The Bretton Woods Project's selection of the best books, reports and other resources on the World Bank and IMF from 2018.
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News
Doing Business 2019: World Bank’s tunnel vision obscures calls for reform
The Doing Business Report 2019 criticised by civil society over its promotion of deregulation and low business tax.
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News
Banking on human capital: Beware unspecified returns
As World Bank prepares to launch its Human Capital Index at the upcoming Annual Meetings in Indonesia, long-standing critiques of Human Capital Theory remain.
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Analysis
Pro-business agenda drives World Bank’s report on the future of work
As the World Bank publishes a report calling for labour market deregulation, global trade unions fight back.
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Analysis
IEG critical of World Bank’s progress on shared prosperity goal
IEG report casts doubt on Bank’s progress on its own shared prosperity goal as civil society raises concerns about Bank's approach to inclusive growth
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Analysis
Chinese growth’s contribution to poverty reduction challenges World Bank and IMF neoliberal policies
CEPR report found that two-thirds of extreme poverty during past 25 years took place in China, which did not follow World Bank and IMF neoliberal policies.
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Background
Call for critical resources on World Bank and IMF for 2017
Request for critical IMF and World Bank resources of 2017.
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WDR on governance: paradigm shift or cosmetic procedure?
World Bank’s 2017 World Development Report on governance introduced the importance of politics, but its impact has been questioned.
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Background
World Bank’s Doing Business report
This Inside the Institutions looks at the Doing Business report and retraces key steps in its history and development, explains how ratings are calculated and outlines some of the main criticisms regarding its methodology and ideological background.
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Concerns over World Bank's WDR on education
CSOs raise concerns about content and consultation process of World Bank World Development Report 2018 on education.
