0 The International Monetary Fund, Conditionality, and the World Economic Crisis: New Beginning or False Dawn? Martin S. Edwards Assistant Professor John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations Seton Hall University 106 McQuaid Hall South Orange NJ 07079 Tel: 973-275-2507 Fax: 973-275-2519 Email: edwardmb@shu.edu http://pirate.shu.edu/~edwardmb April 26, 2009