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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Carin, Barry, 1946-

Wood, Angela.

Series:

Voices in development management.

Voices in development management

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International agencies--Decision making.

International agencies.

International Monetary Fund--Developing countries.

International Monetary Fund.

International Monetary Fund--Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (137 p.)

Place of Publication:

Ottawa : International Development Research Centre ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-71779-3

9786610717798

1-55250-175-2

OCLC:

64702196