This collection of papers examines IMF-supported programs over the period 1995-2000 in both middle-income and low-income countries. In order to seek insights from a comparison across different types of programs, the sections entitledObjectives and Outcomes, Policy Formulation and Analytical Frameworks, and Macroeconomic and Structural Policies address a number of questions regarding the economic programs for which national authorities seek the IMF's financial support: the specific...
More DescriptionThis collection of papers examines IMF-supported programs over the period 1995-2000 in both middle-income and low-income countries. In order to seek insights from a comparison across different types of programs, the sections entitledObjectives and Outcomes, Policy Formulation and Analytical Frameworks, and Macroeconomic and Structural Policies address a number of questions regarding the economic programs for which national authorities seek the IMF's financial support: the specific goals of IMF-supported programs, and the challenges they face;how programs are formulated;the components of programs;and how program success should be judged.