1. Introduction and overview : the purposes and operations of the IMF -- 2. IMF Quotas -- 3. The IMF's lending facilities -- 4. Aggregate IMF lending -- 5. Participation in IMF programmes -- 6. The implementation of IMF programmes -- 7. The effects of IMF programmes on economic growth -- 8. IMF...

I. Foundation and Development of the IMF -- Ch1 Prehistory of the IMF: Debates in the UK and Anglo-American Negotiation (M.Itoh) -- Ch2 Early Policy Formation of the IMF: in relation to the NAC (I.Suto) -- Ch3 Struggle of the IMF, 1944-61: Toward the creation of the Postwar Monetary System...

"Remember the past, but build for the future" : address to the Rwandan National Assembly, Kigali, Rwanda -- Rich, poor should join hands for sustainable development -- A time to act : address to the board of governors at the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund,...

1. Insuring and financing trade -- 2. Exporting goods to developing countries -- 3. Paris Club debt rescheduling and the HIPC initiative -- 4. The cyclical process : the IMF, debt rescheduling and export credits -- 5. Increasing trade during the crisis.

Dilip Das addresses one of the most important aspects of international trade, namely regional trade and regional integration agreements. He analyses the latest trends, evaluates the pattern and gauges the progress of regional integration in the global economy over the post-war and contemporary...