ISBN:
9780230300651
,
1283587785
,
9781283587785
Language:
English
Pages:
ca. 256 S.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
International political economy series
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als The IMF and European Economies : Crisis and Conditionality
Keywords:
Finance
;
Political science
;
Political economy
;
European Union
;
Economic policy
;
Economic history
Abstract:
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.
Abstract:
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
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: The IMF in the Post-War World Economy; 2 The Politics of Economic Policy-Making: Conceptualizing IMF Lending; 3 The Context of Program Ownership: British Economic Policy in 1974; 4 Establishing Program Ownership 1: The Sterling Exchange Rate and Counter-Inflation; 5 Establishing Program Ownership 2: External Financing and Public Expenditure; 6 Consolidating Ownership: The 1976 IMF Loan; 7 The Legitimacy Deficit: Competing Institutions, Competing Consensus, and Self-Insurance
Description / Table of Contents:
8 The IMF and European Sovereign Debt: New Crisis, New Clients9 Conclusions; Notes to the Text; References; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
DOI:
10.1057/9781137271273
URN:
10.1057/9781137271273
URL:
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