International Financial Institutions and the Movement Toward Greater Accountability and Transparency: The Case of Legal Reform Programmes and the Problem of Evaluation
Year: 2001
Type: article
Abstract: Noting the importance of international financial law standards and domestic financial sector reform, the author considers how to evaluate the effectiveness and sustainability of the legal reform efforts of International Financial Institutions and other relevant institutional legal assistance providers, with a focus on the evaluation of legal technical assistance programs.\nAfter providing an overview of evaluation research (including a discussion of models and types of evaluation) and historical background on development assistance evaluation and international programmes of legal reform, the author discusses the legal reform operations of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank and a number of other development institutions. The author also suggests a comprehensive evaluation process for Legal Reform Programmes.\nIn concluding the article, the author draws together specific observations on International Financial Institutions and Legal Reform Programmes and more general observations on the issues of representation, transparency and accountability.
Author: Joseph J. Norton
Institutions: Southern Methodist University, University of Hong Kong
Language: English
Subfield: Development
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2466578865