The G20 summits in 2009 have proposed major changes in governance of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Most important seems to be the acknowledgment that the IMF in its current form lacks legitimacy and ownership. Accordingly, the G20 suggests a reallocation of voting shares to emerging and...

Congressional advocacy towards international organizations -- Enacting a multilateral framework for finance : treasury and congressional compromise -- Building constituencies for the Bretton Woods framework : banks, big business, and the Cold War coalition -- Domestic constituencies speak : the...