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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807956203321

Autore

Lamdany Ruben

Titolo

Independent Evaluation at the IMF : : The First Decade / / Ruben Lamdany, Hali Edison

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2012

ISBN

1-4755-1181-7

1-4755-1180-9

1-4755-1182-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (269 p.)

Collana

Independent Evaluation Office Reports

Altri autori (Persone)

EdisonHali

Soggetti

Financial institutions, International - Evaluation

Exports and Imports

Finance: General

Financial Risk Management

Foreign Exchange

Macroeconomics

Social Services and Welfare

Labor Economics: General

Current Account Adjustment

Short-term Capital Movements

Development Planning and Policy: Trade Policy

Factor Movement

Foreign Exchange Policy

General Financial Markets: Government Policy and Regulation

Trade Policy

International Trade Organizations

Financial Crises

Labour

income economics

International economics

Currency

Foreign exchange

Finance

Economic & financial crises & disasters

Civil service & public sector

Labor

Exchange rate policy

Trade policy



Financial Sector Assessment Program

Capital account liberalization

International trade

Balance of payments

Financial sector policy and analysis

Financial crises

Labor economics

Financial services industry

Commercial policy

Argentina

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Remarks by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde; Abbreviations; 1 Ten Years of Independent Evaluation at the IMF: What Does It Add Up To?; PART I: THE VISION OF IEO DIRECTORS; 2 IEO: Achievements and a Vision for the Future; 3 IEO: The Initial Vision and a Vision for the Future; 4 IEO: Reminiscences of the Early Years; PART II: STUDIES OF INDEPENDENT EVALUATION AT THE IMF; 5 The Logic of Evaluation Independence and Its Relevance to International Financial Institutions; 6 A Brief History of the IEO

7 Independent Evaluation at the IMF: Understanding the Evaluation Cycle8 IEO Retrospective: Ten Years of Independent Evaluation at the IMF; 9 IEO Recommendations: A Review of Implementation; 10 Academic and Think Tank Assessment of the IEO and Its Evaluations; PART III: VIEWS ON THE IEO; 11 Views on the IEO from Current and Former Executive Directors; 12 Views on the IEO from Current and Former Management and Senior Staff; 13 Views on the IEO from External Stakeholders; PART IV: BACKGROUND MATERIAL AND CONTRIBUTORS; IEO Terms of Reference; IEO Evaluations, 2002-11

Summaries of IEO Evaluations, 2002-11External Evaluation of the IEO, Terms of Reference, September 14, 2005; IMF Executive Board Discussion of External Evaluation of the Independent Evaluation Office; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

This volume examines how independent evaluation contributes to the legitimacy and effectiveness of the IMF. It describes the evolution and impact of the Independent Evaluation Office ten years after its creation as well as the challenges it has faced. It also incorporates feedback from a wide range of internal and external actors and offers useful insights for international organizations, academics, and other global stakeholders.