International Financial Institutions
- Calls are being made for a 'Bretton Woods II', viewing fundamental financial reform as necessary for both economic and social stability
- C. Rude / Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V., 2008
- Groups of expert academics, international regulators, bank representatives, policy makers, and trade unionists from the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America met in New York to discuss the global economic crisis, its causes a...
- Economic activity in the West Bank stifled by restrictions to movement of people and access to natural resources
- World Bank, 2008
- In developing countries, land often provides a foundation for economic activities in a variety of sectors. In the West Bank, it takes on a particular significance as economic activity is stifled by conflict and much of the land area i...
- 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 development policy vis-à-vis ...
- Helping developing countries manage risk: the role of the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs)
- N. Lee; G. Perry; N. Birdsall / Center for Global Development, USA, 2008
- While developing countries have done relatively well so far in addressing traditional, largely domestic forms of risk, including macroeconomic imbalances, inflation and external (foreign currency denominated) debt, they have been...
- A call to revamp the global financial architecture to be an inclusive process involving developing countries
- Economic and Political Weekly, India, 2008
- The financial crisis that originated in the United States (US) a year ago has become a global financial crisis unprecedented since the great depression. The credit freeze has severely hit developing countries through increasing risk p...
- Views on the current financial crisis from the global South
- Institute of Development Studies UK, 2008
- The global financial crisis is already beginning to have an impact on the ‘real economy’ in poorer countries around the world. However, the debate in the west about the impact of the crisis has largely ignored it...
- Social analysis for World Bank-supported projects
- A. A. Dani (ed) / World Bank, 2003
- Understanding the social world in which the World Bank’s investment projects operate is critical to any effort to reduce poverty. The World Bank undertakes social analysis in connection with its lending program in order to deter...
- What the financial crisis means for developing countries
- D. W. te Velde / Overseas Development Institute, 2008
- Many developing countries are still growing strongly despite the current global financial downturn, but forecasts are worsening. This background note from ODI questions how long this growth can persist. There are different channels th...
- Changing poverty incidence through changing poverty measures?
- A. W. Parsons / Share The World's Resources, 2008
- The recent revision of the World Bank’s international poverty line, from $1.08 to $1.25 a day, classified an additional 430 million people as living in extreme poverty. Despite this the Bank claims that “we are no less suc...
- What developing countries want from IMF reform
- D. Lombardi / New Rules for Global Finance, 2008
- There is almost universal agreement that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) needs to reform its governance structure and operational approach. It needs to become more effective in monitoring international financial stability, addre...
- Economic activity in the West Bank stifled by restrictions to movement of people and access to natural resources
- World Bank, 2008
- In developing countries, land often provides a foundation for economic activities in a variety of sectors. In the West Bank, it takes on a particular significance as economic activity is stifled by conflict and much of the land area i...
- 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 development policy vis-à-vis ...
- Helping developing countries manage risk: the role of the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs)
- N. Lee; G. Perry; N. Birdsall / Center for Global Development, USA, 2008
- While developing countries have done relatively well so far in addressing traditional, largely domestic forms of risk, including macroeconomic imbalances, inflation and external (foreign currency denominated) debt, they have been...
- A call to revamp the global financial architecture to be an inclusive process involving developing countries
- Economic and Political Weekly, India, 2008
- The financial crisis that originated in the United States (US) a year ago has become a global financial crisis unprecedented since the great depression. The credit freeze has severely hit developing countries through increasing risk p...
- Views on the current financial crisis from the global South
- Institute of Development Studies UK, 2008
- The global financial crisis is already beginning to have an impact on the ‘real economy’ in poorer countries around the world. However, the debate in the west about the impact of the crisis has largely ignored it...
- Social analysis for World Bank-supported projects
- A. A. Dani (ed) / World Bank, 2003
- Understanding the social world in which the World Bank’s investment projects operate is critical to any effort to reduce poverty. The World Bank undertakes social analysis in connection with its lending program in order to deter...
- What the financial crisis means for developing countries
- D. W. te Velde / Overseas Development Institute, 2008
- Many developing countries are still growing strongly despite the current global financial downturn, but forecasts are worsening. This background note from ODI questions how long this growth can persist. There are different channels th...
- Changing poverty incidence through changing poverty measures?
- A. W. Parsons / Share The World's Resources, 2008
- The recent revision of the World Bank’s international poverty line, from $1.08 to $1.25 a day, classified an additional 430 million people as living in extreme poverty. Despite this the Bank claims that “we are no less suc...
- What developing countries want from IMF reform
- D. Lombardi / New Rules for Global Finance, 2008
- There is almost universal agreement that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) needs to reform its governance structure and operational approach. It needs to become more effective in monitoring international financial stability, addre...
- IMF needs sustainability
- New Rules for Global Finance, 2008
- This paper reviews the recent IMF practices and lending to low income member countries. The paper reveals that: despite some achievements made so far by the IMF including reducing debts to borrowers, the majority member...
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