The IMF and European economies Crisis and conditionality /
This book examines the role that the IMF has played in the management of financial crises in developed nations. The topic is of particular significance in light of the global financial crisis that emerged following the collapse of American sub-prime mortgage markets in 2007, and the subsequent sover...
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Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
Language: | English |
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International political economy series
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137271273 |
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This book examines the role that the IMF has played in the management of financial crises in developed nations. The topic is of particular significance in light of the global financial crisis that emerged following the collapse of American sub-prime mortgage markets in 2007, and the subsequent sovereign debt problems of many Western states. |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9780230300651, 2012. |
Carrier Form: | 256 p. : 2 b&w, halftones, 4. |
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9780230300651 9781137271273 : 1137271272 : |
CLC: | F831.6 |
Contents: | Introduction The Politics of Economic Policy-Making: Conceptualizing IMF Lending The Context of Program Ownership: British Economic Policy in 1974 Establishing Program Ownership 1: The Sterling Exchange Rate and Counter-Inflation Establishing Ownership 2: External Financing and Public Expenditure Consolidating Ownership: The 1976 IMF loan The Legitimacy Deficit: Competing Institutions, Competing Consensus, and Self-Insurance The IMF and European Sovereign Debt: New Crisis, New Clients Conclusions. |