The IMF and the Stormy Decade

08/01/2013 8 min
The IMF and the Stormy Decade

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Episode Synopsis

The 1990s was a momentous time for the IMF. The organization oversaw the transition of many former Eastern bloc countries into market economies, played an important role in the aftermath of major capital account crises, all the while, introducing historic reforms back at headquarters. The IMF's official historian talks about this tumultuous era.