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Multilateral Institutions

Multilateral Institutions

Morten Bøås | Desmond McNeill

(2003)

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Abstract

In recent years, a great deal of public attention has been focussed on multilateral institutions such as the World Bank, IMF and WTO. This book offers students, practitioners and activists a critical guide to these and other major institutions - the Regional Development Banks and UNDP - that make up the multilateral development system. It analyses how they operate with respect to financing and lending, the various roles that they play, and related changes in their policy concerns - such as structural adjustment, sustainable development, and governance.

The emphasis is on politics within and also between multilateral institutions, analysing the relations – both competitive and collaborative – between, for example, the World Bank and UNDP. NGOs are also shown to be important actors, and the role they have played in recent years is critically assessed. The book concludes with some emerging trends: the ‘privatisation’ of the system, regionalisation, and ‘the politics of protest’.

Bøås and McNeill do not simply take the policies of multilateral institutions at face value, but ask how and why these policies came into existence. They seek to promote critical, but informed, engagement both with the member states of multilateral institutions and the institutions themselves.
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Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Contents v
1 Introduction: A Critical Engagement Approach to Multilateral Institutions 1
Multilateralism: A Critical Perspective 4
The Structure of this Book 11
Concluding Remarks 14
2 The Structural Design of Multilateral Institutions 16
The International Monetary Fund 28
The Regional Development Banks 35
The United Nations Development Programme 38
The World Trade Organisation 41
The Roles and Approaches of Multilateral Institutions: The Doctrine of Political Neutrality 43
The Relationship Between Multilateral Institutions 47
Concluding Remarks 49
3 The Changing Priorities of Multilateral Institutions: From Technical Aid to Good Governance 50
In the Beginning . . . Modernisation Through Technical Assistance 51
The World Bank: From Structural Adjustment to Good Governance 63
The Regional Development Banks 72
The WTO and the IMF: Sustainable Development and Good Governance 80
Conclusion: Policy Changes in and among Multilateral Institutions 88
4 The Politics of Multilateral Institutions Unpacking the Black Box 90
Politics in Multilateral Institutions: A Framework 92
Governance and Cross- Cutting Issues: The Fine Art of Policy Making in Multilateral Institutions 103
The Inspection Panel Function and the ADB in Samut Prakarn 117
Legitimacy and Representation A Case for Critical Engagement? 125
The Politics of Protest 135
Policy Making in Multilateral Institutions The Art of the State? 137
5 The Future of Multilateral Institutions 139
Revolution, Reform or Cosmetic Change? 141
The Privatisation of Multilateral Institutions 142
Civil Society and the Future of Multilateral Institutions 149
Regionalism and Multilateral Institutions 151
Conclusion: Critical Engagement and the Future of Multilateral Institutions 156
Notes 160
Internet Resources 168
Bibliography 170
Index 179
activists 119
activists, 119-20 119
activists, 123-4 123
activists, 132 132
activists, 136 136
activists, 138 138
activists, 149 149
activists, 150-1 150
activists, 2
activists, 2 2
activists, 4 4
actors 7
actors, 7 7
actors, 10 10
actors, 12-14 12
actors, 16 16
actors, 47 47
actors, 48 48
actors, 89 89
