世界经济变革与IMF改革

The demands of a changing world economy and the IMF

二战即将结束时,为了建立一个良好的多边贸易和金融体系,IMF诞生了。60年来,世界经济发生了巨大的变化,IMF的成员国也扩展到了184个,其职能和工作也相应地有了发展。但是,IMF变革的能力囿于其自身的章程和权力,且受到习惯的阻碍。这不可避免地导致理想和现实之间发出不和谐的声音。该文原刊登于《金融与发展》2004年第9期,有删节。

The IMF was founded toward the end of World WarⅡ to establish a multilateral framework for trade and finance.The world economy has undergone a sea change in these 60 years,and the IMF's membership has expanded to 184 countries.The IMF's role and work have evolved in response,but,its ability to change has been limited by its own rules and mandate and has been held back by inertia.That inevitably leads to some mismatches between the reality and the ideal.The paper is abbreviated from Finance & Development.(Vol.9,2004)