Interview – Dane Rowlands
Dane Rowlands evaluates the efficacy of the International Monetary Fund and other financial institutions in tackling global financial issues such as poverty.
Low-Cost Institutions: The New Kids on the Global Governance Block
Low-Cost Institutions empower their executive, bureaucratic and societal participants, changing the pattern of authority in global governance and its actors composition.
Interview – Pablo Nemiña
Pablo Nemiña explores the complex relationship between Latin American countries and the IMF, Argentina’s economic policy and the country’s upcoming presidential elections.
Unending Reform Attempts at the IMF: Organised Hypocrisy or Bricolage?
It is puzzling why an international institution sees the need to reform and attempts it while preserving some core aspects that detract from its legitimacy.
Review – Adults in the Room: My Battle With Europe’s Deep Establishment
Rather than a lesson on the economics of bailouts and austerity, Varoufakis’ memoir reads like a treatise on the politics of sovereign debt restructuring during crises.
Online Resources – The International Monetary Fund
A brief introduction to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with links and media to explore further.
Review – Scandalous Economics: Gender and the Politics of Financial Crises
A rich and illuminating volume which adds another dimension to the theme of how the contemporary organization of global finance entrenches and solidifies inequality.
What Next for Renminbi Internationalization?
Chinese authorities need to pursue consistent and measured financial policies considering the impact on other countries, and not cause global financial instability.
The Greek Referendum as Societal Schism
Regardless the Greek referendum’s turnout, Greece will not be able to avoid another austerity plan that will hinder the country’s non-existent ascent to development.
The BRICS’ Economic Institutions and International Politics
The new institutions of the BRICS signal a new reality in international politics that corresponds to the unique multipolar moment of power and ideas.
