She had a significant weight problem. Before each visit she would ask my parents to arrange for her to see a doctor. They would ask whether she would like to see the same doctor as last time. She gave the same answer each time: "No, I need a different doctor, that doctor was no good, he told me to eat less."
Sometimes advice is valued less for its quality and more for its agreeableness, and that is simply a fact of life with which the Fund has to contend. References Bubula, Andrea and Inci Otker-Robe (2002). "The Evolution of Exchange Rate Regimes Since 1990: Evidence from De Facto Policies", IMF Staff Working Paper, WP/02/155. Eichengreen, Barry and Raul Razo-Garcia (2006).