Imperial Nature: The World Bank and Struggles for Social Justice in the Age of GlobalizationA piercing, first-hand analysis of the World Bank, one of the most powerful actors in today's global economy. 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. |
Contents
Introduction Understanding World Bank Power | 1 |
The Rise of the Bank | 46 |
Producing Green Science inside Headquarters | 100 |
The Birth of a Discipline Producing Environmental Knowledge for the World | 151 |
EcoGovernmentality and the Making of an Environmental State | 181 |
Privatizing Water Neoliberalizing Civil Society The Power of Transnational Policy Networks | 221 |
Conclusion Can It Be Shut Down? | 272 |
Notes | 293 |
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