International Monetary Fund: Background and Issues for Congress Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title International Monetary Fund: Background and Issues for Congress

Creator

  • Author: Weiss, Martin A.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Specialist in International Trade and Finance

Publisher

  • Name: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

  • Creation: 2012-06-12

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: This report evaluates the purpose, membership, financing, and focus of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) activities. It also discusses the role of Congress in shaping U.S. policy at the IMF and concludes by addressing key issues, both legislative and oversight-related, that Congress may wish to consider, including: the role of the IMF as a lender of last resort; the adequacy of IMF resources; and the effectiveness of IMF surveillance.
  • Physical Description: 29 pages.

Subject

  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Finance
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: International finance
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: International monetary system

Primary Source

  • Item is not a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States

Collection

  • Name: Congressional Research Service Reports
    Code: CRSR

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • CRS Report Number: R42019
  • Accession or Local Control No: R42019_2012Jun12
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc87190
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