Economic reform programs designed by the International Monetary Fund and the World
Bank—so-called 'structural adjustment programs'—have formed one of the most influential …

The dominance of free markets around the world is the defining feature of contemporary
globalization. This current state of affairs is historically linked to the Washington Consensus …

The liberalization and expansion of finance was essential to the making of global capitalism,
yet it came with a degree of volatility that threatened economic stability. The unresolved …

In recent years, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has re-emerged as a central actor in
global economic governance. Its rhetoric and policies suggest that the organization has …

Among the many drivers of health inequities, this article focuses on important, yet
insufficiently understood, international-level determinants: economic globalization and the …

This paper explores the origins and trajectory of the Washington Consensus–the ideas
associated with the developing countries' move to free markets in the 1980s and 1990s. I …

This contribution shows the relevance of implicit conditionality in the Eurozone crisis, that is,
conditionality based on an implicit understanding of the stakes and sanctions involved …

Sociologists have long examined how states, intergovernmental organizations (IGOs),
international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs), and professional groups interact in …

This article highlights an important yet insufficiently understood international-level
determinant of inequality in the developing world: structural adjustment programs by the …

The economic crisis of 2008–2010 stimulated an already growing sociological interest in
finance. Before the crisis, disintermediation and securitization changed how the US financial …