Machine generated contents note: I.The Evolving Global Role of the IMF -- 1.World Without Walls: The Global Economy and the IMF, 1990-1999 -- The Global Economy in the 1990s -- The IMF in the 1990s -- Financial Architecture in the 1990s -- Appendix: Chronology, 1990-1999 -- References -- 2.Becoming a Universal Institution: Expansion of Membership -- Universalization of the IMF -- The Soviet Union and Its Successor States -- The Breakup of Yugoslavia -- The Major Remaining Nonmembers -- Appendix: Country Name Changes, 1990-99 -- References -- 3.Working Well with Others? The IMF as Team Player -- No Agency Is an Island -- The IMF and the "G's" -- Transparency and External Relations -- References -- 4.Global Oversight: Strengthening and Broadening IMF Surveillance -- The Practice of Surveillance in the 1990s -- Issues in Surveillance -- Surveillance over Major Economies -- Lessons Learned -- References -- 5.Many Borrowers; How Many Sizes? IMF Lending and Program Design --

Contents note continued: Overview -- New Special Facilities -- Use and Modification of Earlier Special Facilities -- Other Specialized Lending Programs -- Technical Assistance, Training, and Resident Missions -- Appendix: Credits and Loans, 1990-99 -- References -- II.The IMF and the Transition from Central Planning -- 6.The Death of Central Planning and the Birth of Markets -- The Challenge and the Strategy of Transition -- The Transition in Existing Member States -- The Transition in New Members -- References -- 7.Russia: From Rebirth to Crisis to Recovery -- First Steps -- The Initial Transition: Support from the IMF -- The Second Stage: Fiscal Reform and the Strong Ruble -- The Crisis of 1997-98 -- Lessons from History -- References -- 8.After the Fall: Building Nations out of the Soviet Union -- Regional Issues -- The Baltic Countries -- Other Middle-Income Countries -- Low-Income Countries -- References -- III.The IMF and Emerging Markets --

Contents note continued: 9.Five Fat Years: Recovery from the Debt Crisis, 1990-94 -- Resolution of the Debt Crisis -- Crisis and Transformation in India -- References -- 10.Tequila Hangover: The Mexican Peso Crisis and Its Aftermath -- Mexico as Star Student -- The Peso Crisis Hits -- What Role for the IMF? -- How Much to Lend? -- The Crisis Is Resolved -- Quarantining the Crisis -- References -- 11.Asian Flu: Financial Crisis in the Pacific -- Onset of the Crisis: Thailand in July -- The Crisis Spreads to Indonesia -- The Debt Also Rises: The Republic of Korea -- References -- 12.Boats Against the Current: Coping with a Global Tide -- East Asia -- Europe -- Latin America -- Lessons Learned -- References -- IV.The IMF and Low-Income Countries -- 13.Policies for Development: From Structural Adjustment to Poverty Reduction and Growth -- Evolution of Concessional Lending -- Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative -- Financing the Facilities -- References --

Contents note continued: 14.Looking to the Future: The IMF in Africa -- A Growth Strategy for Africa? -- Large-Scale Lending -- The East African Community -- Other Lending to Low-Income Countries -- Postscript -- References -- V.Institutional Evolution -- 15.Money Has to Grow: How the Fund Was Financed -- The Financial Evolution of the IMF -- Members' Quotas -- Borrowing by the IMF -- Appendix: A Primer on the SDR -- References -- 16.Carrots and Sticks: Safeguarding the Fund's Resources -- Payments Arrears to the Fund: Containing the Problem -- Other Policies to Safeguard IMF Resources -- References -- 17.Coping with Stress: How the Fund Was Run -- The Institution -- Governors' Meetings -- The Executive Board -- Management -- The Staff -- A Retrospective on the Camdessus Era -- Appendix I Organization of the IMF in the 1990s -- Appendix II Executive Directors and Their Alternates, 1990-99 -- References.