Global parliamentarians campaign launched (Bretton Woods Project)

Global parliamentarians campaign launched

The ineffective involvement of legislatures in country dealings with IFIs is broadly acknowledged. Questioning IFI legitimacy and their dominant role in defining national development and economic policies, a global campaign led by CSOs and parliamentarians has been launched.

A global parliamentarians' petition advocating legislative sovereignty over IFIs' operations is to be endorsed by legislators in countries worldwide for presentation to the Bank and Fund management in October.

The campaign hopes to move parliaments towards better oversight in the design and implementation of national development policies.

Parliaments: the missing link in democratising national policy making News|Bretton Woods Project|5 April 2004|update 39|url
Across sub-saharan Africa, good governance efforts depend on the strengthening of parliamentary democracy. In sharp contrast country relations with IFIs reveal weak parliamentary engagement. read article...
Parliaments reign in IFIs: International campaign gains momentum News|Bretton Woods Project|21 September 2004|update 42|url
Over 170 parliamentarians worldwide have signed a petition demanding a greater role in scrutinising the operations of International Financial Institutions (IFIs) within their nations as a way to reassert the sovereignty of legislatures in parliamentary democracy. read article...

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