Successes of the International Monetary Fund: Untold Stories of Cooperation at Work [Hardcover]

This book provides a definitive account of the?recent history of the International Monetary Fund, and?the successes it has enjoyed since it was founded. With fascinating contributions by current and former IMF staff members, this book offers a unique insight into the workings of the organization and explores how it has benefited many.Preface Introduction;? E.Brau & I.McDonald PART I:?IMF FINANCIAL?HELP TO ECONOMIES IN CRISIS: HOW THE IMF HELPS ITS MEMBERS The Korean Crisis Ten Years Later: A Success Story;? H.Neiss, W.Tseng &? J.Gordon Comment; K.Kim Poland: Stabilization, Transition, and Reform, 199091;? T.Lane, R.Ossowski &? M.Russo Comment;? L.Balcerowicz Turkey's Renaissance: From Banking Crisis to Economic Revival;? H.Bredenkamp, M.Josefsson &? C.J.Lindgren Comment; S.Serdenge?ti Tanzania: Reform and Progress, 19952007;? R.Sharer Comment; G.Mgonja Brazil: Anchoring Policy Credibility in the Midst of Financial Crisis;? L.L.P?rez & ?P.R.Gerson Comment; A.Fraga Uruguay 200203: Recovery from Economic Contagion;? S.Seelig &? G.Terrier Comment;? C.Steneri PART II: PREVENTING FINANCIAL CRISES?AND PROMOTING MONETARY COOPERATION Opening the Economic Books of Governments and of the IMF;? T.Dawson &? C.Enoch Comment; ?M.Parkinson Preventing the Next Financial Crisis;? T.J.Bali?o Comment;? J.Vi?als The IMF Staff's View of the World: The World Economic Outlook;? G.Hacche Comment;? M.Wolf Conclusions; ?E.Brau & I.McDonald Annex:?How the IMF OperatesLESZEK BALCEROWICZTOM?S BALI?O Deputy Director of the IMF's Monetary and Financial Systems Department, USAHUGH BREDENKAMP Assistant Director in the IMF's African Department, USATHOMAS DAWSON Former Director of the IMF's External Relations Department, USACHARLES ENOCH Deputy Director of the IMF's Statistics Department, USAARMINIO FRAGAPHILIP R. GERSON Assistant Director, Office of the Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, USAJAMES GORDON Division Chief in the IMF's Asian Department, USAGlS¢