40 likes | 158 Views
How the IMF changes policy direction. Training plus appointment changes IMF: not always neoliberal Neoclassical- keyensian synthesis -eviscerated the revolutionary implications of Keynes’ theory and therefore exposed itself to the neoclassical resurgence
E N D
Training plus appointment changes • IMF: not always neoliberal • Neoclassical-keyensian synthesis • -eviscerated the revolutionary implications of Keynes’ theory and therefore exposed itself to the neoclassical resurgence • -this percolated deeply into the profession during the 1970s: epistemic (Chicago, Hayek) plus political (business, think tanks) attacks against the background of a crisis that appeared to give Keynesianism a hard time. • -capital account liberalization as an IMF policy is part of this systemic transformation in the profession
BUT… • -the profession ain’t a batallion of Nazi soldiers marching in goosestep; its internal fractures can make a difference as long as (a) appointments change (b) policy failures feed critics and (c) main creditors bicker.
Whar are capital controls (wiki) • 1. exchange controls that prevent or limit the buying and selling of a national currency at the market rate, caps on the allowed volume for the international sale or purchase of various financial assets, transaction taxes such as the proposed Tobin tax, • 2. minimum stay requirements, • 3. requirements for mandatory approval, or even limits on the amount of money a private citizen is allowed to remove from the country.