actors, 91-2 91
actors, 95 95
actors, 102-4 102
actors, 106 106
actors, 109 109
actors, 116 116
actors, 130 130
actors, 137-8 137
actors, 140-2 140
actors, 144-7 144
actors, 150 150
actors, 155 155
ADB 8
ADB, 8 8
ADB, 43-4 43
ADB, 47-8 47
ADB, 73-8 73
ADB, 90 90
ADB, 92-6 92
ADB, 99 99
ADB, 103-4 103
ADB, 106 106
ADB, 108 108
ADB, 110-12 110
ADB, 114 114
ADB, 117-25 117
ADB, 133-4 133
ADB, 136-7 136
ADB, 148 148
ADB, 151-5 151
ADB, 160 160
Administrator 40 40
AfDB 8
AfDB, 8 8
AfDB, 44 44
AfDB, 73-5 73
AfDB, 95-6 95
AfDB, 151-2 151
AfDB, 160 160
Africa 43
Africa, 43 43
Africa, 45 45
Africa, 53 53
Africa, 57 57
Africa, 59 59
Africa, 63-5 63
Africa, 68-9 68
Africa, 73 73
Africa, 76 76
Africa, 87 87
Africa, 144 144
Africa, 152 152
aid 2
aid, 2 2
aid, 24-5 24
aid, 43 43
aid, 48 48
aid, 50 50
aid, 53-6 53
aid, 59-60 59
aid, 62 62
aid, 64 64
aid, 68 68
aid, 73 73
aid, 85 85
aid, 103 103
aid, 113-14 113
aid, 130-2 130
aid, 144 144
annual meetings 14
annual meetings, 14 14
annual meetings, 92 92
annual meetings, 123 123
annual meetings, 135 135
Appellate Body 4 4
Articles of Agreement 86 86
Arun III 9
Arun III, 9 9
Arun III, 117 117
Asia 7
Asia, 7 7
Asia, 32 32
Asia, 36-8 36
Asia, 57 57
Asia, 111 111
Asia, 117-18 117
Asia, 123 123
Asia, 152 152
Asia, 160 160
Asian financial crisis 31-2 31
balance of payments 9
balance of payments, 9 9
balance of payments, 64 64
balance of payments, 66 66
balance of payments, 73 73
Bank Information Center 134 134
Board of Directors 18
Board of Directors, 18 18
Board of Directors, 31 31
Board of Directors, 37 37
Board of Directors, 145 145
Board of Governors 18
Board of Governors, 18 18
Board of Governors, 29 29
Board of Governors, 31 31
Board of Governors, 74 74
Board of Governors, 117 117
bonds 1 1
borrowing countries 4
borrowing countries, 4 4
borrowing countries, 33 33
borrowing countries, 37 37
borrowing countries, 65-6 65
borrowing countries, 68 68
borrowing countries, 73 73
borrowing countries, 77 77
borrowing countries, 87 87
borrowing countries, 94 94
borrowing countries, 110 110
borrowing countries, 127 127
borrowing countries, 130 130
Botswana 6 6
Bretton Woods 60
Bretton Woods, 60 60
Bretton Woods, 128 128
Bretton Woods, 129 129
Brown,Mark Malloch 113
Brown,Mark Malloch, 113-14 113
Brown,Mark Malloch, 116 116
Bush,George W. 157
Bush,George W., 157 157
Bush,George W., 158 158
Bøås,Morten 99
Bøås,Morten, 99 99
Bøås,Morten, 124 124
Bøås,Morten, 152 152
capital markets 2
capital markets, 2 2
capital markets, 31 31
capital markets, 35 35
capital markets, 37 37
capital markets, 130 130
civil society 4
civil society, 4 4
civil society, 13-14 13
civil society, 41 41
civil society, 49 49
civil society, 68 68
civil society, 72 72
civil society, 78 78
civil society, 81 81
civil society, 85 85
civil society, 89 89
civil society, 91-3 91
civil society, 117 117
civil society, 122 122
civil society, 123 123
civil society, 140 140
civil society, 144 144
civil society, 148-9 148
civil society, 155-6 155
Congress,US 4
Congress,US, 4 4
Congress,US, 34 34
Congress,US, 41 41
Congress,US, 54 54
Congress,US, 82 82
Congress,US, 98-101 98
Congress,US, 126-7 126
Congress,US, 131-2 131
corruption 20 20
country constituencies 30
country constituencies, 30 30
country constituencies, 35 35
country constituencies, 95 95
country constituencies, 96 96
credit rating 1
credit rating, 1 1
credit rating, 38 38
critical engagement 11
critical engagement, 11 11
critical engagement, 14 14
critical engagement, 49 49
critical engagement, 102 102
critical engagement, 135 135
critical engagement, 151 151
critical engagement, 156 156
critical engagement, 159 159
developing countries 2
developing countries, 2 2
developing countries, 25 25
developing countries, 27 27
