01642cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003593 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451861358 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Boughton, James. Does the World Need a Universal Financial Institution? / James Boughton. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005. 1 online resource (20 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 All financial institutions specialize, in dimensions that may include categories of assets and liabilities, types of services offered, customer demographics, and geographic coverage. The International Monetary Fund is the only international financial institution that is universal in its geographic scope, prepared to lend on request to virtually any country in the world. Why has this status come about? What are its costs and benefits? Is it an appropriate model for a world where macroeconomic imbalances, financial crises, and disparities in economic development must compete for attention and resources?. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2005/116 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2005/116/001.2005.issue-116-en.xml IMF e-Library