The Mandate and the Activity of the International Monetary Fund (Mandato e Attività del Fondo Monetario Internazionale) (Italian)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 Last revised: 27 Feb 2011

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Gianluca Cafiso

University of Catania - Department of Economics and Business

Date Written: December 1, 2002

Abstract

in ENGLISH This paper explains the evolution of the International Monetary Fund’s mandate and discusses its role in supporting countries experiencing a macroeconomic crisis. We consider the conditionality attached to its loans and why it is convenient in some regards. Even though its operations and functioning raise many criticisms, we argue that the Fund is a necessary institution because it acts opposite to capital markets when it is necessary.

in ITALIAN Questo saggio spiega l’evoluzione del mandato del Fondo Monetario Internazionale e commenta il suo agire per la risoluzione delle crisi macroeconomiche. Il testo evidenzia le criticità che contraddistinguono l’attività del Fondo e i dubbi riguardo ai programmi di aggiustamento strutturale. Ciononostante, la discussione è volta a dimostrare che il Fondo svolge un’attività essenziale, in quanto agisce in controtendenza rispetto agli agenti nel mercato dei capitali.

Note: Downloadable document in Italian.

Keywords: International Monetary Fund, Conditionality, Structural Adjustment Programs

JEL Classification: F02, F33, F34

Suggested Citation

Cafiso, Gianluca, The Mandate and the Activity of the International Monetary Fund (Mandato e Attività del Fondo Monetario Internazionale) (Italian) (December 1, 2002). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1749504

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