How does policy advice of the international monetary fund differ along the income of advised countries?

Schlaufer, Caroline (2019). How does policy advice of the international monetary fund differ along the income of advised countries? Policy studies, 40(3-4), pp. 287-302. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/01442872.2018.1557620

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The policy advice literature has paid little attention to the role of international organizations in policy advisory systems. This article offers a systematic analysis of policy advice provided by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the framework of the IMF’s regular Article IV consultations. The article argues that the content of IMF advice differs according to the income of the advised countries. Content analyses of the Article IV consultation reports of 18 countries show correlations between the gross national income (GNI) of the advised countries and the function of advice in the policy cycle, the specificity of advice, the recommended policy instruments and the targeted policy issues. Results show that the IMF rather points to policy problems, advices on policy goals and focuses on improving implementation when advising lower income countries. When advising higher income countries, the IMF’s advice focuses on means and specific policy tools.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

11 Centers of Competence > KPM Center for Public Management

UniBE Contributor:

Schlaufer, Caroline Lea

Subjects:

300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 320 Political science
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 350 Public administration & military science

ISSN:

1470-1006

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Language:

English

Submitter:

Caroline Lea Schlaufer

Date Deposited:

05 May 2022 12:16

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 16:16

Publisher DOI:

10.1080/01442872.2018.1557620

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/167730

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/167730

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