Argentina and the Multilateral Development Banks: legal regime and international relations

Abstract

The Multilateral Development Banks are a key player in international relations. For the Latin American region, and Argentina in particular, they have played a fundamental role in recent decades, financing development policies and supporting the strengthening of local capacities. But the relationship between banks and borrowing countries is not without controversy and power struggles. The complex regulatory plexus that regulates the actions of the development banks, both within the institutions themselves and in the relationship with the borrowers, constitutes a fundamental framework, which leaves out what is defined throughout the dynamics of international relations.