KnowledgeExamines the World Bank's role as a self-proclaimed "knowledge bank". Questions IFI's knowledge biases as well as providing critical analysis of the bank's development effectiveness and its new Information and Communications Technologies initiatives, such as the Development Gateway. Includes: Technical assistance, development gateway, World Development Reports, media, global public goods, research, poverty measurement, 'results' agenda read more... BriefingsConsolidating ideology in law? Legal and judicial reform programmes at the World BankThe World Bank has vastly increased the resources it commits to good governance, with a large portion of that going to a complex and under-researched area: legal and judicial reform. Researcher Victoria Harris explores how the Bank uses such reforms to cement in place its preferred market-based development paradigm. read article... Investigación, conocimiento y el arte del "manejo del paradigma" Vicepresidencia de Economía del Desarrollo del Banco Mundial (DEC)Robin Broad, Profesora de la Escuela de Servicio Internacional en American University, describe seis mecanismos por medio de los cuales la Vicepresidencia de Desarrollo Económico del Banco Mundial (DEC, sigla en inglés) lleva a cabo su papel de "mantenimiento del paradigma" otorgando privilegios a las personas cuyo trabajo 'resuena" con la ideología neoliberal del mercado libre. read article... Research, knowledge and the art of “paradigm maintenance” The World Bank's development economics vice-presidency (DEC)Robin Broad, professor in the School of International Service at American University, describes six mechanisms by which the World Bank's development economics vice-presidency performs a "paradigm-maintenance" role, privileging individuals whose work "resonates" with the neo-liberal free-market ideology. read article... 249 itemsWorld Bank-IMF spring meetings 2008At this year's spring meetings, the World Bank faced increasing opposition to its plans to tackle climate change, while the IMF was forced to admit that the lack of democracy in its governance is probably why it missed the boat on the credit crisis. read article... Una agenda fiscal para el FMILa ironía de que el FMI otorgue una calificación aceptable a Liechtenstein en lo que respecta al lavado de dinero precisamente el mismo mes en que Alemania lanza una investigación masiva en torno a la evasión de impuestos en ese país alpino muestra que el Fondo aun tiene mucho por hacer si es que desea contribuir a eliminar los flujos ilícitos. read article... El FMI en Argentina: la búsqueda de relevanciaDesde la asunción de Cristina Fernández de Kirchner a la presidencia en diciembre dos temas motivan la participación del FMI en la vida política local: la renegociación de la deuda con el Club de París y la polémica por la elaboración de las estadísticas oficiales. read article... ¿Mucha capacitación para nada? Piden a las IFIs que entreguen las riendas del fortalecimiento de capacidadesEl Grupo de Evaluación Independiente del Banco Mundial reveló serias fallas en la aplicación del trabajo de capacitación del Banco. read article... Briefing on the World Bank’s Six Strategic Themes Spring meetings 2008Minutes of a briefing by World Bank staff on the WBG's six strategic themese read article... Globalization, growth and development: Doing what works Presentation by the Commission on Growth and DevelopmentMinutes from a presentation by some members of the Commission on Growth and Development at the WB/IMF Spring meetings 2008 read article... The IMF in Argentina: the search for relevanceSince Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner assumed the presidency in December the Fund has been involved with the renegotiation of Argentinean debt with the Paris Club and a controversy over official statistics. read article... A taxing agenda for the IMFThe irony of the IMF giving a passing grade to Liechtenstein on money laundering in the same month that Germany launches a massive investigation into tax evasion based in the Alpine country shows that the Fund has a lot of work to do if it wants to help clamp down on illicit flows. read article... |
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