Articles by Bretton Woods Project
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The IMF and World Bank Talk “Good Governance” but Walk with Corrupt Governments
Patrick Bond | Bretton Woods Project - TRANSCEND Media Service,
9 Oct 2023
There is a deeper reason for sustained corruption: Neoliberal ideology.
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Bretton Woods Project – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Feb 2011
The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) found major IMF lapses in judgement before the financial crisis, including the promotion of “light-touch regulation”, casting doubt on the Fund’s ability to contribute to taming global finance. As the banking crisis has been transformed into crises of public finance, and while the financial sector returns to business as usual, the IMF has grown increasingly vocal about the insufficient attention being paid to regulation and reform. Analysts ask if we should be looking elsewhere.
→ read full articleThe Role of the World Bank in Carbon Markets
Bretton Woods Project – TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Feb 2011
This paper outlines the World Bank’s involvement in the carbon market and reviews concerns about its impacts on greenhouse gas emission reductions and development. First, it introduces the role and aims of the Bank’s Carbon Finance Unit and the various funds and facilities that it manages…. The paper then summarises the concerns that have emerged from official evaluations and scrutiny by civil society groups regarding the effectiveness of Bank carbon finance in reducing emissions and generating development benefits, adding new evidence where available.
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