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Back to Basics--10 Myths About Governance and Corruption The challenge of governance and anticorruption confronting the world today strongly argues against business-as-usual. A bolder approach is needed. The rich world must not only deliver on its aid and trade liberalization promises, it must also lead by example.   |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2000
Daniel Kaufmann, Aart Kraay, & Pablo Zoido-Lobaton |
Governance Matters: From Measurement to Action Policymakers generally rely on anecdotal evidence to assess the quality of governance, but this information is often misleading and incomplete.... |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2000 |
From the Editor Like the mythological hydra, corruption is a many-headed foe that insinuates itself into every part of the social fabric, weakens the body politic, and jeopardizes prospects for economic growth. The menace of corruption has often seemed unconquerable.... |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2002
Mohsin S. Khan & Sunil Sharma |
Reconciling Conditionality and Country Ownership For the international community, one of the biggest challenges is how to reconcile the need for more country ownership of adjustment and reform programs with the need for conditions on IMF loans. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2007
Bio-Tchane & Yehoue |
Africa's Missing Ingredients How international economic aid can be better directed to entrench development in sub-Saharan Africa. |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 5, 2004
Weill & Ross |
Ten Principles of IT Governance You've invested heavily in technology, but where is the payoff? This excerpt from the new book IT Governance distills keys to creating greater value from IT. |
Information Today
November 25, 2014 |
New Resource Explains Challenges and Opportunities for Information Governance The Centre for International Governance Innovation published a resource on the challenges and opportunities for global internet policy and governance. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
Nsouli & Le Gall |
The New International Financial Architecture and Africa African countries have made progress on various elements of the new architecture, but more work is needed---in particular, to enhance transparency and accountability, implement standards and codes, and strengthen financial systems. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
Ahmed, Lane & Schulze-Ghattas |
Refocusing IMF Conditionality Shortly after he assumed office as Managing Director of the IMF in May 2000, Horst Kohler launched a reform of the conditionality associated with its lending. What lies behind this change in approach, and what prospects does it have for strengthening implementation of reforms in the IMF's member countries? |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2001 |
Bulletin IMFC Meeting Endorses IMF Crisis Prevention Efforts... IMF in the process of change... The IMF's Role in Poverty Reduction... IMF Acts to Streamline and Focus Conditionality... |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2007
Cottarelli & Mateos y Lago |
Helping the Global Economy Stay in Shape The IMF adopts a new framework for monitoring countries' economic performance. |
Bank Systems & Technology
May 8, 2007
Nancy Feig |
Technological Improvements Crucial To Greater Transparency In Banking Supervision Traditional approaches to government supervision of banks may actually hurt development and lead to greater corruption in lending in some countries, according to research. |
Finance & Development
June 2009
John Lipsky |
Preparing for a Postcrisis World Assessing the IMF's role in the future international financial architecture |
Finance & Development
September 2008 |
Dialogue Box F&D asked a number of opinion leaders around the world to answer the question, What's the single thing most likely to double living standards in poor countries over the next decade? |
The Motley Fool
June 11, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Can This Factor Improve Your Returns? Too many shareholders forget one crucial element. Companies plagued by self-centered, short-sighted managers could easily foreshadow lousy investment results to come. |
Bank Technology News
March 1, 2008
Anthony Malakian |
Too Much Access and Not Enough Governance A recent survey shows most IT professionals believe more collaboration and clear guidelines are needed regarding governance and information security in the financial services industry. |
Financial Advisor
September 2009
Marla Brill |
Sustainability Indexes: Pros And Cons Environmental, social and governance criteria are the basis. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2000
Jeremy Pope & Frank Vogl |
Making Anticorruption Agencies More Effective How anticorruption agencies can become key players in the war against bribery. |
IDB America
November 2003
Dennis E. Flannery |
Zero tolerance for corruption IDB takes series of measures to increase transparency |
Finance & Development
December 2008 |
Letters to the Editor Weder di Mauro on governance... Who's to blame for the current crisis?... |
The Motley Fool
May 3, 2010
Jennifer Schonberger |
Fool Video: Bribes, Corruption, and Fiscal Woes Greece is in trouble. Hear a conversation with Daniel Kaufmann, former director at the World Bank Institute, discussing the situation. |
The Motley Fool
November 17, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Here's 1 Big Reason IPOs Are Risky Newly public companies lack "new and improved" practices. |
Bank Systems & Technology
May 1, 2006
Ed Scannell |
IBM Debuts SOA Governance Seeking to hasten the adoption of its service-oriented architecture (SOA) strategies, IBM recently announced a governance solution consisting of SOA best practices to help users with issues such as decision rights and the policies that control those decisions. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2006
Ambroise Fayolle |
Out of the Trap Given that fragile states face urgent and specific needs, the framework created by donors to support them is both too slow and not comprehensive enough. Closer coordination between all actors, including the IMF, should be a priority in fragile states. |
Finance & Development
March 2011 |
Veterans of the System Ideas for strengthening the international monetary system. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
How Bribery and Other Types of Corruption Threaten the Global Marketplace There's no doubt that corruption, endemic in emerging economies around the world, throws economic development into chaos. Today, the creation of and comment on anti-corruption regimes is a growth industry. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2000
