01889cas a2200277 a 4500 AALejournalIMF015762 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 15.00 USD 9781589067097 0251-6365 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Ghosh, Atish. IMF Support and Crisis Prevention / Atish Ghosh, Juan Zalduendo, Alun Thomas, Jun Kim. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (33 pages) Occasional 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 examines the various roles of IMF financing in crisis prevention. Emerging market economies that experienced financial crises in the past have been subject to enormous economic and social costs, highlighting the importance of crisis prevention. While the main defense against a crisis lies in a country's own policies and institutional framework, the IMF can contribute to these efforts through its surveillance activities, provision of technical assistance, and promotion of standards and codes. But the IMF may be able to contribute to crisis prevention more directly by providing contingent financial support. This paper explores the theoretical basis of, and empirical evidence for, possible 'crisis prevention programs.'. Mode of access: Internet Kim, Jun. Thomas, Alun. Zalduendo, Juan. Occasional Papers; Occasional Paper ; No. 2008/004 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/books/084/08995-9781589067097-en/08995-9781589067097-en-book.xml IMF e-Library