The IMF headquarters in Washington DC.Shutterstock The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has become increasingly infatuated by the negativeconsequencesof excessiveinequality. This new-found mission is laudable, but neglects the manifold ways its own policy advice contributed to growing income inequ

Graham Bird,Faryal Qayum ABSTRACT This paper examines the effect of IMF programs on poverty, income inequality and government expenditure on education and health. It distinguishes between non-concessional and concessional programs and examines the effect of contingent factors program completion, I