a ISBN 978-15-8906867-4

a ISBN 1-589-06867-X

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number HF1411

b Item number .I3533 2009

a Dewey Classification 382/.3

a Title IMF involvement in international trade policy issues :

b Remainder of title evaluation report /

c Statement of responsibility, etc [prepared by Susan Schadler, Ling Hui Tan and Seok-Hyun Yoon; Independent Evaluation Office].

h Medium BOOK

a Title proper/short title International Monetary Fund involvement in international trade policy issues

a Place of publication, distribution, etc Washington, D.C. :

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Independent Evaluation Office of the International Monetary Fund,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2009.

a Extent viii, 213 p. :

b Other physical details ill. ;

c Dimensions 28 cm.

a Series statement Evaluation report

a Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references.

a Formatted contents note What is the nature of the IMF's mandate to cover trade policy? -- Institutional architecture for trade policy: how well has cooperation worked? -- The IMF's evolving role in trade policy: how was the process guided? -- IMF advice on trade policy: how well was the approach carried out? -- How effective was the IMF's work on trade policy issues?

a Summary, etc Trade policy occupies an unusual and at times problematic place in the work of the IMF. Though trade policies of IMF members have strong influences on macroeconomic stability, they are often seen as peripheral to the IMF's core competency. This evaluation, which examines the IMF's involvement in trade policy issues during 1996-2007, addresses five questions: What is the nature of the IMF's mandate to cover trade policy? Did the IMF work effectively with other international organizations on trade policy issues? Did the Executive Board provide clear guidance to staff on the IMF's role and approach to trade policy? How well did the IMF address trade policy issues through lending arrangements and surveillance? Was IMF advice effective? The evaluation finds that the IMF's role in trade policy has evolved in some desirable and some less desirable ways and recommends how to use the limited resources the IMF can devote to trade policy to fill these gaps.--Publisher's description.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Commercial policy.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Commercial policy

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element International trade.

a Personal name Schadler, Susan.

a Personal name Tan, Ling Hui.

a Personal name Yoon, Seok-Hyun.

a Uniform title Evaluation report (International Monetary Fund. Independent Evaluation Office)

u Uniform Resource Identifier http://www.ieo-imf.org/eval/complete/eval_06162009.html