num_pages: 152
description: The five multilateral development banks (MDBs) were designed to operate in a far different environment than the one that prevails today with the end of the Cold War and explosion of private-sector financial flows to emerging markets. The broad-based CSIS Task Force on the MDBs looked at criticisms of the banks' operations and the extent to which the institutions responded. The task force report provides extensive recommendations for refocusing MDB priorities and reforming their operating practices. Among the topics covered in the task force's analysis and Access to MDB resources Use of MDB resources MDB operations Evaluating performance of the MDBs U.S. financial support Implementation of recommendations
language: English
title: The United States and the Multilateral Development Banks: A Report of the Csis Task Force on the Multilateral Development Banks
titlecomplete: The United States and the Multilateral Development Banks: A Report of the Csis Task Force on the Multilateral Development Banks (Csis Panel Report)
publisher: Center for Strategic & Intl studies