The International Monetary Fund in the Global Economy

Explains the policies and decisions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the context of changes in the global economy.

Auteur

Mark Copelovitch is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Professor Copelovitch studies and teaches international political economy, with a focus on global financial governance, exchange rates and monetary institutions, the effects of global capital flows on national economic policies, and theories of international cooperation. Professor Copelovitch is a graduate of Yale University and Harvard University, where he received his Ph.D. in 2005. Prior to his appointment at Wisconsin-Madison, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Globalization and Governance at Princeton University.

Résumé
Mark Copelovitch demonstrates how the politics and policies of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have evolved in response to fundamental changes in patterns of financial globalization. Combining statistical analysis with detailed case studies, Copelovitch offers an original explanation of the IMF's responses to financial crises over the last three decades.

Contenu

1. The International Monetary Fund in the global economy; 2. Global finance and the politics of IMF lending: theory; 3. Global finance and the politics of IMF lending: evidence; 4. Global finance and IMF lending to Mexico, 198395; 5. Global finance and IMF lending to South Korea, 198397; 6. Conclusions.