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Finance & Development, June 2012
- From the Editor: Five Years and Counting . . .
- Letters to the Editor
- People in Economics: Minder of the Gaps
- The Crisis and Beyond: Five years after the first rumblings in the U.S. mortgage market presaged the greatest global financial crisis since the 1930s, the global economy remains in distress
- Tracking the Global Recovery: Most emerging markets are doing fine, but most advanced economies are not and things seem unlikely to change
- Fixing the System: After a burst of effort to reform financial regulation widely perceived as contributing to the global crisis, the pace has slowed
- Trade Policy So Far So Good?: There was no widespread resort to protectionism during the global crisis but there have been recent moves in that direction
- Shedding Debt: Until households and financial institutions repair their balance sheets, recovery in many advanced economies will be halting
- Bystanders at the Collapse: Emerging markets and low-income countries weathered the global recession. Can they survive further shocks?
- Stable Disequilibrium: Persistent, large payment surpluses and deficits threaten global long-term economic well-being and financial stability
- Commodities in Boom: The global economic crisis hurt commodity prices far less than in earlier recessions. The long-run outlook is murkier
- Picture This: Water for People - The global target for safe drinking water has been met but more than 780 million people still lack access to clean water
- Going Green: Investment in environmentally friendly technologies is growing globally
- Dirty Money, Real Pain: Money laundering harms innocent individuals but can also impose serious costs on national economies
- Out of the Shadows: Governments are wise to shrink their underground economy by improving institutions to build inclusive growth
- Back to Basics: What Are Money Markets?: They provide a means for lenders and borrowers to satisfy their short-term financial needs
- More Jobs, Better Jobs: A rapid increase in south Asia’s labor force calls for cross-sectoral policy reforms to support continued growth of high-quality jobs
- Straight Talk: Age of Austerity: Advanced economies face a harsh environment as they chart a course to balanced budgets and lower debt
- Book Reviews
- Data Spotlight: G7 Borrowing from Abroad: As a share of GDP, the United Kingdom tops the list
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Bystanders at the Collapse: Emerging markets and low-income countries weathered the global recession. Can they survive further shocks?
- International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
- Published Date:
- May 2012
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