01587cas a2200217 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003901 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 9781403987594 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Armas, Adrian. Financial Dollarization : The Policy Agenda / Adrian Armas, Eduardo Levy Yeyati, Alain Ize. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (355 pages) <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 Financial (unofficial) dollarization is widely seen as a critical source of financial fragility in both developing and emerging economies. This volume provides a rigorous and balanced perspective on the causes and implications of dollarization, and the basic policies and options to deal with it: the adaptation of the monetary and prudential frameworks, the development of local-currency substitutes, and the scope for limiting dollarization through administrative restrictions. For more information on how to purchase a copy of this title, please visit http://www.palgrave.com/economics/imf/index.asp. Mode of access: Internet Ize, Alain. Levy Yeyati, Eduardo. Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/books/071/02341-9781403987594-en/02341-9781403987594-en-book.xml IMF e-Library