Suchergebnisse

A contribution to a symposium, "Ten Years from Now," argues that International Organizations (IOs) like the World Bank & the International Monetary Fund will continue to fall short of their development goals over the next 10 years. Theoretical arguments that explain why IOs fail to alleviate poverty are examined, including Kenneth Arrow's (1951) impossibility theorem, & hypotheses related to coalition size, the misappropriation of resources, & the link between political reforms & development programs. Attention is also given to the impact of organizational structure within IOs on the success/failure of development programs. Although IOs produce plans for policy reforms, little is done to evaluate why previous plans were never implemented, & most IOs do not have the leverage to persuade leaders to introduce important political reforms that have the potential to jeopardize their tenures in office. It is concluded that the well-intentioned programs of IOs often "help maintain the very political regimes whose policies produce poverty" & suggested that IOs should do less rather than more over the next decade. 9 References. J. Lindroth