Robert Klitgaard |
Subverting Corruption The focus of countries' anticorruption efforts typically begins with consciousness raising, shifts to making governments less susceptible, and then addresses the problem of corrupt systems. When this third stage is reached, what measures can governments, concerned citizens, and others take to subvert entrenched corruption? |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Saleh M. Nsouli |
Capacity Building in Africa: The Role of International Financial Institutions This article reviews the evidence on the importance of domestic institutions for economic growth and examines the role of international financial institutions, and particularly the IMF and its training, in capacity building in Africa. |
OCC Bulletin
February 20, 2001 |
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money-Laundering The attached guidance was issued to help U.S. financial institutions avoid transactions that may involve the proceeds of foreign official corruption. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2002
Sanjeev Gupta |
Is the PRGF Living Up to Expectations? When the IMF launched the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) in 1999, it envisaged some far-reaching changes in its operations. But is this new facility living up to expectations? |
Information Today
October 29, 2015 |
The Information Governance Initiative Publishes Annual Report Based on surveys from information governance practitioners and providers, it offers comprehensive research on IG as a concept, profession, and market. |
HRO Today
June 2008
Andy Teng |
Gravitating toward Governance Are you doing a good job watching the store? If you haven't considered your governance efforts lately, better beef up before it comes back to haunt you. |
CIO
June 15, 2004
Jeanne Ross & Peter Weill |
Recipe for Good Governance MIT research has found that good IT governance leads to better return on assets for companies. But what makes for good governance? Here are the ingredients. |
HRO Today
September 2008
Atul Vashistha |
Good Governance Is Critical Supporting your global initiative with the three pillars of strategic, functional, and project governance is critical to outsourcing success. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
Sergio Pereira Leite |
Human Rights and the IMF Human rights and macroeconomic stability are far from incompatible. Rather, they both play crucial roles in the fight against poverty. By supporting sound economic policies and encouraging constructive dialogue within civil society, the IMF contributes to human rights. |
AFP eWire
December 10, 2007 |
Nonprofit Sector Sees Significant Increase in Governance Changes Majority of charities have put in place new governance and accounting policies since the implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley accountability law. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001
Flemming Larsen |
The IMF's Dialogue with Nongovernmental Organizations The IMF is responding to questions about its role in today's world economy by reaching out to civil society at large and to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in particular... |
IDB America
May/Jun 2000
Paul Constance |
From black box to glass house Seminar on transparency and development reveals strategies for combating corruption |
Financial Advisor
September 2010
Eric Rasmussen |
Counting On Green The BP disaster has thrown a spotlight on environmental, social and governance data. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Masood Ahmed & Hugh Bredenkamp |
Supporting Poverty Reduction in Low-Income Developing Countries: The International Community's Response Despite developing countries' improved economic growth rates during the 1990s, poverty has remained firmly entrenched. How can developing countries, international financial institutions, and developed countries work together more effectively to reduce the incidence of poverty? |
The Motley Fool
April 28, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Mutual Funds Pushing for Good Governance Many fund families are supporting reforms for corporate America. |
The Motley Fool
May 30, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
Shareholders Step on the Gas Shareholders are indeed owners, and that should mean having a voice and advocating for change as needed. Maybe that's why corporate governance issues appear to be gaining momentum. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001 |
Bulletin Kohler Calls For Coordinated International Response in Wake of September 11 Attacks... IMF Releases Reduced World Economic Outlook Projections... External Financing for IMF Technical Assistance... |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000 |
Bulletin Pressing Issues of Globalization and Poverty Reduction Are Focus of 2000 IMF--World Bank Annual Meetings... Horst Kohler's Vision for the IMF... Research at the IMF... |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2005 |
Finance -- On Balance Senior executives, especially in this Sarbanes-Oxley era, remain hesitant to outsource finance functions. Done selectively, however, such outsourcing might actually benefit governance and compliance. A recent survey of 203 senior executives reinforces this premise. |
CIO
August 1, 2003
Susan H. Cramm |
A Cry for Full-Cycle Governance It's the only way to ensure IT project success |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001 |
New Book Features IMF's Role in Combating the Global Debt Crisis James M. Boughton's book Silent Revolution: The International Monetary Fund, 1979-1989. |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 28, 2005
Cynthia D. Churchwell |
Should I Pay the Bribe? In some markets there is no way of avoiding payment of bribes, except by exiting the market. So how should you handle corruption in your markets? Harvard professor Rafael Di Tella lays out the not-so-black-and-white issues. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
James M. Boughton |
Michel Camdessus at the IMF: A Retrospective It may be some years until a definitive assessment of Michel Camdessus's unprecedented 13 years as Managing Director can be made. In this article, the IMF's Historian provides a preliminary evaluation. |
Wall Street & Technology
November 17, 2005 |
Rising Equity Stakes Despite stock market declines in recent years, institutional investors increased their equity ownership in U.S. markets, according to a recent report. |
