Preventing Conflict The Role of the Bretton Woods Institutions

Considering the full range of activities in which the Bretton Woods institutions have become engaged over the past ten years, this work explores the conflict-mitigating potential, both direct and indirect, of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank interventions (as well as the constitutional and political obstacles that hinder more salutary involvement in security-related activities). It argues that while the Bretton Woods institutions must not usurp national governments' military authority, or otherwise exceed their mandates, they can still use their economic tools to prevent conflict and remedy its negative consequences.Stevenson, Jonathan is the author of 'Preventing Conflict The Role of the Bretton Woods Institutions' with ISBN 9780199224883 and ISBN 0199224889.