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Multilaterals on the Move

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The 2008 financial crisis heralded a return to prominence for the World Bank and the IMF. Project Syndicate’s contributors assess these institutions’ performance since then, and examine how they should be reformed to promote development more effectively and help advanced and emerging economies alike to avoid – or at least mitigate – future crises.

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  1. The Perils of Premature Deindustrialization

    The Perils of Premature Deindustrialization

    Oct 11, 2013 Dani Rodrik on developing economies' missing manufacturing.

  2. The Drawbacks of Forward Guidance
    pa1125c.jpg Paul Lachine

    The Drawbacks of Forward Guidance

    Oct 11, 2013 Marcel Fratzscher on the problem with central banks' communication strategies.

  3. Five Years in Limbo
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    Five Years in Limbo

    Oct 8, 2013 Joseph E. Stiglitz on the sluggish pace of post-crisis financial reform.

  4. In Defense of World Government

    In Defense of World Government

    Oct 8, 2013 Nancy Birdsall on how globally-minded citizens can strengthen global governance.

  5. Reason and the End of Poverty
    jm1251.jpg Jim Meehan

    Reason and the End of Poverty

    Oct 7, 2013 Kaushik Basu on the logical flaw that keeps people poor.

  6. The IMF’s Next Test
    pa217c.jpg Paul Lachine

    The IMF’s Next Test

    Oct 1, 2013 Gita Gopinath on why the IMF must provide forward guidance.

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