The World Bank : lending on a global scale

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The World Bank : lending on a global scale

edited by Jo Marie Griesgraber and Bernhard G. Gunter

(Rethinking Bretton Woods, v. 3)

Pluto Press , Center of Concern, c1996

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-223) and index

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: pbk ISBN 9780745310497

内容説明

In The World Bank a broad range of contributors assess the impact of this Bretton Woods institution. Owodunni Teriba presents an African perspective of the difficulties of structural adjustment and the humiliation of African governments by donor agencies, C.P. Chandrasekhar offers a sweeping critique of structural adjustment policy, proposing a detailed alternative; Barend A. de Vries examines the history and results of the World Bank's focus on poverty alleviation; Jacklyn Cock and E.C. Webster argue that many development projects are flawed by neglect of the social and environmental impacts and inadequate levels of public participation; David Gillies examines the case for and against applying political conditions to World Bank lending policies; and Daniel C. Milder argues that the World Bank needs to support cross-cultural coalition building as a central tenet of its reforms.

目次

Introduction 1. The Challenge of Africa`s Socioeconomic Development Owodunni Teriba 2. An Alternative to Structural Adjustment C.P. Chandrasekhar 3. The World Bank's Focus on Poverty Barend A. de Vries 4. Looking Before they Leap: Environmental and Social Impact Assessement Jacklyn Cock and Eddie Webster 5. Human Rights, Democracy and Good Governance: Stretching the World Bank's Policy Frontiers David Gillies 6. Foreign Assistance as Catalyst for Domestic Coalition Building Daniel C. Milder Bibliography Glossary Name Index Subject Index ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS Owodunni Teriba is in the UN Economic Commission for Africa, where he has been Chief of the Socio Economic Research Division since 1989 in Addis Ababa. C P Chandrasekhar is Associate Professor at the Centre for Economic Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in India. Barend de Vries is retired from the World Bank where he worked from 1956 to 1984 as an economist and chief of division in Latin America. Eddie Webster is Professor and Head of departmenrt of Sociology at the University of Witswatersrand South Africa. Jacklyn Cock is Professor of Sociology also at the University of Witswatersrand. David Gillies has been a Consultant for the North South Institute, the Canadian Development International Agency RETHINKING BRETTON WOODS SERIES Volume I. Promoting Development: Effective Global Institutions for the Twenty-first Century Volume II. Development: New Paradigms and Principles for the Twenty-first Century Volume III. The World Bank: Lending on a Global Scale Volume IV. The World's Monetary System: Towards Stability and Sustainability in the Twenty-first Century Volume V. World Trade: Toward Fair and Free Trade in the Twenty-first Century
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: hc ISBN 9780745310503

内容説明

In The World Bank a broad range of contributors assess the impact of this Bretton Woods institution. Owodunni Teriba presents an African perspective of the difficulties of structural adjustment and the humiliation of African governments by donor agencies, C.P. Chandrasekhar offers a sweeping critique of structural adjustment policy, proposing a detailed alternative; Barend A. de Vries examines the history and results of the World Bank's focus on poverty alleviation; Jacklyn Cock and E.C. Webster argue that many development projects are flawed by neglect of the social and environmental impacts and inadequate levels of public participation; David Gillies examines the case for and against applying political conditions to World Bank lending policies; and Daniel C. Milder argues that the World Bank needs to support cross-cultural coalition building as a central tenet of its reforms.

目次

Introduction 1. The Challenge of Africa`s Socioeconomic Development Owodunni Teriba 2. An Alternative to Structural Adjustment C.P. Chandrasekhar 3. The World Bank's Focus on Poverty Barend A. de Vries 4. Looking Before they Leap: Environmental and Social Impact Assessement Jacklyn Cock and Eddie Webster 5. Human Rights, Democracy and Good Governance: Stretching the World Bank's Policy Frontiers David Gillies 6. Foreign Assistance as Catalyst for Domestic Coalition Building Daniel C. Milder Bibliography Glossary Name Index Subject Index ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS Owodunni Teriba is in the UN Economic Commission for Africa, where he has been Chief of the Socio Economic Research Division since 1989 in Addis Ababa. C P Chandrasekhar is Associate Professor at the Centre for Economic Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in India. Barend de Vries is retired from the World Bank where he worked from 1956 to 1984 as an economist and chief of division in Latin America. Eddie Webster is Professor and Head of departmenrt of Sociology at the University of Witswatersrand South Africa. Jacklyn Cock is Professor of Sociology also at the University of Witswatersrand. David Gillies has been a Consultant for the North South Institute, the Canadian Development International Agency RETHINKING BRETTON WOODS SERIES Volume I. Promoting Development: Effective Global Institutions for the Twenty-first Century Volume II. Development: New Paradigms and Principles for the Twenty-first Century Volume III. The World Bank: Lending on a Global Scale Volume IV. The World's Monetary System: Towards Stability and Sustainability in the Twenty-first Century Volume V. World Trade: Toward Fair and Free Trade in the Twenty-first Century

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