Chapter 1 Program Objectives and Program Success
Author:
Atish R. Ghosh
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English
Print Publication Date:
03 Apr 2006
Keywords:
SEM; IMF program; country; IMF-supported program; program implementation; IMF effort; current account ratio; Current account; Capital flows; Private capital flows; Fiscal stance; Global; Sub-Saharan Africa; East Asia; Africa; Europe; IMF staff estimate; IMF's article; capital account crisis country; IMF's General Resources Account; debt-sustainability template; Capital account crisis; Current account balance; Poverty reduction

Abstract

This paper examines how IMF-supported programs have evolved over the past decade, and to what extent national authorities have been successful in achieving their program goals.2

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ISBN:
9781589063617
Publication Date:
03 Apr 2006
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589063617.072
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292

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