TY - BOOK AU - Mody,Ashoka AU - Rebucci,Alessandro ED - International Monetary Fund. TI - IMF-Supported Programs: Recent staff research SN - 1589063619 AV - HG3881.5.I58 I5669 2006 U1 - 332.042 PY - 2006/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - International Monetary Fund KW - Bailouts (Government policy) N1 - Includes bibliographical references N2 - A long tradition of research has sought to evaluate the effectiveness of IMF supported programs. This volume includes recent research that moves decisively beyond the typical characterization of programs. First, as the essays in this volume demonstrate, the IMF's advice and financing are conditioned by a variety political economy considerations. International political economy has a bearing on program selection, conditionality, and implementation. Second, the IMF's governance structure also has implications for program design and implementation, and, hence, for the IMF's economic effectiveness. ER -