Civil Society and Global Finance

by Scholte, Jan Aart; Schnabel, Albrecht

• ISBN13: 9780203219713
• ISBN10: 0203219716
• Copyright: 2004-01-14
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

Providing rare, authoritative analyses by those who deal with the issues first hand, Civil Society and Global Finance is rich in insight and policy ideas for decision-makers, students and concerned citizens.

Table of Contents

List of tables	p. viii
List of figures	p. ix
Notes on contributors	p. x
Foreword	p. xv
Acknowledgements	p. xvii
Introduction	p. 1
General issues	p. 9
Civil society and the governance of global finance	p. 11
Regional experiences	p. 33
Latin American NGOs and the IFIs: the quest for a South-determined agenda	p. 35
Civil society and global finance in Africa: the PRSP process in Uganda	p. 51
Civil society and the Asian financial crisis	p. 64
Global finance and civil society deficits in Russia	p. 79
Global finance and incipient civil society in China	p. 94
Perspectives from multilateral institutions	p. 109
The World Bank and civil society: an evolving experience	p. 111
Civil society and the World Bank's Country Assistance Strategy in Argentina	p. 128
The IMF and civil society: striking a balance	p. 144
Civil society and the Financing for Development initiative at the United Nations	p. 162
Perspectives from civil society sectors	p. 179
Trade unions and the promotion of socially sustainable global finance	p. 181
Business associations and global financial governance	p. 199
The environmental movement and global finance	p. 213
Global finance and gender	p. 228
Looking ahead	p. 247
What next? Civil society's prospects in a world of global finance	p. 249
Global finance: representation failure and the role of civil society	p. 264
Index	p. 285
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