developing countries, 35 35
developing countries, 36 36
developing countries, 38-9 38
developing countries, 43 43
developing countries, 53 53
developing countries, 55-6 55
developing countries, 58-60 58
developing countries, 62 62
developing countries, 66 66
developing countries, 68 68
developing countries, 71 71
developing countries, 85 85
developing countries, 108 108
developing countries, 112-13 112
developing countries, 122 122
developing countries, 131 131
developing countries, 147 147
developing countries, 150 150
developing countries, 158 158
Doha 3
Doha, 3 3
Doha, 84-5 84
donor countries 37
donor countries, 37 37
donor countries, 39-40 39
donor countries, 61 61
donor countries, 77-8 77
donor countries, 91 91
donor countries, 94-5 94
donor countries, 106 106
donor countries, 110 110
donor countries, 113 113
donor countries, 122 122
donor countries, 127 127
donor countries, 131 131
donor countries, 148 148
ECOSOC 9 9
ED 19
ED, 19 19
ED, 76 76
ED, 91 91
ED, 95 95
ED, 98 98
ED, 129 129
EIA 1 1
environment 71
environment, 71-2 71
environment, 75-7 75
environment, 79-83 79
environment, 89-90 89
environment, 94-5 94
environment, 100-1 100
environment, 108-9 108
environment, 112 112
environment, 116 116
environment, 119 119
environment, 121 121
environment, 129 129
environment, 130 130
environment, 136 136
environment, 145 145
environment, 149 149
Environmental Defence 119
Environmental Defence, 119 119
Environmental Defence, 124 124
Environmental Defence, 126 126
Environmental Defence, 134 134
Europe 17
Europe, 17 17
Europe, 24-5 24
Europe, 32 32
Europe, 38 38
Europe, 52 52
Europe, 54 54
Europe, 59 59
Europe, 66 66
Europe, 123 123
Europe, 148 148
Europe, 151 151
Europe, 160 160
Executive Board 9
Executive Board, 9 9
Executive Board, 86-7 86
Executive Board, 160 160
financing 53
financing, 53-4 53
financing, 78 78
financing, 94 94
financing, 121 121
foreign policy 5
foreign policy, 5 5
foreign policy, 29 29
foreign policy, 62 62
foreign policy, 97 97
foreign policy, 98-9 98
foreign policy, 156-8 156
Francistown 6 6
Friends of the Earth 105
Friends of the Earth, 105 105
Friends of the Earth, 128 128
GATT 2
GATT, 2 2
GATT, 60 60
GATT, 80 80
GATT, 81-4 81
GATT, 88 88
Genoa 1 1
Germany 103
Germany, 103 103
Germany, 104 104
gold standard 9 9
Gothenburg 1 1
governance 9
governance, 9 9
governance, 12 12
governance, 15 15
governance, 18 18
governance, 33 33
governance, 37 37
governance, 40 40
governance, 44 44
governance, 47-8 47
governance, 50-2 50
governance, 63 63
governance, 67-72 67
governance, 77-80 77
governance, 86-90 86
governance, 96 96
governance, 108-16 108
governance, 119 119
governance, 121 121
governance, 133 133
governance, 138 138
governance, 143 143
governance, 147 147
governance, 156 156
governance, 160 160
Human Development Report 46
Human Development Report, 46 46
Human Development Report, 116 116
IDA 5
IDA, 5 5
IDA, 61 61
IDA, 126-8 126
IDA, 129 129
IDA, 131 131
ideas 8
ideas, 8 8
ideas, 45-6 45
ideas, 71 71
ideas, 87 87
ideas, 114 114
ideas, 141 141
IFC 4 4
India 6
India, 6 6
India, 110 110
India, 122 122
India, 126 126
India, 130 130
indigenous people 77
indigenous people, 77-9 77
indigenous people, 88 88
indigenous people, 100 100
indigenous people, 104 104
infrastructure 73
infrastructure, 73-5 73
infrastructure, 77 77
infrastructure, 94 94
inspection function 7
inspection function, 7 7
inspection function, 117 117
inspection function, 132 132
International Rivers Network 104 104
international trade 2
international trade, 2 2
international trade, 84 84
involuntary resettlement 78
involuntary resettlement, 78-9 78
involuntary resettlement, 109 109
involuntary resettlement, 116 116
involuntary resettlement, 121 121
