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Fund threatens Brazilian democracy

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26 November 2002 | Guest comment

Conditionality

News

The IMF in Latin America: tough cop, social worker or skunk?

Three recent papers which attempt to analyse the IMF’s role in the Argentinean crisis are examined: ex-IMF senior economist Michael Mussa, the Center for Global Development’s Nancy Birdsall and Mark Weisbrot of the Center for Economic and Policy Research.

17 September 2002

Rights

News

Bank declaration of human rights

The World Bank president has asked his staff to prepare a human rights strategy, ending a long-standing aversion to engaging in the debate. But how far can the Bank go when its board and legal staff are urging extreme caution?

24 July 2002

Social services

News

Ghanaians contest Bank-backed water privatisation

A broad coalition of organisations is challenging the plan to privatise Ghana’s water system. They complain that the World Bank and IMF-promoted scheme will not extend services to poorer people or ensure fair pricing. The deal - which the IMF has just made part of its new conditions for Ghana - reflects the biases of the consultants which drew it up at a cost of $3million.

25 March 2002

Land

News

Brown’s “New Deal” suggests enhanced Bank, Fund roles

Gordon Brown’s recent speeches on a “New Deal” for the global economy have been generally welcomed, especially for their suggestions that aid budgets should be increased.

5 February 2002

Rights

News

World Bank role in Afghanistan unclear

After the first two donor conferences on the reconstruction of Afghanistan - in Islamabad in November and in Brussels in December - some people worry that reconstruction funds could easily be misused and fuel continued civil strife.

17 January 2002

IFI governance

News

New briefing on IMF reform proposals

A new briefing argues for a reformed International Monetary Fund within “a new financial architecture”.

2 November 2001

Rights

News

After 11 September: Towards a new multilateralism?

The implications for the World Bank and IMF of the 11 September atrocities and their aftermath are as yet uncertain.

2 November 2001

Rights

News

Anti-globalisation campaigners carry on

After an initial period of shock and confusion in the wake of the 11 September attacks on the US, anti-globalisers have resumed their protests against multilateral trade and financial institutions.

2 November 2001

IFI governance

News

Gateway Foundation document extracts

This page contains extracts from 2 recent documents on the Development Gateway.

10 September 2001