The Doctrine of Economic Neutrality of the IMF and the World Bank
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 3917675 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Richard Swedberg (0000-0003-0635-0581, Department of Sociology, University of Stockholm, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 1986 |
| Volumen | 23 |
| Número | 4 |
| Páginas | 377-390 |
| Fecha de publicación | 1986-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Journal of Peace Research (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0022-3433 • E-ISSN: 1460-3578 |
| Editorial | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002234338602300406 |
| OpenAlex | W2171605353 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 38 |
| Referencias citadas | 18 |
According to their articles of agreements the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are only allowed to take economic considerations into account when making a decision. This essay argues that this stance - here labelled the doctrine of economic neutrality - constitutes the main ideology of the IMF and the World Bank. The two major assumptions of the doctrine - that politics can be kept out of the Fund and the Bank, and that decisions can be made on neutral, economic grounds in these two orga nizations - are examined in detail and rejected as false. The essay ends with a suggestion about the real function of the doctrine of economic neutrality: to provide an ideological smokescreen for the powerful Western nations to intervene in favor of free trade capitalism in the domestic affairs of third world coun tries
Capitalism · Doctrine · Economics · Ideology · Law and economics · Neutrality · Political economy · Political science · Politics · International Development and Aid · Law · World Systems and Global Transformations
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| Obras citantes distintas | 38 |
|---|---|
| Citas por año | 0,97 |
| Intervalo de citas | 1987 - 2025 (39) |
| Velocidad de citación | recent |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 38 |