Rethinking the Governance of the International Monetary Fund

December 1, 2006

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Abbas Mirakhor, and Iqbal Mehdi Zaidi. Rethinking the Governance of the International Monetary Fund, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2006) accessed September 18, 2024

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Summary

This paper attempts to set out the principal issues that need to be resolved in formulating a proposal for quotas and voice reform in the IMF that could command broad support. Following John Rawls, we argue that "justice is the first virtue of social institutions," and we use his theory of justice to provide a method for understanding what should be the case, in the context of voice and voting shares, before international institutions, such as the IMF, are to be justifiable to their members. The implementation of this process suggests, among other things, that a major revision of the quota formulas is long overdue, and leaving this unaddressed raises serious questions regarding the IMF's governance which could develop into a core mission risk and jeopardize the relevance of the institution.

Subject: Capital flows, Financial crises, International reserves, Labor, Market exchange rates

Keywords: Adjustment program, Governance structure, IMF resource, IMF staff, Quota formula, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

46
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Series:

Working Paper No. 2006/273
Stock No:

WPIEA2006273
ISBN:

9781451865332
ISSN:

1018-5941

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