The interventions of the IMF in Argentina

Bachelor thesis Intervention of the International Monetary Fund in Argentina deals with the economic breakdown in 2001 and the role of International Monetary Fund in this event. Political background and economic policy has been analysed for better understanding what exactly eventually led Argentina to bankruptcy. For pragmatic reasons, most attention is devoted to 1990's that are most valuable for confirming the efficiency and motivation of the participation of the International Monetary Fund. Primary evaluation criteria in the thesis are inflation (based on consumer price index), growth of GDP, balance of payments and unemployment. All of the economic indicators are described on the historical background, as well as the political situation during the discussed period of time. Simultaneously, an effort to describe behaviour and development of the International Monetary Fund is manifested in regards to its own motivation, which is consolidation of the government budget and establishing economic development. Last but not least, there is a note about a controversy, which surrounds the whole existence of institution like International Monetary Fund, his agency and role