The IMF and Civil Society: Striking A Balance

Thomas Dawson and Gita Bhatt

No 2001/002, IMF Policy Discussion Papers from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: In the space of just a few years, the term “civil society” has entered the international policy vocabulary in many contexts. The IMF’s engagement with civil society organizations (CSOs) raises several broad questions: Which CSOs have been, and should be, engaged by the Fund? What questions should IMF-CSO engagement address? What are the limits to the dialogue? This paper examines the evolution of IMF-civil society relations and their effects on the Fund. It also seeks to identify the tensions that underlie the relationship.

Keywords: PDP; IMF-civil society engagement; IMF-CSO relation; Southern NGOs; country; IMF and Civil Society; NGOs; IMF surveillance; adjustment program; policy advice; IMF reform; structural adjustment; IMF-CSO engagement; outreach initiative; IMF policy conditionality; IMF policy concern; Civil society organizations; Civil society; Poverty reduction strategy; Debt relief; Poverty reduction; Global (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30
Date: 2001-09-01
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