The rigidity of Fund programmes is causing chafing at the collar in governments and civil society organisations in low-income countries, as the debate over the scaling up of aid rages.
PRSP
Conditionality
Background
Dialogue on national development strategies and the Millennium Development Goals
Dialogue on national development strategies and the Millennium Development Goals at the World Bank-IMF spring meetings in Washington, 20 April 2006.
Conditionality
News
UN says World Bank and IMF “bound by international law”
Bold statements made by the UN special rapporteur on the right to food argue that international law is binding on organisations such as the World Bank, IMF and WTO.
Conditionality
Background
Social development in the World Bank, from vision to action
Brief summary of the presentation of the World Bank's social development report, and follow-up discussion
Knowledge
News
UK cuts through World Bank spin on conditionality
The business-as-usual findings emerging from a Bank review of conditionality released late July have been challenged by the British government and are contradicted by the findings of a study by Irish NGO Debt and Development Coalition.
Knowledge
News
UK cuts through World Bank spin on conditionality
The business-as-usual findings emerging from a Bank review of conditionality released late July have been challenged by the British government and are contradicted by the findings of a study by Irish NGO Debt and Development Coalition.
Conditionality
News
Fund legitimacy under question
A summary of IMF gold sale deadlock. A summary of the new Turkish loan agreement and Krueger's comments on a flexible labour market. Re-emergence of the idea of an Asian Monetary Fund
Rights
Commentary
World Bank and civil society engagement: a new direction?
A civil society perspective on the World Bank global civil society forum and the future of civil society and World Bank engagement, by Moreblessings Chidaushe, Afrodad
Conditionality
News
UK MPs hold hearing on World Bank, IMF
In November the UK International Development Committee held its annual evidence session on the World Bank and IMF, questioning the UK government on issues including conditionality and parliamentary scrutiny of national development strategies.
Environment
Background
Meeting with UK Executive Director to the WB and IMF, Tom Scholar
Meeting with UK Executive Director to the WB and IMF, Tom Scholar, Annual Meetings 2004, 14 September