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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgments -- List of abbreviations -- Understanding the governance of international organizations -- Understanding IOs -- Our approach -- Understanding players -- The contributions in this volume -- 1. The World Trade Organization as an institution -- Status of the WTO -- Membership of the WTO -- Structure of the WTO -- Structure of the WTO Secretariat -- Secretariat staff -- Selection of the Director-General -- Organizational issues raised by expanding WTO membership -- Appellate Body and secretariat -- History and culture: from GATT to WTO -- The WTO from 1995 to 2013 -- Interaction between main groups of players -- Decision making -- What fears/expectations have been raised? Have these materialized? -- Conclusion: an organization that needs rebalancing? -- 1.2. Weak organization, strong institution: Comment -- Strong institution? -- 2. Reform at the World Bank -- Opening up the Bank -- Structural adjustment lending and economic policy reform -- The Wapenhans Report and project quality -- The Highly Indebted Poor Country Initiative -- IDA grants -- Decentralization -- Conclusion -- 2.1. The World Bank: Comment -- 2.2. The World Bank-plus ça change?: Comment -- 3. Governance at work at the International Monetary Fund -- Governance structure -- Effectiveness: the IMF's hallmark -- Vote and voice: the quest for increased legitimacy -- Consensus building and ownership: why they matter -- Ministerial engagement increasingly indispensible -- Strategic oversight and accountability -- Conclusion: governance reform-too slow, too incremental? -- 3.1. IMF governance and decision-making processes: Comment -- Obligations of IMF members -- Ownership is vital -- Concerns about legitimacy reduce the IMF's effectiveness.