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Canada's IMF executive director
Author(s) -
Momani Bessma
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
canadian public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.361
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1754-7121
pISSN - 0008-4840
DOI - 10.1111/j.1754-7121.2010.00123.x
Subject(s) - executive director , autonomy , executive board , executive committee , position (finance) , political science , public administration , executive summary , accounting , executive branch , service (business) , management , business , economics , finance , law , politics , economy
This article provides empirical evidence of the autonomy and agenda‐setting capabilities of Canada's International Monetary Fund executive director in Washington, D.C., for further theoretical debate. Little is known about this position in the public service. This article seeks to assess the degree of autonomy of Canadian directors from Ottawa, the nature of the IMF's agenda items proposed by Canada's executive directors, and, most importantly, whether these agenda items originate from the Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada or from the directors' office in Washington directly. The author also seeks to better understand the hiring and recruitment of Canada's IMF executive directors.