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IMF Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit
comments and to encourage debate. The views expressed in IMF Working Papers are those of the
author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF management.
This paper reviews issues in the development of a market-based system of monetary control in developing countries. It focuses on the appropriate sequencing of financial reform that would facilitate the transition toward a market-based system and measures required to strengthen the effectiveness of market-based operations. The paper also assesses the effects of financial reform on the demand for money function and discusses the implications for policy formulation and implementation.