Bringing together some of the foremost authorities in their fields, this book is the result of work carried out on behalf of the G24, the world's only research effort devoting to furthering the interests of developing countries and bringing their needs to global attention. The book gives a voice to the developing nations of the world through its powerful essays and its fresh perspective.

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A unique title considering the challenges to the World Bank's development goals and reducing world poverty.

Contributors to this Volume; Foreword; Introduction; 1. The Governance of the IMF in a Global Economy; 2. Who pays for the IMF?; 3. An Analysis of IMF Conditionality; 4. Achieving Long-Term Debt Sustainability in Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPCs); 5. The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Approach: Good Marketing or Good Policy?; 6. Capital Management Techniques in Developing Countries; 7. International Reserves to Short-Term External Debt as an Indicator of External Vulnerability: The Experience of Mexico and Other Emerging Economics; 8. Mechanisms for Dialogue and Debt-Crisis Workout that Can Strengthen Sovereign Lending to Developing Countries; 9. Developing a Global Partnership for Development; 10. International Public Goods: Operational Implications for the World Bank; Index

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'Nowhere is the voice of the developing nations expressed as cogently and powerfully as in these fresh and controversial essays.' —Dani Rodrik, Professor of International Political Economy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

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A unique volume considering the challenges to the World Bank's development goals and reducing world poverty.

Product details

ISBN
9781843311416
Published
2003-06-06
Publisher
Anthem Press
Weight
454 gr
Height
234 mm
Width
155 mm
Thickness
26 mm
Age
P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
288

Edited by
Foreword by

Biographical note

Ariel Buira is Director of the G24 Secretariat. He has been Special Envoy of the President of Mexico for the UN Conference on Financing for Development, Ambassador of Mexico, Member of the Board of Governors of the Bank of Mexico and Executive Director of the IMF.