The future of the IMF

Much is being published ahead of this weekend's World Bank and IMF Spring meetings. Some of it is below the fold if you are interested.

From the IMF:

• Medium-term strategy, with comments from Rodrigo Rato
• Reforming the governance and executive board
• Rodrigo Rato on the IMF and global imbalances
• Anne Krueger on evolution not revolution
• Raghuram Rajan on the IMF in a changing world
• Takatoshi Kato on globalization's challenges for the IMF
• Responses to questions in the news

From others:

• Mervyn King with the Bank of England perspective
• David Dodge with the Bank of Canda perspective
• Edwin Truman's overview of the issues
• Edwin Turman's new IIE book on IMF reform
• IIE conference on IMF reform, and much more from IIE
• IIF's eight point reform program
• Jeffrey Sachs on how the IMF can regain legtimacy
• Roubini and Sester on a reform agenda for the IMF
• Martin Wolf on the need for IMF independence
• Allan Meltzer on a new IMF mandate
• Steve Radelet on the IMF in low-income countries
• Woods and Lombardi on developing-country representation
• Dervis and Birdsall propose a stability and growth facility
• The Economist suggests a gentle overhaul

Update: The Development Committee reports for the meetings are out: Clean Energy and Development, Fiscal Policy for Growth and Development and the Trade Progress Report (Doha, Aid for trade, Hong Kong and beyond)

Update: And Brad Sester is perhaps the best place for ongoing commentary.