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Geneva 1: An Independent and Accountable IMF: Geneva Reports on the World Economy 1

The liberalization of capital movements has deeply affected the IMF's business. Crises occur with more violence and leave deeper scars. The Fund has mobilized ever larger rescue packages and yet, it has often failed to achieve its stated aims. Does it mean that the IMF must transform itself or even, as has been suggested, that it has become useless?

The new world economy still needs a Fund, but many of its practices have to be rethought and its role redefined. Its traditional views of exchange rate regimes and the desirability of unfettered capital mobility no longer correspond to the situation of many developing countries. Its mode of intervention needs to recognize that '21st century crises' fundamentally differ from those which dominated during its first fifty years of existence. The continuous blurring of roles between the IMF and the World Bank is fraught with dangers and both institutions must redefine their functions.

This report presents a detailed proposal for a new IMF, insisting on accountability and governance.

' ... the courage of conviction of the authors involved and their genuine desire to see the IMF in an important role in the world, make it essential reading ...' (Central Banking Publications).

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Wyplosz, C, B Eichengreen, T Ito and J De Gregorio (eds) (1999), ‘Geneva 1: An Independent and Accountable IMF: Geneva Reports on the World Economy 1‘, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/geneva-1-independent-and-accountable-imf-geneva-reports-world

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Wyplosz, C, B Eichengreen, T Ito and J De Gregorio (1999), ‘The International Financial Institutions: New Roles in a New World‘, in Wyplosz, C, B Eichengreen, T Ito and J De Gregorio (eds), Geneva 1: An Independent and Accountable IMF: Geneva Reports on the World Economy 1, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/geneva-1-independent-and-accountable-imf-geneva-reports-world

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Wyplosz, C, B Eichengreen, T Ito and J De Gregorio (1999), ‘The IMF and Crisis Prevention‘, in Wyplosz, C, B Eichengreen, T Ito and J De Gregorio (eds), Geneva 1: An Independent and Accountable IMF: Geneva Reports on the World Economy 1, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/geneva-1-independent-and-accountable-imf-geneva-reports-world

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Wyplosz, C, B Eichengreen, T Ito and J De Gregorio (1999), ‘The IMF and Crisis Management‘, in Wyplosz, C, B Eichengreen, T Ito and J De Gregorio (eds), Geneva 1: An Independent and Accountable IMF: Geneva Reports on the World Economy 1, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/geneva-1-independent-and-accountable-imf-geneva-reports-world

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Wyplosz, C, B Eichengreen, T Ito and J De Gregorio (1999), ‘Reforming the IMF‘, in Wyplosz, C, B Eichengreen, T Ito and J De Gregorio (eds), Geneva 1: An Independent and Accountable IMF: Geneva Reports on the World Economy 1, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/geneva-1-independent-and-accountable-imf-geneva-reports-world

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Wyplosz, C, B Eichengreen, T Ito and J De Gregorio (1999), ‘Discussions and Roundtables: An Independent and Accountable IMF: Geneva Reports on the World Economy 1‘, in Wyplosz, C, B Eichengreen, T Ito and J De Gregorio (eds), Geneva 1: An Independent and Accountable IMF: Geneva Reports on the World Economy 1, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/geneva-1-independent-and-accountable-imf-geneva-reports-world