Speakers: 
-Erinc Yeldan, Professor, University of Bilkent, Ankara
-Robert Wade, Professor, London School of Economics
-Nuria Molina, Executive Director, EURODAD
-Nancy Alexander, Moderator, Heinrich Boell Foundation-North America

Rationale: This panel discussed the nature and impact of IMF reforms in Turkey and Brazil; nature of the reforms undertaken by the IMF in 2009 and their implications, particularly for low-income countries; and questions about the institution’s future. For instance, how might the anticipated IMF governance reforms (which would give some of the G-20 Finance Ministers greater voting power on the Board of Executive Directors) affect the institution’s policy direction?  How might the IMF integrate the lessons of the global financial crisis? What are the impacts of the IMF on "policy space" in developing countries? Are there good examples of governments implementing heterodox policies that respond to the needs and aspirations of citizens and their elected representatives? 

For more information on the workshop, please contact Nancy Alexander: alexander[at]boell.org.