The IMF and Civil Society: Striking A Balance
September 1, 2001
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Summary
In the space of just a few years, the term “civil society” has entered the international policy vocabulary in many contexts. The IMF’s engagement with civil society organizations (CSOs) raises several broad questions: Which CSOs have been, and should be, engaged by the Fund? What questions should IMF-CSO engagement address? What are the limits to the dialogue? This paper examines the evolution of IMF-civil society relations and their effects on the Fund. It also seeks to identify the tensions that underlie the relationship.
Subject: Asset and liability management, Civil society, Civil society organizations, Debt relief, Economic sectors, Poverty, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy
Keywords: adjustment program, Civil society, Civil society organizations, country, Debt relief, Global, IMF and Civil Society, IMF policy concern, IMF policy conditionality, IMF reform, IMF surveillance, IMF-civil society engagement, IMF-CSO engagement, IMF-CSO relation, NGOs, outreach initiative, PDP, policy advice, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy, Southern NGOs, structural adjustment
Pages:
30
Volume:
2001
DOI:
Issue:
002
Series:
Policy Discussion Paper No. 2001/002
Stock No:
PPIEA0022001
ISBN:
9781451974485
ISSN:
1564-5193
