In What Sense Does the IMF Act as a Lender

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Essay

In what sense does the IMF act as a lender of last resort? How might the IMF's actions during the Mexican crisis of the mid-1990s have contributed to the Asian currency crisis a few years later?

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Definitions:

Current Draw

The amount of electrical current a device consumes while it is operating.

Headlamp Resistance

The electrical resistance offered by a headlamp's filament, which determines the amount of current flowing through it and thus its brightness.

Amps

A unit of electrical current, shorthand for amperes, representing the flow of electric charge through a conductor.

SAE Relay

An electromechanical switch that meets the standards set by the Society of Automotive Engineers, used for controlling high power circuits with a low power signal.