02052cas a2200325 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007378 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451842746 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Dhonte, Pierre. Towards a Market Economy : Structures of Governance / Pierre Dhonte, Ishan Kapur. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1997. 1 online resource (16 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 This paper proposes an operational interpretation of the concept of economic governance. It argues that the capacity of governments to credibly ensure a secure economic environment provides an important benchmark against which governance can be evaluated. Such an environment-which is essential for sustained growth in a market economy-can be established through a rules-based system which ensures freedom of entry into the market, access to information, and sanctity of contracts. Since creating a secure economic environment involves profound, far-reaching social change, it has historically been a complex and lengthy process in most societies. However, basing policy prescriptions on this benchmark helps avoid possible conflicts between different social and moral values. Mode of access: Internet Authority imf Economic Policy imf Government Credibility imf Government imf WP imf United States imf Kapur, Ishan. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1997/011 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1997/011/001.1997.issue-011-en.xml IMF e-Library