Wolters Kluwer International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this practical analysis of the structure, competence, and management of International Monetary Fund (IMF) provides substantial and readily accessible information for lawyers, academics, and policymakers likely to have dealings with its activities and data. No other book gives such a clear, uncomplicated description of the organization's role, its rules and how they are applied, its place in the framework of international law, or its relations with other organizations. The monograph proceeds logically from the organization's genesis and historical development to the structure of its membership, its various organs and their mandates, its role in intergovernmental cooperation, and its interaction with decisions taken at the national level. Its competence, its financial management, and the nature and applicability of its data and publications are fully described. Systematic in presentation, this valuable time-saving resource offers the quickest, easiest way to acquire a sound understanding of the workings of International Monetary Fund (IMF) for all interested parties. Students and teachers of international law will find it especially valuable as an essential component of the rapidly growing and changing global legal milieu. About the Author Erik Denters studied international law at the University of Amsterdam and obtained a PhD at the VU University Amsterdam. He has lectured widely on public international law and international economic law and holds a teaching position at the VU University Amsterdam. He was visiting researcher at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in 1990 and 1992. He co-edited volumes on international law and development and published Law and Policy of IMF Conditionality in 1996. He has been a member of the Monetary Committee of the International Law Association from 1992-2002. Annamaria Viterbo is Associate Professor of International Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Turin, Italy. She obtained a PhD in International Economic Law from Bocconi University, Milan. She was an intern at the European Central Bank (ECB) Legal Department, a Jean Monnet Fellow at the European University Institute, and a visiting professor at the IMF Legal Department. In 2012, she published International Economic Law and Monetary Measures. Her research interests mainly involve issues of international economic law, and she has published works on IMF, financial regionalism, investments, EMU, sovereign debt.