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Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
Claudio M. Loser & Martine Guerguil |
The Long Road to Financial Stability Most countries in Latin America and the Caribbean weathered the economic crises of the late 1990s better than expected, thanks to the policy reforms of the past two decades. Further reform is urgently needed, however, to put the region on a faster growth path and reduce its vulnerability to external shocks.   |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001 |
Book reviews Robert Solomon's Money on the Move: The Revolution in International Finance Since 1980... Distributive Justice and Economic Development: The Case of Chile and Developing Countries... Ruth de Krivoy's Collapse: The Venezuelan Banking Crisis of '94... etc. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001
Alvin D.L. Hilaire |
Economic Stabilization in the Caribbean Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago simultaneously tackled serious economic difficulties in the early 1990s. The results of their adjustment programs demonstrate that fiscal reform, supported by other policies, may be the key to achieving a sustainable recovery... |
Finance & Development
September 2007 |
Book Reviews Ethics and Finance: Finding a Moral Compass in Business Today... Legal Foundations of International Monetary Stability... Economics the Caribbean way... etc. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Singh & Collyns |
Latin America's Resurgence Latin America's recent resurgence amid continuing favorable external conditions provides another historic opportunity for the region to catalyze its considerable natural and human capital resources into sustained and higher growth. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
Evangelos A. Calamitsis |
The Need for Stronger Domestic Policies and International Support Globalization is a powerful engine of world prosperity, and it is certainly here to stay. Income disparities remain large. The basic issue is what policies and reforms are most likely to bring about sustainable economic growth for the benefit of all the peoples of the world. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2000
Stanley Fischer & Ratna Sahay |
Taking Stock Economic performance has differed widely among the transition economies. The best performers are countries that were the most committed to reform at the start and that have carried out reforms rapidly and consistently. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2000
Torsten Slok |
Can Monetary Policy Be Effective During Transition? Mongolia has undergone dramatic changes during its transition to a market economy, with fundamental restructuring in both the real economy and the financial sector. How effective is monetary policy in such a changing environment? |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2006
Zagha, Nankani & Gill |
Rethinking Growth Economists are reconsidering what they really know about economic growth and how to go about formulating global national policies in the absence of reliable models. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2002
Fasano & Iqbal |
Common Currency GCC (Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf) countries face fundamental choices as they head for monetary union. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2000
Emine Gurgen |
Central Asia: Achievements and Prospects Although the five Central Asian countries in transition have made progress in moving to a market economy, they still have far to go and need to intensify their reform efforts. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Carstens & Luis I. Jacome H. |
Taming the Monster How Latin America's central banks survived hyperinflation to become guardians of price stability. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
Pedro Pou |
Argentina's Structural Reforms of the 1990s Argentina experienced serious economic and financial difficulties in the 1980s. Hyperinflation in 1989-90 finally elicited the necessary political consensus for reform. Despite areas of concern, structural reforms implemented in the 1990s have set Argentina on the path to sustained growth. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2002 |
Book Reviews The International Financial Architecture: What's New? What's Missing? by Peter B. Kenen... Corporate Financing and Governance in Japan: The Road to the Future by Takeo Hoshi and Anil K. Kashyap... Building Capitalism: The Transformation of the Former Soviet Bloc by Anders Aslund... etc. |
Finance & Development
March 2011
Nicolas Eyzaguirre |
Sustaining Latin America's Transformation Building on recent successes, Latin America now has a chance to raise its profile in the global marketplace. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2005
Eswar S. Prasad |
Next Steps for China Why financial sector reform is a crucial element of a long-term economic growth strategy. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2000
Janet Stotsky, Esther Suss, & Stephen Tokarick |
Trade Liberalization in the Caribbean Since the mid-1990s, the governments of Caribbean countries have demonstrated a firm commitment to trade liberalization. What steps have they taken, what have the results been, and what further steps should they consider taking? |
Finance & Development
June 2009
Marek Belka |
Europe Under Stress The global economic crisis is testing the cohesion of the European Union |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2006
Burton et al. |
Asia's Winds of Change The path that Asian countries have traveled to growth and prosperity in the past 50 years will remain relevant for the future -- the embrace of openness, the commitment to macroeconomic stability, and the drive to adapt and reform in response to changing circumstances. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2000
Robert A. Feldman & C. Maxwell Watson |
Central Europe: From Transition to EU Membership The Central European countries have made considerable progress with the transition to a market economy and now face the challenge of developing macroeconomic policy frameworks on the road to EU accession. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Nora Lustig & Nicholas Stern |
Broadening the Agenda for Poverty Reduction: Opportunity, Empowerment, Security Experience from the 1990s has led to a poverty reduction agenda that, in addition to promoting economic growth, addresses ingrained inequalities, institutional failures, social barriers, and other risks. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2003
Eifert et al. |
Managing Oil Wealth The political economy of oil-exporting countries -- why some of them have done so poorly |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2000
Roger Nord |
Central and Eastern Europe and the New Financial Architecture As the Central and Eastern European countries prepare to join the European Union, they are participating in worldwide efforts to strengthen the global economy... |
Finance & Development
March 2011
Jorge Canales-Kriljenko et al. |
Ending Instability How monetary policy reforms helped propel five major Latin American countries from recurrent crises to economic stability. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2001
Ronald McKinnon |
