Number: RL32432
Title: The International Monetary Fund: Future Directions
Authors: Jonathan E. Sanford and Martin Weiss, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: This report discusses seven proposed ways that different authors believe the IMF should be changed: (1) Abolish the IMF, (2) Shrink the IMF, (3) Focus on Macroeconomics, (4) Streamline IMF Loan Operations, (5) Reassign Functions among the IFIs, (6) Better Coordination between the IMF and World Bank, and (7) Expand the IMF. Each is discussed and analyzed. In this way, the report hopes to give readers a better understanding of the basic issues and choices which affect the future direction of the IMF.
Pages: 25
Date: June 10, 2004