Le cameroun et les institutions financieres internationales : le cas du fonds monetaire international
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Abstract EN:
The last decade has brought sharp adjustment for most of the developping countries. The object of this study was to know today, what is the place of the cameroon at the imf, and in the other hand to analyse the impact of policies designed to reduce major macro- imbalances. What can we learn? first, cameroon is now in the "hegemony block" of the found. By the conditionnality policies, the found become powerful and in this way cameroon participation is not successful in all the control and consultatif organs. Secondly, structural adjustment program of cameroon become today the"raison d'etre" of the found in cameroon. Nevertheless the extent of debt, poverty. . . , the found policies contribute to open the cameroon economy to the international monetary and financial system. Thirdly, administrative and political contraints of cameroon involves heavy dependance of the state. In summary, structural adjustment means that today multilateral cooperation is undeniable. The major criticism of the found is not only that his policies are the main causes of adverse effects, but they required reform: new aids flows, reduced debt payments, adequate external finance, new developped credit of the found are essential for expansionary adjustment.
Abstract FR:
L'objet de cette etude a ete de cerner la place du cameroun au fonds monetaire international ( fmi ) et l'action de ce dernier en matiere de reequilibrage de sa balance des paiements. Trois constats essentiels et interdependants s'imposent au terme du travail. - le cameroun fait desormais partie du "bloc hegemonique" du fmi et le pouvoir de ce dernier ne cesse de s'accroitre a travers la conditionnalite. A ce titre, la participation du cameroun est neutralisee au sein des organes dirigeants et consultatifs du fonds. - l'ajustement structurel est devenu la "raison d'etre" du fonds au cameroun. Il contribue de facon significative processus d'ouverture de l'economie camerounaise au systeme financier international. Ceci malgre la persistance de la dette de la pauvrete et du systeme informel. - enfin la responsabilite des differents acteurs de l'economie camerounaise dans la recherche du desequilibre structurel n'est pas a negliger. En conclusion, le changement de nature du financement de l'economie camerounaise, montre que la variable cooperation bilaterale-sous regionale n'est pas suffisante. Des lors le defi de la mondialisation et l'ampleur des besoins reels de financement exigent une redefinition des criteres de determination du niveau des prets du fmi.