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Overview"With the end of the Cold War, the International Monetary Fund emerged as the most powerful international institution in history. But how much influence can the IMF exert over fiercely contested issues in domestic politics that affect the lives of millions? In ""Lending Credibility"", Randall Stone develops a systematic approach to answering this question. Focusing on the former Soviet bloc, Stone finds that the IMF is neither as powerful as some critics fear, nor as weak as others believe, but that the answer hinges on the complex factor of how much credibility it can muster from country to country. Stone begins by building a formal, game-theoretic model on lending credibility, which he then subjects to sophisticated quantitive testing on original data from 26 countries over the 1990s and interview-based case studies on negoitations between the IMF and Russia, Ukraine, Poland and Bulgaria. Stone asserts that the IMF has exerted startling influence over economic policy in smaller countires, such as Poland and Bulgaria. However, where US foreign policy interests come more heavily into play, as in Russia, the IMF cannot credibly commit to enforcing the loans-for-policy contract.This er" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Randall W. StonePublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.425kg ISBN: 9780691095295ISBN 10: 0691095299 Pages: 312 Publication Date: 14 July 2002 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Language: English Table of ContentsReviews"Winner of the AASS Ed A. Hewett book prize ""An excellent book containing objective and largely convincing analysis that is accessible to a large audience.""--Michael V. Alexeev, The Russian Review" An excellent book containing objective and largely convincing analysis that is accessible to a large audience. -- Michael V. Alexeev, The Russian Review An excellent book containing objective and largely convincing analysis that is accessible to a large audience. --Michael V. Alexeev, The Russian Review Winner of the AASS Ed A. Hewett book prize An excellent book containing objective and largely convincing analysis that is accessible to a large audience. -- Michael V. Alexeev The Russian Review Winner of the AASS Ed A. Hewett book prize An excellent book containing objective and largely convincing analysis that is accessible to a large audience. --Michael V. Alexeev, The Russian Review Author InformationRandall W. Stone is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Rochester. He is the author of Satellites and Commissars (Princeton). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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