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Charting A Progressive International Financial Agenda, Daniel Bradlow Apr 2013

Charting A Progressive International Financial Agenda, Daniel Bradlow

Daniel D. Bradlow

This paper argues that the current financial crisis offers the best opportunity for progressive reform in international financial governance in many years. It cautions that developing countries and civil society will only be able to fully exploit this opportunity if they are well prepared and realistic in their expectations. It concludes with a set of recommendations on what reforms developing countries and civil society should promote in the current negotiations about international financial governance.


Materials For A 4-Part On-Line Course On Global Financial Governance Offered By United Nations Institute On Training And Research (Unitar), Daniel Bradlow Apr 2013

Materials For A 4-Part On-Line Course On Global Financial Governance Offered By United Nations Institute On Training And Research (Unitar), Daniel Bradlow

Daniel D. Bradlow

This is the material for a 4-part on-line course on global financial governance offered by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). The course, which is offered over 4 weeks, is designed to help participants understand international financial governance and the challenges that it faces. Second, it seeks to aid participants in assessing both the impact the current arrangements for international financial governance have on their countries and regions and the options they may have in responding to the challenges this creates for them. The first module provides a general framework for understanding international financial governance. The second …


The Evolution Of Operational Policies And Procedures At International Financial Institutions: Normative Significance And Enforcement Potential, Daniel Bradlow, Andria Naude Fourie Apr 2013

The Evolution Of Operational Policies And Procedures At International Financial Institutions: Normative Significance And Enforcement Potential, Daniel Bradlow, Andria Naude Fourie

Daniel D. Bradlow

The exact contours of international organizations’ (IO) responsibility have not yet been clearly defined. While IOs – and international financial institutions (IFIs) in particular – have in the past avoided drawing those contours in more certain terms, this position is slowly changing: IFIs have been changing expectations about their standards of conduct, as reflected in their evolving operational policies and procedures (OP&P). This report provides an overview of the content, formulation, adoption, amendment and enforcement of OP&P at multilateral development banks (MDB) (a subset of IFIs). It highlights the impact of three developments that are strengthening the normative significance and …