"Washington Uzlaşması/Gündemi" diye bilinen kavram ilk olarak John Williamson tarafından 1989 tarihli bir konferans bildirisinde ortaya atılmıştır:
- Williamson, J. (1990): "What Washington Means by Policy Reform", içinde yayınlandığı konferans kitabı: Latin American Adjustment: How Much Has Happened? edited by John Williamson, Washington: Institute for International Economics, s. 5-20.
- Williamson, J. (2004): "A Short History of the Washington Consensus", paper commissioned by Fundación CIDOB for a conference “From the Washington Consensus towards a new Global Governance,” Barcelona, September 24–25.
- Rodrik, D. (2006): Goodbye Washington Consensus, Hello Washington Confusion? KSG, Harvard University.