IMF Therapy for Brazil
IMF-supported programs only work when the government in charge can credibly commit to them. Is this the case currently in Brazil?
Teresa Ter-Minassian is a former director of the Department of Fiscal Affairs at the IMF. She headed the IMF’s negotiations with Brazil in the late 1990’s.
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