01651cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF010479 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 15.00 USD 9781451972931 1020-7635 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Research Dept. IMF Staff papers : Volume 34 No. 3. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1987. 1 online resource (168 pages) IMF Staff 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 In the middle of 1985 Argentina and Israel launched frontal attacks on inflation which succeeded in reducing it drastically during the first year without very significant costs in employment and output. Despite basic differences in the countries' structures, the programs were similar in their design and their effects. This paper covers some of these similarities in the implementation and the results of the two stabilization programs, and analyzes the rationale of the underlying conception of the plans. The focus is on the strategy for the transitional period, and the ability of the programs to sustain price stability. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Papers; IMF Staff Papers ; No. 1987/002 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/024/1987/002/024.1987.issue-002-en.xml IMF e-Library