The recent debate on administrative bodies in international organizations has brought
forward multiple theoretical perspectives, analytical frameworks, and methodological …

In the last decades, most countries have adopted data-intensive policy instruments aimed at
modernizing the governance of education systems, and strengthening their competitiveness …

The objective of this article is to provide a critical assessment of the emerging Post‐
Washington Consensus (PWC), as the new influential vision in the development debate. The …

Abstract Does the International Monetary Fund (IMF) increase inequality? To answer this
question, this article introduces a new empirical strategy for determining the effects of IMF …

Due to its popularity, the term layering is often used generically, and it risks being
transformed into a catch‐all concept. Layering has become synonymous with incremental …

Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) are now managed with an eye to managerial trends
associated with transnational professionals, a view that has ramifications for how IGOs …

Staff play a key part in designing IMF conditionality, and yet the literature provides a narrow
view of their motivations. This article shows how the design of IMF conditionality is linked to …

This article introduces, summarizes and contextualizes the key questions and findings of a
special issue of Global Policy on the resourcing of international organizations (IO s). The …

This article explores the direction, drivers and implications of change in the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank's policy vision for developing countries before and …

How and under what conditions does the European Union (EU) shape processes of
institution building in other regional organizations? This book develops and tests a theory of …