Demanding Accountability - Civil Society Claims and the World Bank Inspection Panel

Informationen zum Autor Edited by Dana Clark; Jonathan A. Fox and Kay Treakle - Contributions by Victor Abramovich; Richard Bissell; Elias Diaz Pena; Majibul Huq Dulu; David Hunter; Cristian Opaso; Marcos Orellana; Maria Guadalupe Rodriques and Aurelio Vianna Jr. Klappentext Demanding Accountability is a collection of nine original case studies that offer insights into how local, national, and international civil society factors mobilize to hold the World Bank accountable for its financed projects. It is a rich source of lessons for understanding today's emerging transnational civil society efforts to challenge powerful global institutions. Zusammenfassung This is a collection of nine original case studies that offer insight into how local! national and international civil society factors mobilize to hold the World Bank accountable for its financed projects. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction: Framing the Inspection Panel Chapter 2 Understanding the World Bank Inspection Panel Chapter 3 The Arun III Hydroelectric Project, Nepal Chapter 4 The Planafloro Inspection Panel Claim Chapter 5 Accountability at the World Bank Chapter 6 The Experience of Jamuna Bridge Chapter 7 The BioBio's Legacy Chapter 8 The Inspection Panel Claims in Brazil Chapter 9 Singrauli: The Unfulfilled Struggle for Justice Chapter 10 Social Protection Conditionality in World Bank Structural Adjustment Loans Chapter 11 The China Western Poverty Reduction Project Chapter 12 Conclusion and Analysis

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• Authors: Dana Clark, Dana Fox Clark
• Assisted by: Dana Clark (Editor), Clark Dana (Editor), Jonathan Fox (Editor), Jonathan A Fox (Editor), Jonathan A. Fox (Editor), Fox Jonathan A. (Editor), Kay Treakle (Editor), Treakle Kay (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.09.2003
• EAN: 9780742533110
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-3311-0
• No. of pages: 344
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Accounting / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance / General, Society & culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Finance & accounting, Society and culture: general, Development Studies, Finance and accounting