Critiques and evaluations
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- Suggestions for improved regional development banks
- ( P. Wolff (ed);K. Liebig (ed) / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik / German Development Institute (GDI) , 2008)
- The development finance system is becoming increasingly complex. New actors and instruments are being created with enormous speed and ingenuity. Yet the multilateral development banks still account fo...
The future of the IMF: resources, policies and reform
- ( M. Weisbrot;J. Cordero;L. Sandoval / Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington , 2009)
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The London Summit of G-20 leaders recently agreed to increase the resources of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by up to $750 billion, for a total that could reach $1 trill...
- A South African perspective on the World Bank and IMF role in Africa
- ( O. Edigheji;A. Amuwo / Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa , 2008)
- This paper questions the lending progammes of the World Bank (WB), and discusses the significance of its engagement with developing economies. It analyses the history and economics of international de...
Do small farmers hold the answer to the global food crisis?
- ( Vía Campesina , 2008)
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The causes of the current world food crisis are complex, with recent coverage pointing to the impact of agrofuels, increasing world demand and global warming, among other factors. In this article, ...
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...
- 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...
- Is a binding framework on sovereign debt needed to tackle irresponsible lending?
- ( A. Caliari;J. Merckaert / International Cooperation for Development and Solidarity , 2007)
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Irresponsible lending and the lack of creditor accountability for it are arguably at the very heart of the endless string of creditor-driven attempts to grant indebted countries “a lasting ex...
- How far has the Inter-American Development Bank reformed itself?
- ( V. McElhinny / Bank Information Center , 2007)
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Since October 2005, the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) has undergone significant changes in structure and lending practices, under the leadership of the new President Alberto Moreno. ...
- Recommendations for reforming the World Bank conditionality
- ( J. Powell;L. Baker / Bretton Woods Project , 2007)
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Conditional lending remains a controversial aspect of World Bank lending. These conditions have often placed an undue burden on developing countries and at the same time have undermined human right...
