“..."The IMF and the World Bank have integrated a large number of countries into the world economy by requiring governments to open up to global trade, investment,...”

“...What makes a country attractive to foreign investors? To what extent do conditions of governance and politics matter? This book provides the most systematic...”

“...The IMF is a purposive actor in world politics, primarily driven by a set of homogenous economic ideas, Stephen C. Nelson suggests, and its professional staff...”

“...The right of governments to employ capital controls has always been the official orthodoxy of the International Monetary Fund, and the organization's formal...”