Preface Introduction; E.Brau & I.McDonald PART I: IMF FINANCIAL HELP TO ECONOMIES IN CRISIS: HOW THE IMF HELPS ITS MEMBERS The Korean Crisis Ten Years Later: A Success Story; H.Neiss, W.Tseng & J.Gordon Comment; K.Kim Poland: Stabilization, Transition, and Reform, 1990–91; T.Lane, R.Ossowski & M.Russo Comment; L.Balcerowicz Turkey's Renaissance: From Banking Crisis to Economic Revival; H.Bredenkamp, M.Josefsson & C.J.Lindgren Comment; S.Serdengeçti Tanzania: Reform and Progress, 1995–2007; R.Sharer Comment; G.Mgonja Brazil: Anchoring Policy Credibility in the Midst of Financial Crisis; L.L.Pérez & P.R.Gerson Comment; A.Fraga Uruguay 2002–03: Recovery from Economic Contagion; S.Seelig & G.Terrier Comment; C.Steneri PART II: PREVENTING FINANCIAL CRISES AND PROMOTING MONETARY COOPERATION Opening the Economic Books of Governments and of the IMF; T.Dawson & C.Enoch Comment; M.Parkinson Preventing the Next Financial Crisis; T.J.Baliño Comment; J.Viñals The IMF Staff's View of the World: The World Economic Outlook; G.Hacche Comment; M.Wolf Conclusions; E.Brau & I.McDonald Annex: How the IMF Operates