Aid flows
Does the IMF cap health spending in developing countries?
Is the IMF constraining low-income countries’ health spending?
Authors:
; Center for Global Development (CGDev)
Publisher:
Center for Global Development, USA, 2006
Most of the recently negotiated International Monetary Fund (IMF) programmes include a ceiling which limits the opportunities for countries to utilise increasing aid, including billions of dollars for prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS. Thus, the Center for Global Development (CGD) has launched a new working group to both establish what actually happens under IMF programs and to make practical recommendations for improvements. This interview with its chair, David Goldsbrough, discusses the group’s task and how it will proceed
