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The International Monetary Fund and developing countries: a review of the evidence and policy options

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Graham Bird
Graham Bird
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Professor of Economics at the University of Surrey, Guildford, England, and Director of the Surrey Centre for International Economic Studies.
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International Organization , Volume 50 , Issue 3 , Summar 1996 , pp. 477 - 511
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