The IMF and the World Bank at SixtyAriel Buira 'The IMF and the World Bank at Sixty' presents a selection of essays prepared for the Group of Twenty-Four Developing Nations (G24), by some of the foremost authorities in their fields, which address these challenges and suggest the need for reform in several areas. These essays have one fundamental aim: to improve the functioning of the global economy and to better enable developing countries to share in the prosperity of recent decades. |
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