01640cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000408 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451952001 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Boughton, James. From Suez to Tequila : The IMF As Crisis Manager / James Boughton. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1997. 1 online resource (24 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The IMF was established in 1944 in part to 'give confidence' to member countries by providing short-term credits. Although the intention was that the availability of the Fund's resources should prevent countries from experiencing financial crises, in practice the institution often has found itself helping its members cope with crises after they occur. This paper examines how the role of the IMF as crisis manager has evolved over time, from its earliest loans to the exchange crisis that hit Mexico in December 1994. It argues that the defining moment for this role was the international debt crisis of 1982. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1997/090 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1997/090/001.1997.issue-090-en.xml IMF e-Library