Conclusion

In this concluding chapter, we first summarize our main findings and the book’s key contributions to the following literatures: studies on financial crisis, the IMF, political economy of development, the role of interest groups in developing states and the politics of state-sponsored human rights abuses. We then explore how these findings can lead to better designs for financial reforms and lobbying regulations to improve the odds of averting financial crises and to ex-ante measures to reduce state repressionin the aftermath of financial crises.