Edward Ramsamy

World Bank and Urban Development

From Projects to Policy

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The institution's attempts to restructure and legitimate itself, in light of shifting geo-political and intellectual contexts, are considered throughout.

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This significant text examines the factors, both internal and external to the World Bank that have influenced its urban development agenda, and is essential reading for those involved in the areas of urban and development studies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 161mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 517g
• ISBN-13: 9780415344395
• ISBN-10: 0415344395
• Artikelnr.: 21734558

Autorenporträt

Edward Ramsamy

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Theorizing the World Bank and Development 2. Toward Social
Lending - Shifts in the World Bank's Development Thinking 3. The Search for
an Urban Agenda at The World Bank 4. The Fall of Poverty Alleviation: The
Politics of Urban Lending at The World Bank 5. Beyond Global and Local: A
Critical Analysis of The World Bank Urban Programs In Zimbabwe 6.
Globalization, Neo-Liberalism and The Politics of The Bank's Current Urban
Agenda 7. Conclusion. Bibliography