Critiques and evaluations
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The World Bank's destructive role in African agriculture
- ( K. Havnevik;D. Bryceson;L. Birgegård / Fahamu , 2008)
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The World Bank has played a prominent role in shaping agricultural policy in Africa. This article asserts that this role has often been highly destructive, both in regards to African agriculture an...
- World Bank and IMF must fully analyse impacts before embarking on action
- ( E. Stuart / European Network on Debt and Development , 2007)
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Do the World Bank and the IMF fully consider how their advice might affect the lives of the poor? This paper contends that both institutions should ensure that before they recommend a course of act...
- What are the shortcomings of the World Development Report on agriculture?
- ( S. Murphy;T. Santarius / Heinrich Boell Foundation , 2008)
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For the first time in 25 years, the World Bank’s annual Development Report (WDR 2008) is dedicated to agriculture. This review of the WDR 2008 is written from the perspective of a recen...
- Is a binding framework on sovereign debt needed to tackle irresponsible lending?
- ( A. Caliari;J. Merckaert / International Cooperation for Development and Solidarity , 2007)
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Irresponsible lending and the lack of creditor accountability for it are arguably at the very heart of the endless string of creditor-driven attempts to grant indebted countries “a lasting ex...
- How far has the Inter-American Development Bank reformed itself?
- ( V. McElhinny / Bank Information Center , 2007)
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Since October 2005, the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) has undergone significant changes in structure and lending practices, under the leadership of the new President Alberto Moreno. ...
- Recommendations for reforming the World Bank conditionality
- ( J. Powell;L. Baker / Bretton Woods Project , 2007)
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Conditional lending remains a controversial aspect of World Bank lending. These conditions have often placed an undue burden on developing countries and at the same time have undermined human right...
- Resisting neo-liberal policies in India: a series of critical articles
- ( Focus on the Global South , 2007)
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It is predicted that India will be one of the economic powerhouses of the twenty-first century, with the current government focusing on the corporate sector. This collection of articles argues that...
The potential costs of IDB and IFC's new gas project in the Amazon
- ( T. Griffiths / Amazon Watch , 2007)
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Located in a remote, inhabited area of the Peruvian rainforest, the Camisea Natural Gas Project (“Camisea I”) is arguably one of the most controversial “development” project...
- Are alternatives to neo-liberalism needed to meet the MDGs in southern Africa?
- ( J. Chipika / Southern African Regional Poverty Network , 2007)
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This paper discusses policies that have inhibited the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) regions. Specifically, the paper argu...
- Gender policies and accountability mechanisms at international financial institutions (IFIs)
- ( Gender Action , 2007)
- This guide describes and analyses international financial institution (IFI) gender policies and accountability mechanisms. It identifies weaknesses, and highlights policy provisions that affected comm...
