Explore conditionality, its role in international aid, loan agreements, and public welfare, and understand its various types, applications, and potential criticisms.

Shortly after he assumed office as Managing Director of the IMF in May 2000, Horst Köhler launched a reform of the conditionality associated with its lending. What lies behind this change in approach, ...

The Philippines has had a long history of close cooperation with the IMF. In 1962, the Philippines availed itself of its first financing agreement—a Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with the Fund. Last ...

Many scholars, politicians, and citizens across the globe examine welfare conditionality and its effects on its people and economies. Understanding the outcomes of the programs implemented to approach ...