The International Monetary Fund and Latin America The Argentine Puzzle in Context

• Main Author: Kedar, Claudia (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Temple University Press 2013
• Subjects: Politics & government; Non-governmental organizations (NGOs); Comparative politics; Development economics & emerging economies; Political Science; International Relations; Development Studies
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has played a critical role in the global economy since the postwar era. But, claims Claudia Kedar, behind the strictly economic aspects of the IMF's intervention, there are influential interactions between IMF technocrats and local economists-even when coun...