How the corpus engages with the effectiveness of IMF policies

“Critics suggest that its intentions to implement these policies in countries with widely varying economic circumstances were misinformed and lacked economic rationale.”

“Some research has found that IMF loans reduce economic growth due to creating an economic moral hazard , reducing public investment, reducing incentives to create a robust domestic policies and reducing private investor confidence”

“Critics argue that the Fund's policies limit the economic sovereignty of borrowing nations”

“Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (Minister)”

“offers a new lens to understand actually existing global capitalism”

“The current economic crisis – a crisis of values”

“Other research has indicated that IMF loans can have a positive impact on economic growth and that their effects are highly nuanced”

“two-thirds of whom considered the current economic and financial crisis to be one of ethics and values as well”