LEADER 03378oam 22006014a 450 001 9910813379703321 005 20190503073331.0 010 $a0-262-30880-0 010 $a0-262-27270-9 010 $a1-4237-2974-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000020108 035 $a(CtWfDGI)bkf00000348 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000176755 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12001606 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000176755 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10207973 035 $a(PQKB)10541374 035 $a(OCoLC)62075961$z(OCoLC)253929969$z(OCoLC)992059950 035 $a(OCoLC-P)62075961 035 $a(MaCbMITP)3675 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3339785 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000020108 100 $a20051013d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurzn|||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIMF essays from a time of crisis $ethe international financial system, stabilization, and development /$fStanley Fischer 210 $aCambridge, Mass. $cMIT Press$dİ2004 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 535 pages) $cillustrations 300 $aTitle from title screen. 311 $a0-262-56216-2 311 $a0-262-06237-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $aStanley Fischer served as First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund from 1994 to 2001. IMF Essays from a Time of Crisis collects sixteen essays written for the most part during his time at the IMF, each updated with Fischer's later reflections on the issues raised. The IMF drew much criticism for some of its actions during Fischer's tenure, and he vigorously defends the "battlefield medicine" practiced by the IMF during a series of economic crises, which included the problems of economic transition in the former Soviet bloc and the Asian financial crisis. Fischer addresses the subsequent calls for reform of the international financial system and makes the case for the IMF as an international lender of last resort.The first section of essays, "The Role of the IMF and the Reform of the International Financial System," considers the IMF's role in the international financial system in light of the crises of the 1990s. The second section, "Macroeconomic Policy, Stabilization, and Transition," examines such topics as exchange rate regimes, inflation, and Eastern Europe's relation to the European Union. The final section, "Poverty and Development," reflects Fischer's basic belief that economic policies should explicitly target poverty reduction. These engaging and accessible essays will appeal not only to economics students, economists, and policymakers but also to the general reader interested in the international monetary system. 606 $aMonetary policy$zDeveloping countries 606 $aEconomic stabilization$zDeveloping countries 606 $aForeign exchange rates$zDeveloping countries 610 $aECONOMICS/Finance 610 $aECONOMICS/Macroeconomics 610 $aECONOMICS/International Economics 615 0$aMonetary policy 615 0$aEconomic stabilization 615 0$aForeign exchange rates 676 $a332/.042 700 $aFischer$b Stanley$07953 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813379703321 996 $aIMF Essays from a Time of Crisis$9743199 997 $aUNINA