International Finance Institutions
- Reforming the IMF: Back to the Drawing Board
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Controversy and debate over the role of the International Monetary Fund are rife - ranging from those who have called for its abolition on grounds that it is no longer needed to those who want the IMF to be merged into the World Bank because they see them as doing pretty much the same thing with the same clientele. This paper argues that the IMF has a role to play, but that this role needs careful consideration and reform.
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- More transparency in Development Finance Institutions' subsidisation of private sector infrastructure projects required
- ( D.W. te Velde;M. Warner / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2007)
- Development finance institutions (DFIs) help the private sector to overcome risks posed by projects with large sunk costs. This paper explores the nature and extent of DFI subsidisation to private sec...
- Suggestions for the IMF to adapt management and governance to the changing global environment
- ( J. Boorman / Friedrich Ebert Stiftung , 2008)
- How could the management and governance of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) be reformed to address the growing criticism it faces? This paper argues that reform must bring about a clearer de...
- Critical conditions: the IMF maintains its grip on low-income governments
- ( N. Molina;J. Pereira / European Network on Debt and Development , 2008)
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Faced with strong criticism for its expansive and poor use of conditionality, and in the wake of a financial crisis, in 2002 the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a set of guidelines ...
- How world public finances can help address income inequality
- ( F. Mestrum / Choike , 2008)
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This paper reviews theories and empirical findings on inequality and finds evidence for a liberal shift in international development:
the reduction of absolute poverty has become... - Is the IMF responsible for the shortage of doctors, nurses and teachers in developing countries?
- ( R. Rowden / IFIwatchnet , 2008)
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This paper highlights the shortage of doctors, nurses and teachers hired in developing countries. It critically addresses current International Monetary Fund (IMF) policies with a focus on the need...
The World Bank's destructive role in African agriculture
- ( K. Havnevik;D. Bryceson;L. Birgegård / Fahamu , 2008)
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The World Bank has played a prominent role in shaping agricultural policy in Africa. This article asserts that this role has often been highly destructive, both in regards to African agriculture an...
- Is the World Bank still a relevant lender?
- ( C.C Khoon / Southern African Regional Poverty Network , 2007)
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The emergence of multi-polar sources of development financing in recent years has created some leverage for borrowers in their negotiations with lenders over the terms
of borrowing. This arti... - Aiming for practical and pertinent technical assistance
- ( Asian Development Bank , 2007)
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How can the Asian Development Bank (ADB) increase the development effectiveness of its technical assistance (TA) operations? This paper offers concrete recommendations to do so.
Authors... - World Bank and IMF must fully analyse impacts before embarking on action
- ( E. Stuart / European Network on Debt and Development , 2007)
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Do the World Bank and the IMF fully consider how their advice might affect the lives of the poor? This paper contends that both institutions should ensure that before they recommend a course of act...
- What are the shortcomings of the World Development Report on agriculture?
- ( S. Murphy;T. Santarius / Heinrich Boell Foundation , 2008)
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For the first time in 25 years, the World Bank’s annual Development Report (WDR 2008) is dedicated to agriculture. This review of the WDR 2008 is written from the perspective of a recen...
