A new report by Bolivian NGO CEDLA shows that despite a new emphasis on civil society participation and poverty alleviation, the core policies attached to IMF loans have not changed.
PRSP
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News
PRSPs: ‘Political space’ at whose expense?
New papers argue that PRSPs do not widen the range of policy options for governments and may undermine existing democratic structures.
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Commentary
The myths and dangers of PRSPs
The myths of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers - that they are nationally owned, pro-poor, and poverty-reducing - should be debunked.
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News
“Clarify Bank’s openess to alternative development strategies”: internal review
A report by the World Bank’s Operations Evaluation Department assessing implementation of the Comprehensive Development Framework includes some sobering recommendations.
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News
IMF paper on NEPAD
A new IMF working paper on the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), calls the agreement "visionary".
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News
Weakest link or missing link?
In April, the IMF, the World Bank and the UK government organised a two-day workshop…
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Analysis
Comments on ‘IMF Staff Note on Macroeconomic Programming for Poverty Reduction’
Civil society commentary on the 'IMF Staff Note on Macroeconomic Programming for Poverty Reduction'
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News
World Bank on Special and Differential Treatment: Bad Economics, Worse Politics
As if the debate on Special and Differential Treatment (SDT) at the WTO wasn’t heated enough, the World Bank has decided to up the temperature a little with its own, highly partisan, contribution.
Rights
News
Trade and PRSP study
UK-based Christian Aid has commissioned the Overseas Development Institute to analyse the trade content of PRSPs.
Rights
Analysis
The World Bank, the IMF and “results”: increasing dominance in development policy lending
The World Bank and IMF are making an audacious grab to consolidate their roles as judge and jury of countries’ policies with a plan to conduct “regular reporting on the implementation of the policies and actions for achieving the MDGs and related development outcomes”.
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12 December 2024
The Bretton Woods Observer: Winter 2024
12 December 2024
Missing in action: accountability is noticeably absent from the World Bank Group’s new Corporate Scorecard
The Corporate Scorecard’s accountability gap is symptomatic of a broader failure on the part of the WBG to fully internalise, integrate and learn from the work of its accountability mechanisms.
16 October 2024