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Alvaro, Portes (2017)

The Role of Ideas at the International Monetary Fund in the European Debt Crisis.

Master thesis | International Relations (MA)

The document focuses on a key issue at a European level: The Role of the International Monetary Fund and the ideas behind its policy recommendations in the design of the bailout packages for the Southern European economies during the European Debt Crisis. The document attempts to shed some light on the debate around the IMF and its links to the Washington Consensus by conducting a quantitative study. Results show that, despite recent claims about a shift towards a more flexible framework, to a large extent, the IMF still follows the principles first laid out by John Williamson.

IMF

Debt Crisis

EU

Washington Consensus

Author

Alvaro, Portes

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

European Union Studies

Supervisors

Trojan, Carlo

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en