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The UN and the Bretton Woods Institutions

New Challenges for the 21st Century

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Editors:
  1. Mahbub ul Haq

    1. UNDP Administrator, New York, USA

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  2. Richard Jolly

    1. UNICEF, USA

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  3. Paul Streeten

    1. Boston University, USA

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  4. Khadija Haq

    1. North South Roundtable, New York, USA

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About this book

The vision of the founders of the United Nations, the World Bank and the IMF some fifty years ago contrasts sharply with the often weak and limited performance of the institutions they created. The 15 papers in this volume critically assess this record in order to set out proposals for strengthening and restructuring the institutions to meet the new challenges of the 21st century. The changes proposed emphasize human security rather than military security, poverty eradication, gender equity and new international mechanisms to offset growing global inequality.

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Overview

    1. Overview

      • Mahbub ul Haq, Richard Jolly, Paul Streeten, Khadija Haq
      Pages 1-14

  3. The Bretton Woods System

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. An Historical Perspective

      • H. W. Singer
      Pages 17-25

    3. The Vision and the Reality

      • Mahbub ul Haq
      Pages 26-33

    4. A Changing Institution in a Changing World

      • Alexander Shakow
      Pages 34-48

    5. The Keynesian Vision and the Developing Countries

      • Lal Jayawardena
      Pages 49-59

    6. An African Perspective on Bretton Woods

      • Adebayo Adedeji
      Pages 60-82

    7. A West European Perspective On Bretton Woods

      • Andrea Boltho
      Pages 83-92

  4. Reforms in the UN and the Bretton Woods Institutions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93
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    2. A Comparative Assessment

      • Catherine Gwin
      Pages 95-116

    3. A Blueprint for Reform

      • Paul Streeten
      Pages 117-126

    4. A New International Monetary System for the Future

      • Carlos Massad
      Pages 127-139

    5. On the Modalities of Macroeconomic Policy Coordination

      • John Williamson
      Pages 140-153
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Editors and Affiliations

  • UNDP Administrator, New York, USA

    Mahbub ul Haq

  • UNICEF, USA

    Richard Jolly

  • Boston University, USA

    Paul Streeten

  • North South Roundtable, New York, USA

    Khadija Haq

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The UN and the Bretton Woods Institutions

  • Book Subtitle: New Challenges for the 21st Century

  • Editors: Mahbub ul Haq, Richard Jolly, Paul Streeten, Khadija Haq

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23958-0

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1995

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-62893-5Published: 01 May 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-62894-2Published: 01 May 1995

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-23958-0Published: 12 June 1995

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 268

  • Topics: International Economics, Political Science, International Organization

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