... Greek Greece IMF international monetary fund moral hazard Schauble 83 The World Bank issued a report in January warning that the European economy is slipping toward secular stagnation, a pro- longed period of very low inflation and very low growth. Should it come to pass, this development...

... Caribbean IMF inflation gross domestic product foreign exchange terms trade Brady Plan Washington Consensus Free Trade Area World 58 All Latin American and Caribbean countries will be hard pressed to maintain satisfactory rates of GDP growth during the next two years, and perhaps longer...

...Carol Graham; Paul Masson The Argentina crisis will not provide an opportunity to make a break with the past and take the imf in the new directions that director Horst Köhler has enunciated. Instead, the fund needs to accept that the humanitarian crisis in Argentina demands quick disbursement...

...Pamela K. Starr As 2002 came to an end, the Argentine economy seemed to have touched bottom after contracting more than 10 percent. But a robust recovery during 2003 will be blocked by many of the same forces that helped create Argentina's economic catastrophe: the hard-line stance of the IMF...

...—the fruit has turned out to be bitter, as economic openness appears to have accelerated social disintegration. © 2003 Current History. All rights reserved. 2003 The Regents of the University of California Argentina Brazil Chile Costa Rica free market IMF Latin America Mexico Venezuela...

... in response to the crisis has not. © 2002 Current History. All rights reserved. 2002 The Regents of the University of California depreciation East Asia financial crisis IMF Malaysia Philippines Singapore slowdown South Korea Thailand In the aftermath of East Asia s spectacular eco-nomic...

..., the stubborn problem of Argentine exports, and global financial volatility. © 2002 Current History. All rights reserved. 2002 The Regents of the University of California Argentina convertibility crisis default de la Rúa Duhalde IMF recession unemployment United States The press is full...

.... … As the 2002 election begins to loom, echoes of the repression of the one-party era have begun to be felt. © 2001 Current History. All rights reserved. 2001 The Regents of the University of California Africa civil society democracy economy ethnic Kenya IMF Moi Nairobi reform 201 The year...