Can the World Economy Afford U.S. Tax Cuts? The international dollar standard redux... |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2003 |
Book reviews The Ills of Aid: An Analysis of Third-World Development Policies, by Eberhard Reusse... Efficiency, Equity, and Legitimacy: The Multilateral Trading System at the Millennium... Globalization and the Politics of Development in the Middle East... etc. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2001 |
Book reviews and notes The Wind of the Hundred Days: How Washington Mismanaged Globalization by Jagdish Bhagwati... Future Positive: International Co-operation in the 21st Century by Michael Edwards... The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics... etc. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2007
Burton & Zanello |
Asia Ten Years After A decade after the Asian financial crisis, the region is growing rapidly but still has a long to-do list. |
Finance & Development
June 2010
Bakker & Gulde |
Searching for Stability Eastern Europe rode a decade-long boom into a serious bust and now must figure out how to restart growth on a more even keel. |
Finance & Development
December 2005 |
Book Reviews The United States and the World Economy: Foreign Economic Policy for the Next Decade... The Democracy Advantage: How Democracies Promote Prosperity and Peace... etc. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
Jose Angel Gurria |
Mexico: Recent Developments, Structural Reforms, and Future Challenges In recent years, the Mexican government has implemented a series of economic reforms to strengthen the country's fundamentals and increase its ability to cope with external shocks. Because of the progress that has been made, the government is confident that Mexico will be able to leave recent crises behind and start the new millennium with a stable and growing economy. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2003
Jbili & Kramarenko |
Should MENA Countries Float or Peg? As they open up their economies, MENA countries may need to rethink their exchange rate regimes |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001
R.D. Asante & Paul Robert Masson |
The Pros and Cons of Expanded Monetary Union in West Africa A conversation with Jacqueline Irving of the IMF's External Relations Department... |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
James M. Boughton |
Michel Camdessus at the IMF: A Retrospective It may be some years until a definitive assessment of Michel Camdessus's unprecedented 13 years as Managing Director can be made. In this article, the IMF's Historian provides a preliminary evaluation. |
Finance & Development
June 2010
Linda Yueh |
A Stronger China China can emerge from the crisis stronger if it increases domestic demand and promotes global integration. |
Finance & Development
September 2008
Prasad & Rajan |
Next Generation Financial Reforms for India A new report advocates a shake-up in India's financial system to underpin growth |
Finance & Development
June 2011 |
Rethinking Economics in a Changed World Three Nobel laureates discuss what the global crisis has taught us. |
Finance & Development
September 2009 |
Book Reviews Books of economic interest: Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa, by Dambisa Moyo... Successes of the International Monetary Fund: Untold Stories of Cooperation at Work, by Michael A. Clemens... more... |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Saleh M. Nsouli |
Capacity Building in Africa: The Role of International Financial Institutions This article reviews the evidence on the importance of domestic institutions for economic growth and examines the role of international financial institutions, and particularly the IMF and its training, in capacity building in Africa. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2002
James M. Boughton |
Globalization and the Silent Revolution of the 1980s During the 1980s, the economic policymakers of many countries underwent a dramatic change in thinking. How beneficial has this 'silent revolution' been, and what can policymakers and the international community do now to broaden and secure the gains it has brought? |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2001 |
Bulletin IMFC Meeting Endorses IMF Crisis Prevention Efforts... IMF in the process of change... The IMF's Role in Poverty Reduction... IMF Acts to Streamline and Focus Conditionality... |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2002
Pradeep K. Mitra & Marcelo Selowsky |
Lessons from a Decade of Transition in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union A decade after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in late 1991, some transition economies are performing far better than others. Reducing barriers to entry is not enough -- hard budget constraints must also be imposed on the old money-losing state-owned enterprises. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001
Flemming Larsen |
The IMF's Dialogue with Nongovernmental Organizations The IMF is responding to questions about its role in today's world economy by reaching out to civil society at large and to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in particular... |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2002
Lipschitz et al. |
The Tosovsky Dilemma: Capital Surges in Transition Countries Transition countries that open themselves up to global capital markets are vulnerable to large and potentially erratic flows. Such flows should not be seen as one-off destabilizing events: they are intrinsic to the transition process and therefore need to be factored into policy formulation. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2002 |
Book Reviews The Cash Nexus: Money and Power in the Modern World, 1700-2000, by Niall Ferguson... Glimpses of Indian Economic Policy: An Insider's View, by I. G. Patel... Rainbow's End: The Crash of 1929, by Maury Klein... Integrating China into the Global Economy, by Nicholas R. Lardy... etc. |
Finance & Development
March 2009
Carlo Cottarelli |
Paying the Piper The role of medium-term fiscal policy in rebounding from the crisis. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2001
Guy Pfeffermann |
Poverty Reduction in Developing Countries: The Role of Private Enterprise The role of private enterprise in development has been neglected by scholars, governments, and aid organizations. This is regrettable: a vibrant private sector generates jobs, raises incomes, and makes better, cheaper goods and services available... |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2002
Haizhou Huang & S. Kal Wajid |
Financial Stability in the World of Global Finance To reduce their vulnerability to national and international financial crises, countries must address the weaknesses in their financial systems... |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2007
Leslie Lipschitz |
Wising Up about Finance With tighter links between national economies and global financial markets, better financial analysis is critical to macroeconomic management. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2001
Stanley Fischer |
Exchange Rate Regimes: Is the Bipolar View Correct? During the past decade, many countries have changed their exchange rate regimes, moving from crisis-prone soft pegs to hard pegs or floating regimes. This trend is likely to continue, particularly among emerging market countries... |