Japan 7
Japan, 7 7
Japan, 30 30
Japan, 34-7 34
Japan, 57 57
Japan, 76 76
Japan, 77 77
Japan, 93-7 93
Japan, 103-5 103
Japan, 110-11 110
Japan, 118 118
Japan, 151 151
Japan, 153 153
Japan, 155 155
Japan, 160 160
Klingebiel,Stephan 40
Klingebiel,Stephan, 40 40
Klingebiel,Stephan, 160 160
Klong Dan 24
Klong Dan, 24 24
Klong Dan, 134 134
Klong Dan, 136 136
Korea,South 5
Korea,South, 5 5
Korea,South, 53 53
Korea,South, 85 85
Korea,South, 111 111
Latin America 53
Latin America, 53 53
Latin America, 57 57
Latin America, 59 59
Latin America, 74 74
Latin America, 154 154
legitimacy 92
legitimacy, 92 92
legitimacy, 102 102
legitimacy, 108-9 108
legitimacy, 112 112
legitimacy, 125 125
legitimacy, 131 131
legitimacy, 133-4 133
legitimacy, 156 156
loan 2
loan, 2 2
loan, 31 31
loan, 33 33
loan, 52 52
loan, 61 61
loan, 64 64
loan, 75 75
loan, 77 77
loan, 90-1 90
loan, 99 99
loan, 101 101
loan, 110 110
loan, 116 116
loan, 121 121
loan, 130 130
loan, 152 152
Madrid 9 9
Marrakech 3 3
Masinloc 4 4
McNamara,Robert 6
McNamara,Robert, 6 6
McNamara,Robert, 60-2 60
McNamara,Robert, 65 65
modernisation 69
modernisation, 69-70 69
modernisation, 125 125
modernisation, 132 132
Mosley,Paul 7 7
multilateral system 15
multilateral system, 15 15
multilateral system, 19 19
multilateral system, 27-8 27
multilateral system, 38 38
multilateral system, 47-9 47
multilateral system, 61 61
multilateral system, 75 75
multilateral system, 91 91
multilateral system, 112-15 112
multilateral system, 130 130
multilateral system, 139-40 139
multilateral system, 142 142
multilateral system, 146 146
multilateralism 140
multilateralism, 140-2 140
multilateralism, 150-1 150
multilateralism, 156-8 156
Narmada 6
Narmada, 6 6
Narmada, 109 109
Narmada, 126 126
Narmada, 127 127
neoliberal 3
neoliberal, 3 3
neoliberal, 46 46
neoliberal, 58 58
neoliberal, 60 60
neoliberal, 63 63
neoliberal, 66 66
neoliberal, 69 69
neoliberal, 145 145
neoliberal, 148 148
neoliberal, 150 150
neoliberalism 140 140
Nepal 5
Nepal, 5 5
Nepal, 117 117
NGOs 5
NGOs, 5 5
NGOs, 43 43
NGOs, 47 47
NGOs, 72 72
NGOs, 75-6 75
NGOs, 78 78
NGOs, 81-5 81
NGOs, 89-90 89
NGOs, 92-106 92
NGOs, 108-9 108
NGOs, 113 113
NGOs, 116-20 116
NGOs, 122 122
NGOs, 123-37 123
NGOs, 143 143
NGOs, 149 149
NGOs, 156 156
Nigeria 5
Nigeria, 5 5
Nigeria, 83 83
Nigeria, 95 95
Nigeria, 97 97
nonconcessional loans 1 1
NRDC 9
NRDC, 9 9
NRDC, 128 128
O 'Neill,Paul 50 50
OECD 12
OECD, 12 12
OECD, 131 131
OECD, 147 147
Pelosi Amendment 101
Pelosi Amendment, 101-2 101
Pelosi Amendment, 125 125
Plan Puebla Panama 5 5
policy advice 8 8
political economy 141
political economy, 141 141
political economy, 157 157
poverty 8
poverty, 8 8
poverty, 11-12 11
poverty, 36 36
poverty, 42 42
poverty, 55 55
poverty, 59 59
poverty, 65 65
poverty, 67 67
poverty, 71 71
poverty, 73-4 73
poverty, 89 89
poverty, 94 94
poverty, 133 133
poverty, 144 144
private sector 133
private sector, 133 133
private sector, 142-8 142
private sector, 154-5 154
privatisation 140
privatisation, 140 140
privatisation, 146-7 146
privatisation, 156 156
protest 14
protest, 14 14
protest, 42-3 42
protest, 49 49
protest, 90 90
protest, 92-3 92
protest, 108 108
protest, 123 123
protest, 129 129
protest, 133 133
protest, 135-6 135
protest, 140 140
protest, 149 149
protest, 150 150
quota 33
quota, 33 33
quota, 56 56
rates of interests 1
rates of interests, 1 1
rates of interests, 23 23
reform 4
reform, 4 4
reform, 11 11
reform, 14 14
reform, 32-3 32
reform, 42 42
reform, 51 51
reform, 64 64
reform, 66-8 66
reform, 101-2 101
reform, 108 108
reform, 113 113
reform, 126-9 126
reform, 133 133
reform, 139-42 139
reform, 151 151
reform, 158 158
regional co-operation 6 6
regionalisation 6 6
replenishment 7
