Building scrutiny of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund - A toolkit for legislators and those who work with them

The World Development Movement (WDM) has been highlighting the impact of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) on democracy for many years. This toolkit can be seen as the latest step in the evolution of this work; an attempt to provide some ideas and examples concerning how legislators can take action to improve their oversight of policy-making in an environment where the IFIs have significant influence. This document is aimed at both legislators and those who work with them. In doing so, it attempts to span a range of issues meaning some sections will cover ground already familiar to some of this audience. As the name suggests however, the toolkit is designed so that sections can be picked out if they are relevant or useful to the reader without having to look at other parts of the document.