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Poor States, Power and the Politics of IMF Reform
Mark Hibben
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Description for Poor States, Power and the Politics of IMF Reform
Hardback. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 7 colour illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 317 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
This books provides a timely comparative case study that reveals the factors driving the International Monetary Fund's policy reform in Low Income Developing Countries (LIDCs), as a resurgent IMF expands its footprint in the world's poorest states. Through a research design that employs both mainstream and critical IPE theory, Mark Hibben uncovers three major tendencies. Principal-agent analysis, he argues, demonstrates that coalition formation among powerful states, IMF staff and management, and other influential actors is necessary for policy reform. At the same time, he uses constructivist analysis to show that ideational frameworks of what merits appropriate macroeconomic policy response also ... Read more
This books provides a timely comparative case study that reveals the factors driving the International Monetary Fund's policy reform in Low Income Developing Countries (LIDCs), as a resurgent IMF expands its footprint in the world's poorest states. Through a research design that employs both mainstream and critical IPE theory, Mark Hibben uncovers three major tendencies. Principal-agent analysis, he argues, demonstrates that coalition formation among powerful states, IMF staff and management, and other influential actors is necessary for policy reform. At the same time, he uses constructivist analysis to show that ideational frameworks of what merits appropriate macroeconomic policy response also ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Series
International Political Economy Series
Number of Pages
185
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137577498
SKU
V9781137577498
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About Mark Hibben
Mark Hibben is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine, USA.
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