00794nam a2200109Ia 4500080001900000100001500019245006700034260003000101300001500131520051900146583001900665  a01.03.02 I6161  aKorner, P.  aIMF and the debt crisis : a guide to the Third World's dilemma  bZed BooksaLondonGBc1986  aix, 226 p.  aReviews the debt crisis, the ways in which countries get into debt and the causes.  Explains the workings of the IMF, its instruments of policy, and its role in debt rescheduling on behalf of Western Banks.  Argues that IMF measures impoverish the poorest strata of society, undermine the long-term development capacities of countries and will lead to a new round of debt crisis in the late 1980's.  Recommends alternative strategy comprising new loans and a development oriented policy.  Useful for policy makers.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR