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Washington Consensus or Washington Confusion?, October, 26, 1999

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By Moisés Naím
Published on Oct 26, 1999

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Fads and Fashion in Economic Reforms:
Washington Consensus or Washington Confusion?


by Moisés Naím

To read the Working Draft of a Paper Prepared for the IMF Conference on Second Generation Reforms, in Washington, D.C. on October 26th, 1999 click below:

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/seminar/1999/reforms/Naim.HTM

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Moisés Naím

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Moisés Naím is a distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a best-selling author, and an internationally syndicated columnist.

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