replenishment, 7 7
replenishment, 131 131
representation 102
representation, 102 102
representation, 109 109
representation, 133 133
representation, 134 134
Ruggie,John G. 6
Ruggie,John G., 6 6
Ruggie,John G., 143 143
rules 3
rules, 3 3
rules, 92 92
rules, 112 112
rules, 133 133
rules, 141 141
rules, 147 147
Samut Prakarn 19
Samut Prakarn, 19 19
Samut Prakarn, 122-5 122
Samut Prakarn, 132 132
Samut Prakarn, 134 134
Seattle 3
Seattle, 3 3
Seattle, 84-5 84
Seattle, 123 123
second stage restructuring 8 8
sectors 9
sectors, 9 9
sectors, 55 55
sectors, 64 64
sectors, 74 74
sectors, 95 95
sectors, 147 147
sectors, 150 150
September 11
11 11
157-8 157
Sierra Club 102 102
Simon,William 3 3
soft window 2
soft window, 2 2
soft window, 37 37
soft window, 61 61
Soviet 4
Soviet, 4 4
Soviet, 56 56
standard operating procedures 13
standard operating procedures, 13 13
standard operating procedures, 51 51
standard operating procedures, 101 101
sustainable development 18
sustainable development, 18 18
sustainable development, 50 50
sustainable development, 80-4 80
sustainable development, 88-9 88
sustainable development, 93 93
sustainable development, 94 94
Thailand 20
Thailand, 20 20
Thailand, 123 123
Thailand, 153 153
Third World 3 3
Treasury,US 8
Treasury,US, 8 8
Treasury,US, 34-5 34
Treasury,US, 47 47
Treasury,US, 60 60
Treasury,US, 62 62
Treasury,US, 76 76
Treasury,US, 96 96
Treasury,US, 98 98
Treasury,US, 100-1 100
Treasury,US, 138 138
Treasury,US, 148 148
Treasury,US, 150 150
Truman,Harry 3
Truman,Harry, 3 3
Truman,Harry, 55 55
Turner,Ted 5 5
UN 40
UN, 40 40
UN, 53-6 53
UN, 63 63
UN, 80 80
UN, 82 82
UN, 136 136
UN, 139-40 139
UN, 143 143
UN, 145 145
UN, 147 147
UN, 156 156
UN, 158 158
UNHCR 5 5
uni-americanism 158 158
unilateralism 156-8 156
United Kingdom 52
United Kingdom, 52 52
United Kingdom, 56 56
United Kingdom, 65 65
United States 23
United States, 23-6 23
United States, 28-30 28
United States, 34 34
United States, 36 36
United States, 41 41
United States, 43 43
United States, 53-5 53
United States, 60-2 60
United States, 66 66
United States, 74-6 74
United States, 81-2 81
United States, 84 84
United States, 90-1 90
United States, 95 95
United States, 97-8 97
United States, 101-5 101
United States, 126 126
United States, 129-31 129
United States, 142 142
United States, 151 151
United States, 154-8 154
Uruguay Round 2
Uruguay Round, 2 2
Uruguay Round, 81-2 81
votes 20
votes, 20 20
votes, 30 30
votes, 34 34
votes, 37-8 37
votes, 96 96
votes, 126 126
votes, 152 152
voting power 8
voting power, 8 8
voting power, 62 62
voting power, 74 74
voting power, 78 78
voting power, 92 92
voting power, 152 152
Wade,Robert 7
Wade,Robert, 7 7
Wade,Robert, 98 98
Wade,Robert, 105 105
Washington DC 18
Washington DC, 18 18
Washington DC, 25 25
Washington DC, 29 29
Washington DC, 31 31
Washington DC, 35 35
Washington DC, 47 47
Washington DC, 84 84
Washington DC, 96 96
Washington DC, 105 105
Washington DC, 124 124
Washington DC, 131 131
Washington DC, 143 143
Washington DC, 157 157
Wolfensohn,James 150 150
World Bank 3
World Bank, 3 3
World Bank, 10-14 10
World Bank, 16-31 16
World Bank, 35-7 35
World Bank, 39-41 39
World Bank, 43-8 43
World Bank, 51-5 51
World Bank, 58 58
World Bank, 60-76 60
World Bank, 80 80
World Bank, 89-91 89
World Bank, 96-9 96
World Bank, 101 101
World Bank, 103-6 103
World Bank, 109 109
World Bank, 110-17 110
World Bank, 126-31 126
World Bank, 135 135
World Bank, 137-45 137
World Bank, 149-51 149
World Bank, 155-6 155
World Bank, 158 158
World Bank, 160 160
WTO 3
WTO, 3 3
WTO, 12-13 12
WTO, 41-5 41
WTO, 47-8 47
WTO, 51 51
WTO, 80 80
WTO, 82-5 82
WTO, 88-9 88
WTO, 92 92
WTO, 96 96
WTO, 137 137
WTO, 139 139
WTO, 155 155
WTO, 156 156
WTO, 158 158