Reform of the international institutions : the IMF, World Bank and the WTO

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Title:

Reform of the international institutions : the IMF, World Bank and the WTO

Author:

Coffey, Peter.

ISBN:

9781843760269

Personal Author:

Coffey, Peter.

Publication Information:

Cheltenham, Glos. : Edward Elgar, c2006.

Physical Description:

viii, 167 p. ; 24 cm.

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Pt. 1. The background to the Bretton Woods system and the international trading system -- 1. The background to and the creation of the original Bretton Woods system / Peter Coffey -- Pt. 2. The IMF, the World Bank, and the WTO : an independent European assessment -- 2. The International Monetary Fund / Peter Coffey -- 3. The international bank for reconstruction and development : the World Bank / Peter Coffey -- 4. The World Trade Organisation / Peter Coffey -- Pt. 3. The World Bank, the IMF and WTO : an independent American assessment -- 5. The World Bank / Robert J. Riley -- 6. The IMF / Robert J. Riley -- 7. The World Trade Organisation / Robert J. Riley -- 8. Conclusions : the future / Peter Coffey and Robert J. Riley -- App. 1. Extract from Peter Coffey (1974), The world monetary crisis -- App. 2. The Meltzer Commission report, preface and executive summary. -- App. 3. Doha development programme : results of negotiations at WTO General Council, 31 July-August 2004 and final declaration of the Third Parliamentary Conference on the WTO, 24-26 November 2004.

Abstract:

"At no period since the creation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and World Trade Organisation (WTO) has it been a more opportune time to examine the work, reform and future of the international monetary and trading systems. In this comprehensive examination, the authors provide original, independent assessments of these institutions from both an American and European perspective and offer proposals for reform and improvement."--BOOK JACKET.

Corporate Subject:

International Monetary Fund.

World Bank.

World Trade Organization.

Subject Term:

International finance.

Added Author:

Riley, Robert J., 1963-

Electronic Access:

Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip067/2006002684.html

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At no period since the creation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and World Trade Organisation (WTO) has it been a more opportune time to examine the work, reform and future of the international monetary and trading systems. In this comprehensive examination, the authors provide original, independent assessments of these institutions from both an American and European perspective and offer proposals for reform and improvement.

The seemingly endless problems encountered by the IMF, WTO and World Bank provide major reasons for seeking reform. However, an additional impetus is the changing balance of economic power in the world. The volume begins with an overview of the Bretton Woods and international trading systems. Following this are discrete, in-depth discussions of the three institutions from American and European points of view. The authors emphasise the need for making the IMF and World Bank more regional in structure and, like the European Bank, more frugal in the lifestyles of their officials. Similarly, they call for a narrower focus in the mission of the World Bank and the IMF. In the case of the WTO, they call for a democratic reform of the organisation comprising participation by experts and, above all, better representation and support for Third World countries.

Scholars and students of political economy, as well as those interested in the history and reform of international institutions, will find this an enlightening and necessary addition to their library.