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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811282003321

Titolo

Accountability of the International Monetary Fund / / edited by Barry Carin and Angela Wood

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ottawa, : International Development Research Centre

Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2005

ISBN

1-280-71779-3

9786610717798

1-55250-175-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (137 p.)

Collana

Voices in development management

Altri autori (Persone)

CarinBarry <1946->

WoodAngela

Disciplina

332.1/52/091724

Soggetti

International agencies - Decision making

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 Improving Southern Voice on the IMF Board: Quo Vadis Shareholders?; Chapter 2 Democratizing the IMF; Note 1 Experiences with the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank: A View from the Inside; Note 2 Bringing More Voices into the Policy Debate; Chapter 3 Power without Responsibility? Enhancing Learning and Policy Accountability at the International Monetary Fund; Chapter 4 Operational Policies and Procedures and an Ombudsman; Note 3 Tighter IMF Accountability? Some Dangers; Conclusion; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Brings together leading experts from all over the world to further the debate on the various dimesions of accountability of IMF to its various sharholders and stakeholders. Having fully explored how the notion of accountability can be pragmatically applied it then tests various alternative appriaches and makes some recommendations.