02082cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF010986 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 15.00 USD 9781589068674 2617-670X BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Independent Evaluation Office. IMF Involvement in International Trade Policy Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009. 1 online resource (225 pages) Independent Evaluation Office 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 Trade policy occupies an unusual and at times problematic place in the work of the IMF. Though trade policies of IMF members have strong influences on macroeconomic stability, they are often seen as peripheral to the IMF's core competency. This evaluation, which examines the IMF's involvement in trade policy issues during 1996-2007, addresses five questions. What is the nature of the IMF's mandate to cover trade policy? Did the IMF work effectively with other international organizations on trade policy issues? Did the Executive Board provide clear guidance to staff on the IMF's role and approach to trade policy? How well did the IMF address trade policy issues through lending arrangements and surveillance? Was IMF advice effective? The evaluation finds that the IMF's role in trade policy has evolved in some desirable and some less desirable ways and recommends how to use the limited resources the IMF can devote to trade policy to fill these gaps. Mode of access: Internet Independent Evaluation Office Reports; Independent Evaluation Office Reports Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/books/017/10187-9781589068674-en/10187-9781589068674-en-book.xml IMF e-Library