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082			_a332.152 POL
100			_aPolak, J. J.
245		0	_aSome reflections on the nature of special drawing rights
260			_aWashington
260			_bInternational Monetary Fund
260			_c1971
300			_a28 p.
520			_aThe objectives intended to be achieved by the activation of the facility-as contained in the Fund's amended Articles of Agree ment-were summarized as follows in the Managing Director's proposal: (a) Expansion of international trade, economic activity, and development; (b) promotion of multilateral payments and elimination of restrictions; (c) promotion of exchange stability and orderly exchange rate adjustments; (d) correction of payments maladjustments and reduction in payments disequilibria without resort to measures destructive of national or international prosperity; [and] (e) the avoidance of economic stagnation and deflation as well as excess demand and inflation in the world.
650			_aFinancial economics
942			_cDB _2ddc