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