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9780742533103

Demanding Accountability Civil Society Claims and the World Bank Inspection Panel

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  • ISBN13:

    9780742533103

  • ISBN10:

    0742533107

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2003-09-08
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii
Acronyms ix
Introduction: Framing the Inspection Panel xi
Jonathan Fox
1 Understanding the World Bank Inspection Panel 1(24)
Dana Clark
2 The Arun III Hydroelectric Project, Nepal 25(20)
Richard E. Bissell
3 The Planafloro Inspection Panel Claim: Opportunities and Challenges for Civil Society in Rondônia, Brazil 45(24)
Maria Guadalupe Moog Rodrigues
4 Accountability at the World Bank: What Does It Take? Lessons from the Yacyretá Hydroelectric Project, Argentina/Paraguay 69(24)
Kay Treakle and Elias Diaz Peña
5 The Experience of Jamuna Bridge: Issues and Perspectives 93(22)
Majibul Huq Dulu
6 The Biobio's Legacy: Institutional Reforms and Unfulfilled Promises at the International Finance Corporation 115(30)
David Hunter, Cristián Opaso, and Marcos Orellana
7 The Inspection Panel Claims in Brazil 145(22)
Aurélio Vianna Jr.
8 Singrauli: An Unfulfilled Struggle for Justice 167(24)
Dana Clark
9 Social Protection Conditionality in World Bank Structural Adjustment Loans: The Case of Argentina's Garden Program (Pro-Huerta) 191(20)
Victor Abramovich
10 The China Western Poverty Reduction Project 211(36)
Dana Clark and Kay Treakle
11 Lessons Learned 247(32)
Kay Treakle, Jonathan Fox, and Dana Clark
Concluding Propositions 279(8)
Jonathan Fox and Kay Treakle
Index 287(20)
About the Contributors 307

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