.
Cover of The Economy of the Middle East and North Africa in 1997
by Mohamed Mr. El-Erian, Susan Ms. Fennell
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 1997

The economy of the Middle East and North Africa improved considerably in 1996, and remained favorable in 1997. This paper, by Mohamed A. El-Erian and Susan Fennell, presents an assessment of the recent experience of the MENA economies and examines prospects for 1998 and beyond.
Cover of Yemen in the 1990s: From Unification to Economic Reform
by Nada Miss Choueiri, Klaus-Stefan Mr. Enders, Yuri Mr. Sobolev
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2002

The 1990s saw the unification of the two Yemens into one nation and a burgeoning of the country's oil sector. This paper examines the structural changes in the Yemeni economy brought about by these and other developments and identifies the reforms needed to move the country toward rapid and sustainable...
Cover of Adopting Inflation Targeting: Practical Issues for Emerging Market Countries
by Marc Mr. Zelmer, Andrea Ms. Schaechter
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2000

Cover of The Economics of Public Health Care Reform in Advanced and Emerging Economies
by David Coady, Benedict Mr. Clements, Sanjeev Mr. Gupta
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2012

Health care reform will be a key fiscal policy challenge in both advanced and emerging economies in coming years. In the advanced economies, the health sector has been one of the main drivers of government expenditure, accounting for about half of the rise in total spending over the past forty years....
Cover of Aging and Social Expenditure in the Major Industrial Countries, 1980-2025
by Edgardo Mr. Ruggiero, Peter Mr. Heller, Menachem Mr. Katz
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 1986

Most of the seven major industrial countries are now experiencing significant changes in their demographic structure. A persistent pattern of declining fertility and improving life expectancy has created major segments of the population that are already relatively aged or will become so in the near...
Cover of Fiscal and Macroeconomic Impact of Privatization
by Jeffrey Mr. Davis, Thomas Mr. Richardson, Rolando Mr. Ossowski
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2000

Privatization has been a key element of structural reform in many developing and transition economies during the last decade. This paper examines the fiscal and macroeconomic issues involved in the privatization of nonfinancial public enterprises in these economies. It considers issues such as the...
Cover of Rules-Based Fiscal Policy in France, Germany, Italy and Spain
by Teresa Ms. Dabán Sánchez, Steven Mr. Symansky, Gian-Maria Mr. Milesi-Ferretti
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2003

Fiscal rules can help to counteract the deficits and spending biases that too often originate in the political process. Rules that constrain spending--rather than the balance--allow fiscal policy to be countercyclical. Yet the design of effective spending rules is by no means straightforward. Should...
Cover of Jobs and Growth:  Supporting the European Recovery

Jobs and Growth: Supporting the European Recovery

Supporting the European Recovery

by Martin Mr. Schindler, Helge Mr. Berger, Bas B. Mr. Bakker
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2014

Five years after the onset of the global financial crisis, Europe’s economy is still fragile. Notwithstanding recent positive signs amid calmer financial markets, medium-term growth is likely to remain frail owing to continuing weaknesses and vulnerabilities at the country level and in the fabric of...
Cover of The Future of Asian Finance
by Ratna Ms. Sahay, Cheng Lim, Chikahisa Mr. Sumi
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2015

Asia’s financial systems proved resilient to the shocks from the global financial crisis, and growth since then has been strong. But new challenges have emerged in the region’s economies, including demographics and aging, the need to diversify from bank-dominated systems, urbanization and infrastructure,...
Cover of The Design of IMF-Supported Programs
by Charalambos Mr. Christofides, Atish Mr. Ghosh, Uma Ms. Ramakrishnan
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2005

This collection of papers examines IMF-supported programs over the period 1995-2000 in both middle-income and low-income countries. In order to seek insights from a comparison across different types of programs, the sections entitled"Objectives and Outcomes," "Policy Formulation and Analytical Frameworks,"...
Cover of Hong Kong, China: Growth, Structural Change, and Economic Stability During the Transition
by Dubravko Mr. Mihaljek, John Mr. Dodsworth
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 1997

This paper provides a detailed account of Hong Kong on the eve of its reintegration into China as a special administrative region. It analyzes recent economic development and provides a clear overview of Hong Kong's economic, financial, institutional, and political circumstances, as well a brief look...
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