Tearing down walls : the International Monetary Fund, 1990-1999 / James M. Boughton.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue : the IMF and the force of history -- The evolving global role of the IMF. World without walls : the global economy and the IMF, 1990-1999 ; Becoming a universal institution : expansion of membership ; Working well with others? : the IMF as team player ; Global oversight : strengthening and broadening IMF surveillance ; Many borrowers, how many sizes? : IMF lending and program design overview -- The IMF and the transition from central planning. The death of central planning and the birth of markets ; Russia : from rebirth to crisis to recovery ; After the fall : building nations out of the Soviet Union -- The IMF and emerging markets. Five fat years : recovery from the debt crisis, 1990-1994 ; Tequila hangover : the Mexican peso crisis and its aftermath ; Asian flu : financial crisis in the Pacific ; Boats against the current : coping with a global tide -- The IMF and low-income countries. Policies for development : from structural adjustment to poverty reduction and growth ; Looking to the future : the IMF in Africa -- Institutional evolution. Money has to grow : how the Fund was financed ; Carrots and sticks : safeguarding the Fund's resources ; Coping with stress : how the Fund was run.