The Bretton Woods Project is looking for two research assistants, one focussed on promoting the fundamental financial changes needed in response to the financial and economic crisis, and the other focussed on reform of the World Bank, related to climate finance, human rights, governance, and private sector development.
United Kingdom
IFI governance
News
Delivering the insufficient?
Despite spin doctoring that called it a triumph for cracking down on banking bonuses, the G20 finance ministers’ statement in early September produced an accounting for how the G20 met or did not meet existing promises and little new agreement. Once again the UK government excluded critical civil society from the discussions.
Infrastructure
News
Are we nearly there? Building future climate finance architecture
On September 8, 2009, representatives from UK NGOs met with officials from DFID, DECC and Treasury to discuss climate finance issues using "Are we Nearly There? Bridging UK supported funds and a post 2012 climate architecture", a report prepared by members of Bond's Development and Environment Group and the Bretton Woods Project as a point of departure.
Finance
Commentary
UK continues to exclude NGOs from G20 discussions
The Jubilee Debt Campaign and Bretton Woods Projects, NGOs that are part of the Put People First platform, had their accreditation for the G20 finance ministers’ meeting revoked by HM Treasury. The UK also barred two members of Put People First from attending the G20 London Summit in April with little notice.
Finance
News
Logistics: Recovery towards what? Finance, justice, sustainability
Logistical information for the "Recovery towards what? Finance, justice, sustainability" conference in London, 6 November 2009.
Finance
News
Registration: Recovery towards what? Finance, justice, sustainability
Recovery towards what? Finance, justice, sustainability is an exciting and timely one-day conference on 6 November in London on all aspects of global finance and its role in both developed and developing countries. It brings together experts, researchers, practitioners and civil society to discuss how to reshape finance so that it contributes to a just and sustainable economy.
Finance
News
Speakers: Recovery towards what? Finance, justice, sustainability
The list of speakers and short bios for the "Recovery towards what? Finance, justice, sustainability" conference in London, 6 November 2009.
Finance
News
Agenda: Recovery towards what? Finance, justice, sustainability
The agenda for the "Recovery towards what? Finance, justice, sustainability" conference in London, 6 November 2009.
Accountability
News
The DFID white paper and the World Bank: Missing the point?
The latest DFID white paper strengthens the UK's target setting for the World Bank, but fails to adequately tackle the crucial questions of governance, conditionality, human rights accountability, and climate finance. A recent Tory Party policy paper leaves it unclear whether they would do any better.
IFI governance
News
HM Treasury's IMF report: late and without ambition
Finally in mid-2009, the UK issued a report on its relationship with the IMF for 2007-2008, covering two years instead of the normal one to rectify the complete failure to issue an 'annual' report for 2007. It lacks ambition for further reform at the Fund, and because so little was achieved in the two years it covers, the report mostly hails agreements that were achieved in 2009 to strengthen the IMF.
IFI governance
News
IMF austerity chills crisis countries
Criticism of the IMF continues to mount as some crisis lending dishes out heavy conditionality. Meanwhile emerging markets have agreed to stump up the cash to refill the Funds coffers, but only on their own terms.
Environment
Analysis
Are we nearly there?
A number of 'pilot' funds are underway to develop climate related interventions in key sectors. Significant UK financing has been dedicated to these funds, primarily through the World Bank. These pilot programmes must be seen as building blocks towards an appropriate post 2012 financial architecture. Based on an emerging UK civil society consensus this paper highlights the form that this architecture should take, what development models it should build upon and what technological approaches it s
