A new book by Graham Harrison at the University of Sheffield examines the role of the World Bank in constructing "governance states" in Africa.
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African directors capacity fund underway
The Analytical Trust Fund for sub-Saharan executive directors at the Bank and Fund will hold its inaugural steering committee meeting in September.
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African Executive Directors' support fund
The African Economic Research Consortium has been awarded the contract by the sub-saharan African Executive Directors at the Bank and Fund to act as the commissioning agent for the Analytical Trust Fund.
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Symbolic vote does nothing to change Fund leadership stitch-up
Unsurprisingly, former Spanish Finance Minister Rodrigo Rato was confirmed as Managing Director of the IMF in a mock voting procedure on 4 May. Disappointment was widespread that the Fund had failed to end the stitch-up that allows Europe to nominate the Fund's head.
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Was Rato the best candidate? We'll never know.
Press release from Bretton Woods Project and CRBM on the nomination of Rodrigo Rato as Managing Director of the IMF.
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IMF selection mess only a symptom
The political machinations laid bare by the selection process for the head of the IMF…
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60th anniversary spring meetings protest plans
A week of action is planned to target the 60th anniversary spring meetings of the…
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Emerging split demonstrates need to end IFI leadership carve-up
With two weeks to go before a 2 April meeting of the Economic and Finance Mininsters' Council in Brussels to decide the European candidate to replace outgoing Managing Director of the IMF Horst Koehler, the backroom horse trading has begun in earnest.
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New Chief Economist “listening”
In October, Frenchman Francois Bourguignon took over as World Bank Chief Economist, replacing Nick Stern who will become a managing director at the UK Treasury.
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WB/IMF at European Social Forum
Activities on IFIs during the European Social Forum included a workshop on the Asian Development Bank and one on the role of Europe at the Bank and the IMF to counter US dominance.
