Rethinking the Governance of the International Monetary Fund /

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...

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Auteur principal: Mirakhor, Abbas
Autres auteurs: Zaidi, Iqbal
Format: Revue
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
Collection:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/273
Accès en ligne:Full text available on IMF
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