Accountability, Transparency and Democracy in the Functioning of Bretton Woods Institutions

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Transparency and Democracy in the Governance of the International Monetary Fund and Reforms in Progress: A Voting Power Analysis....Pages 3-15
The Evolution of the International Monetary Fund in Response to the Global Financial Crisis....Pages 17-27
China and The IMF: A Troubled Relationship....Pages 29-46
The New Development Bank: Another BRICS in the Wall?....Pages 47-69
Front Matter....Pages 71-71
From Washington Consensus to Brussels Consensus....Pages 73-90
The Constitutionalization of the Washington Consensus in the European Union: Giving up the Social Market Economy....Pages 91-106
Participatory Democracy Within the Revision of the European Economic Governance Due to the Euro-Zone Crisis....Pages 107-119
Brexit. Europe Betrayed?....Pages 121-133
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Independent Accountability Mechanisms; How Multilateral Financial Institutions Can Be the Front Runners for Commercial Financial Institutions....Pages 137-156
Accountability in International Organisations: Reviewing the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework....Pages 157-187
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
IMF Conditionality and Socio-Economic Impact....Pages 191-203
The Human Rights Effects of Participation in Program Lending Versus the CESCR....Pages 205-238
Front Matter....Pages 239-239
Bretton Woods: The Pursuit of Happiness?....Pages 241-249
Accountability and Transparency in Bretton Woods Institution. Two Concrete Experiences....Pages 251-255
Negotiating the EU’s Future: An Italian Perspective....Pages 257-262