IPPINFO.ORG: Home: "As the IMF and World Bank celebrate their 60th anniversary, millions of people around the world are asking 'what is there to celebrate?' Years of ill-advised economic policies have delayed debt relief, increased poverty, and undermined democracy, prompting demonstrations not celebrations. In particular, despite promises that developing countries should 'own' IMF and World Bank policies, parliaments continue to be sidelined or undermined by these institutions.
So rather than send them a birthday card, parliamentarians and campaigners have started an International Parliamentarians' Petition (IPP) signed by legislators from both developed and developing countries, and backed by civil society groups worldwide. The IPP is a practical way to assert support for the principle of parliamentary sovereignty, and to call for parliaments to be fully involved in the development and scrutiny of IMF and World Bank policies"
So rather than send them a birthday card, parliamentarians and campaigners have started an International Parliamentarians' Petition (IPP) signed by legislators from both developed and developing countries, and backed by civil society groups worldwide. The IPP is a practical way to assert support for the principle of parliamentary sovereignty, and to call for parliaments to be fully involved in the development and scrutiny of IMF and World Bank policies"
