In recent years, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has re-emerged as a central actor in
global economic governance. Its rhetoric and policies suggest that the organization has …

China's overseas financing is a distinct form of patient capital that marshals the country's
vast domestic resources to create commercial opportunities internationally. Its long-term risk …

The IMF is a purposive actor in world politics, primarily driven by a set of homogenous
economic ideas, Stephen C. Nelson suggests, and its professional staff emerged from an …

Globalization scholars have long-debated to what extent economic integration, and,
specifically, mobile private capital, constrains national policy-making. With Western capital …

Political economy theory expects politicians to use budget deficits to engineer an election-
timed boom, known as the political business cycle. We challenge and contextualize this view …

The mandate and competence of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) does not cover food
and agriculture policies. While there is anecdotal evidence that the IMF engages in these …

The global economy, dominated by the consequences of a disastrous health crisis and
international tensions, needs policy support to regain its growth dynamic. To regain an …

What forms do gender equity arguments take in major international institutions? What
broader struggles do these reflect? What contradictions does gender mainstreaming …

Abstract As the United States has retreated from its lead role in globalization–first because of
the 2008 financial crisis, and now under President Donald Trump's leadership–China has …

Promoting constitutional law is an important sphere of action for German foreign and
development policy. It is not a monopoly of the state, however, but is implemented by …