Beschreibung:
A broad range of international contributors assess the impact of the World Bank on the modern world. Topics covered include: structural adjustment in Africa,the history of the Bank, development projects, cross-cultural coalitions, and the politics of the World Bank.
The challenge of Africa's socioeconomic development, Owodunni Teriba; an altenative to structural adjustment, C.P. Chandrasekhar; the World Bank's focus on poverty, Barend A. de Vries; looking before they leap - environmental and social impact assessment, J. Cock and E. Webster; human rights, democracy and good governance - stretching the World Bank's policy front, David Gillies; foreign assistance as catalyst for domestic coalition building, Daniel C. Milder.