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The system adopted in certain international organizations, notably the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the European Union, of allocating votes in proportion to the ‘weight’ of the members, usually judged by the size of their financial or other contributions to them. This has appeal for realists but it is politically sensitive. First, it draws attention to the large material differences between states when set alongside their equality of status. Secondly, there is usually dispute over the criteria to be employed in computing these differences, as well as in applying the criteria if and when they have been chosen. Where weighted voting is the formal rule, in practice the influence of the consensus method is usually considerable. See also qualified majority voting (QMV). |
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