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Learning from Success: Understanding China’s (uneven) progress against poverty »
Source: Finance & Development, December 2004
Volume/Issue: 41/4
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 13 December 2004
ISBN: 9781451922578
Keywords: central bank, monetary fund, monetary unions, debt relief
For the latest thinking about the international financial system, monetary policy, economic development, poverty reduction, and other critical issues, subscribe to Finance & Development (F&D). This lively quarterl...

Leveraging Inequality »
Source: Finance & Development, December 2010
Volume/Issue: 47/4
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 December 2010
ISBN: 9781451922356
Keywords: emerging markets, recession, international monetary fund, financial markets
This issue of F&D looks at the growing role of emerging markets. Analysis by the IMF's Ayhan Kose and Eswar Prasad, professor of trade policy at Cornell University, argues that their economic ascendance will enable...

The Low-Carbon Road: The twin challenges of poverty and climate change are tightly interwoven »
Source: Finance and Development, December 2015
Volume/Issue: 52/4
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 December 2015
ISBN: 9781475537161
Keywords: energy, carbon, emissions, climate, investment
This article presents an overview of the life of Richard Layard, who believes that the basic purpose of economics is the maximization of happiness and well-being. As director of the Wellbeing Programme at the Londo...

Masters of Illusion: The World Bank and the Poverty of Nations and The World Bank: A Third World View »
Source: Finance & Development, March 1998
Volume/Issue: 35/1
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 1998
ISBN: 9781451953220
Keywords: monetary policy, inflation, monetary fund, inflation targeting
For the latest thinking about the international financial system, monetary policy, economic development, poverty reduction, and other critical issues, subscribe to Finance & Development (F&D). This lively quarterly...

Measure to Measure: Inequality may be a hot topic, but describing it is a difficult proposition »
Source: Finance & Development, September 2014
Volume/Issue: 51/3
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 25 August 2014
ISBN: 9781475566987
Keywords: Finance and Development, monetary fund, global economy, monetary system, international monetary system
This chapter discusses various past and future aspects of the global economy. There has been a huge transformation of the global economy in the last several years. Articles on the future of energy in the global eco...

More or Less: Income inequality has risen over the past quarter-century instead of falling as expected »
Source: Finance & Development, September 2011
Volume/Issue: 48/3
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 September 2011
ISBN: 9781451953633
Keywords: bond, economic crisis, global economic crisis, financial sector, debt crisis
All for One examines inequality and the many ways it matters. In our overview article, the World bank's Branko Milanovic explains how income inequality is measured and tells us that it's increased in most countries...

Municipal Fallout: U.S. state bond markets are not insulated from each other but are from the federal bond market »
Source: Finance & Development, September 2011
Volume/Issue: 48/3
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 September 2011
ISBN: 9781451953633
Keywords: bond, economic crisis, global economic crisis, financial sector, debt crisis
All for One examines inequality and the many ways it matters. In our overview article, the World bank's Branko Milanovic explains how income inequality is measured and tells us that it's increased in most countries...

Out of the Shadows: Governments are wise to shrink their underground economy by improving institutions to build inclusive growth »
Source: Finance & Development, June 2012
Volume/Issue: 49/2
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 31 May 2012
ISBN: 9781451922202
Keywords: monetary fund, recession, financial crisis, global recession
Five years after the first stirrings of the crisis, some countries have recovered, but others are still struggling. F&D looks at the world today and sees a complex and mixed picture for the future of the world econ...

Painful Medicine: Although advanced economies need medium-run fiscal consolidation, slamming on the brakes too quickly will hurt incomes and job prospects »
Source: Finance & Development, September 2011
Volume/Issue: 48/3
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 September 2011
ISBN: 9781451953633
Keywords: bond, economic crisis, global economic crisis, financial sector, debt crisis
All for One examines inequality and the many ways it matters. In our overview article, the World bank's Branko Milanovic explains how income inequality is measured and tells us that it's increased in most countries...

People in Economics: The Master Artisan »
Source: Finance & Development, September 2011
Volume/Issue: 48/3
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 September 2011
ISBN: 9781451953633
Keywords: bond, economic crisis, global economic crisis, financial sector, debt crisis
All for One examines inequality and the many ways it matters. In our overview article, the World bank's Branko Milanovic explains how income inequality is measured and tells us that it's increased in most countries...