IMF Part 3: Research Design

This is the final component of my 3 part assignment on the IMF.
You can read part 1 here
You can read part 2 here

The purpose of this research design is threefold.  First, it will review the extensive body of academic literature on the International Monetary Fund (IMF), including a brief provision of context based on my previous research.   The IMF's role in facilitating debt relief and economic reforms will be outlined, paying attention specifically to the role of the IMF in achieving its stated goals of assisting nations experiencing balance of payment problems.  The literature review will also examine the IMF's role in facilitating or interrupting domestic democratic processes, and related concepts of its democratic deficit and lack of transparency, and its role in culture and identity, sovereignty, and human security.  This will be situated within a context of globalization and the changing nature of the state. Further, this research design will develop a research question and hypothesis based on and situated within the current academic context. Finally, it will prepare a fieldwork component to a future research project in order to answer the questions raised by other scholars'
work.  By doing so, this paper will contribute to a growing body of literature on one of the most influential institutions of the globalized world, the IMF.




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