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Save to My PortfolioThe Spring Meetings and the Global Economy

Colin I. Bradford, May 02, 2008, Guardian Unlimited

The Spring Meetings and the Global EconomyMissing from the recent IMF-World Bank ministerial meetings was an understanding that policy development needs to be an interactive process, one that includes financial officials and law makers. Colin Bradford advises the world's legislators must be brought into the conversation about global development in order for these discussions to evolve into successful action. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioThe New Philanthropy and Development Aid

Raj M. Desai and Homi Kharas, April 24, 2008, The Brookings Institution

The New Philanthropy and Development AidWhile the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings made recent headlines, the Global Philanthropy Forum, gathering top private aid donors, fell in the shadows. These private aid donors will likely give more aid to the world’s poor this year than the institutions that convened the Spring Meetings. Raj Desai and Homi Kharas compare these two events and discuss how private aid can help to relieve global poverty. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioShort Term Fixes for Development Assistance

Homi Kharas and Abdul Malik, April 10, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Short Term Fixes for Development AssistancePoor planning and execution of projects, unachievable goals and a lack of accountability resulting in corruption are a handful of reasons why donors’ development assistance is failing to end poverty. Homi Kharas outlines four short term measures to improve the quality of aid by drawing attention to the growing unmanageable aid delivery system with multiple donors, fragmented projects and divided priorities. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioExperts Critique Proposal for IMF Quota Reform

Johannes F. Linn, Ralph C. Bryant and Colin I. Bradford, April 09, 2008, The Brookings Institution

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Save to My PortfolioThe Future of the IMF

Colin I. Bradford, April 09, 2008, The Brookings Institution

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Save to My PortfolioReform of IMF Quota Shares and Voting Shares: A Missed Opportunity

Ralph C. Bryant, April 08, 2008, The Brookings Institution

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Save to My PortfolioHow Europe Can Shape the International Monetary Fund

Domenico Lombardi and Jim O’Neill, April 08, 2008, The Financial Times

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Save to My PortfolioThe Politics of Influence: An Analysis of IMF Surveillance

Domenico Lombardi and Ngaire Woods, April 2008, The Brookings Institution

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Save to My PortfolioDouble Majority Voting in the IMF

Friday, February 08, 2008
Washington, DC

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Save to My PortfolioGlobal Downturn? The World Economy in 2008

Thursday, January 31, 2008
Washington, DC

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Save to My PortfolioA Vision for the Future IMF and the Nature of Power within It

Friday, January 18, 2008
Washington, DC

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Save to My PortfolioSouth America Set to Launch 'Banco del Sur'

Paul Blustein, December 06, 2007, Marketplace, American Public Media

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Save to My PortfolioQ&A on International Financial Markets and the IMF

Domenico Lombardi and Peter B. Kenen, November 13, 2007, The Brookings Institution

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Save to My PortfolioIMF Reform: A Marathon, Not a Sprint

Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Washington, DC

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Save to My PortfolioEurope and the IMF

Domenico Lombardi, October 19, 2007, The Brookings Institution

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Save to My PortfolioWhy the Next President Should Care About the World Bank and the IMF

Lex Rieffel, October 19, 2007, The Brookings Institution

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