The International Monetary Fund and Latin America The Argentine Puzzle in Context

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has played a critical role in the global economy since the postwar era. But, claims Claudia Kedar, behind the strictly economic aspects of the IMF's intervention, there are influential interactions between IMF technocrats and local economists-even when coun...

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Main Author: Kedar, Claudia, 1968- (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : Temple University Press 2013.
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Summary:The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has played a critical role in the global economy since the postwar era. But, claims Claudia Kedar, behind the strictly economic aspects of the IMF's intervention, there are influential interactions between IMF technocrats and local economists-even when countries are not borrowing money.In The International Monetary Fund and Latin America, Kedar seeks to expose the motivations and constraints of the operations of both the IMF and borrowers. With access to never-before-seen archive materials, Kedar reveals both the routine and behind-th
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (265 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781439909119
9781299104341