Imperial Nature The World Bank and Struggles for Social Justice in the Age of Globalization

Name: Imperial Nature The World Bank and Struggles for Social Justice in the Age of Globalization
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ISBN: 9780300119749

ISBN-10: 0300119747

ISBN-13: 9780300119749

Edition: 2006

Authors: Michael Goldman

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Why is the World Bank so successful? How has it gained power even at moments in history when it seemed likely to fall? This pathbreaking book is the first close examination of the inner workings of the Bank, the foundations of its achievements, its propensity for intensifying the problems it intends to cure, and its remarkable ability to tame criticism and extend its own reach. Michael Goldman takes us inside World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C., and then to Bank project sites around the globe. He explains how projects funded by the Bank really work and why community activists struggle against the World Bank and its brand of development. Goldman looks at recent ventures in areas such…

Book details

List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 9/6/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.67" wide x 8.23" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Introduction: Understanding World Bank Power



The Rise of the Bank



Producing Green Science inside Headquarters



The Birth of a Discipline: Producing Environmental Knowledge for the World



Eco-Governmentality and the Making of an Environmental State



Privatizing Water, Neoliberalizing Civil Society: The Power of Transnational Policy Networks



Conclusion: Can It Be Shut Down?


Notes


Bibliography


Index