IMF Lending: Partisanship, Punishment, and Protest

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M. Rodwan Abouharb (University College London) Bernhard Reinsberg (University of Glasgow)

IMF Lending

Partisanship, Punishment, and Protest

M. Rodwan Abouharb (University College London), Bernhard Reinsberg (University of Glasgow)

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Cambridge University Press
31 October 2024

International institutions; Macroeconomics; Political economy

Series: Elements in International Relations

This Element argues that governments allocate adjustment burdens strategically to protect their supporters, imposing adjustment costs upon the supporters of their opponents, who then protest in response. Using large-N micro-level survey data from three world regions and a global survey, it discusses the local political economy of International Monetary Fund (IMF) lending. It finds that opposition supporters in countries under IMF structural adjustment programs (SAP) are more likely to report that the IMF SAP increased economic hardships than government supporters and countries without IMF exposure. In addition, it finds that partisan gaps in IMF SAP evaluations widen in IMF program countries with an above-median number of conditions, suggesting that opposition supporters face heavier adjustment burdens, and that opposition supporters who think SAPs made their lives worse are more likely to protest. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

By: M. Rodwan Abouharb (University College London), Bernhard Reinsberg (University of Glasgow)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 7mm
Weight: 194g
ISBN: 9781009451161
ISBN 10: 1009451162
Series: Elements in International Relations
Pages: 126
Publication Date: 31 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical framework; 3. Data; 4. How IMF programs affect distributive politics; 5. How distributive politics under IMF programs affect protest; 6. Discussion and conclusion; References; Appendices.