01721cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001157 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451805710 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Bolivia : Staff Report for the 1999 Article IV Consultation and Request for Second Annual Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000. 1 online resource (83 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <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 A considerable degree of macroeconomic stability was achieved by Bolivia, and by the steadfast implementation of structural reforms, most of the distortions that adversely affected the economy in the early 1980s were removed. The Bolivian authorities are committed to fighting poverty. Executive Directors urged the authorities to proceed decisively with the envisaged reform of labor regulations in 2000 to enhance external competitiveness, make Bolivia's regulations complaint with the norms of the International Labor Organization, and broaden the coverage of the formal economy. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2000/040 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2000/040/002.2000.issue-040-en.xml IMF e-Library