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Multilateral institutions : a critical introduction / Morten Bøås and Desmond McNeill.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Bøås, Morten, 1965-
Contributor:
McNeill, Desmond.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Financial institutions, International.
International agencies.
Non-governmental organizations.
Globalization.
Sovereignty.
Economic assistance.
World Bank.
International Monetary Fund.
World Trade Organization.
Physical Description:
xvii, 184 p.
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
London ; Sterling, Va. : Pluto Press, 2003.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
A critical introduction to the major institutions that make up the multilateral development system.
Contents:
Intro
Contents
1 Introduction: A Critical Engagement Approach to Multilateral Institutions
Multilateralism: A Critical Perspective
The Structure of this Book
Concluding Remarks
2 The Structural Design of Multilateral Institutions
The International Monetary Fund
The Regional Development Banks
The United Nations Development Programme
The World Trade Organisation
The Roles and Approaches of Multilateral Institutions: The Doctrine of Political Neutrality
The Relationship Between Multilateral Institutions
3 The Changing Priorities of Multilateral Institutions: From Technical Aid to Good Governance
In the Beginning . . . Modernisation Through Technical Assistance
The World Bank: From Structural Adjustment to Good Governance
The WTO and the IMF: Sustainable Development and Good Governance
Conclusion: Policy Changes in and among Multilateral Institutions
4 The Politics of Multilateral Institutions Unpacking the Black Box
Politics in Multilateral Institutions: A Framework
Governance and Cross- Cutting Issues: The Fine Art of Policy Making in Multilateral Institutions
The Inspection Panel Function and the ADB in Samut Prakarn
Legitimacy and Representation A Case for Critical Engagement?
The Politics of Protest
Policy Making in Multilateral Institutions The Art of the State?
5 The Future of Multilateral Institutions
Revolution, Reform or Cosmetic Change?
The Privatisation of Multilateral Institutions
Civil Society and the Future of Multilateral Institutions
Regionalism and Multilateral Institutions
Conclusion: Critical Engagement and the Future of Multilateral Institutions
Notes
Internet Resources
Bibliography
Index
activists
activists, 119-20
activists, 123-4
activists, 132.
activists, 136
activists, 138
activists, 149
activists, 150-1
activists,
activists, 2
activists, 4
actors
actors, 7
actors, 10
actors, 12-14
actors, 16
actors, 47
actors, 48
actors, 89
actors, 91-2
actors, 95
actors, 102-4
actors, 106
actors, 109
actors, 116
actors, 130
actors, 137-8
actors, 140-2
actors, 144-7
actors, 150
actors, 155
ADB
ADB, 8
ADB, 43-4
ADB, 47-8
ADB, 73-8
ADB, 90
ADB, 92-6
ADB, 99
ADB, 103-4
ADB, 106
ADB, 108
ADB, 110-12
ADB, 114
ADB, 117-25
ADB, 133-4
ADB, 136-7
ADB, 148
ADB, 151-5
ADB, 160
Administrator 40
AfDB
AfDB, 8
AfDB, 44
AfDB, 73-5
AfDB, 95-6
AfDB, 151-2
AfDB, 160
Africa
Africa, 43
Africa, 45
Africa, 53
Africa, 57
Africa, 59
Africa, 63-5
Africa, 68-9
Africa, 73
Africa, 76
Africa, 87
Africa, 144
Africa, 152
aid
aid, 2
aid, 24-5
aid, 43
aid, 48
aid, 50
aid, 53-6
aid, 59-60
aid, 62
aid, 64
aid, 68
aid, 73
aid, 85
aid, 103
aid, 113-14
aid, 130-2
aid, 144
annual meetings
annual meetings, 14
annual meetings, 92
annual meetings, 123
annual meetings, 135
Appellate Body 4
Articles of Agreement 86
Arun III
Arun III, 9
Arun III, 117
Asia
Asia, 7
Asia, 32
Asia, 36-8
Asia, 57
Asia, 111
Asia, 117-18
Asia, 123
Asia, 152
Asia, 160
Asian financial crisis 31-2
balance of payments
balance of payments, 9
balance of payments, 64
balance of payments, 66
balance of payments, 73
Bank Information Center 134
Board of Directors
Board of Directors, 18
Board of Directors, 31
Board of Directors, 37.
Board of Directors, 145
Board of Governors
Board of Governors, 18
Board of Governors, 29
Board of Governors, 31
Board of Governors, 74
Board of Governors, 117
bonds 1
borrowing countries
borrowing countries, 4
borrowing countries, 33
borrowing countries, 37
borrowing countries, 65-6
borrowing countries, 68
borrowing countries, 73
borrowing countries, 77
borrowing countries, 87
borrowing countries, 94
borrowing countries, 110
borrowing countries, 127
borrowing countries, 130
Botswana 6
Bretton Woods
Bretton Woods, 60
Bretton Woods, 128
Bretton Woods, 129
Brown,Mark Malloch
Brown,Mark Malloch, 113-14
Brown,Mark Malloch, 116
Bush,George W.
Bush,George W., 157
Bush,George W., 158
Bøås,Morten
Bøås,Morten, 99
Bøås,Morten, 124
Bøås,Morten, 152
capital markets
capital markets, 2
capital markets, 31
capital markets, 35
capital markets, 37
capital markets, 130
civil society
civil society, 4
civil society, 13-14
civil society, 41
civil society, 49
civil society, 68
civil society, 72
civil society, 78
civil society, 81
civil society, 85
civil society, 89
civil society, 91-3
civil society, 117
civil society, 122
civil society, 123
civil society, 140
civil society, 144
civil society, 148-9
civil society, 155-6
Congress,US
Congress,US, 4
Congress,US, 34
Congress,US, 41
Congress,US, 54
Congress,US, 82
Congress,US, 98-101
Congress,US, 126-7
Congress,US, 131-2
corruption 20
country constituencies
country constituencies, 30
country constituencies, 35
country constituencies, 95
country constituencies, 96
credit rating
credit rating, 1
credit rating, 38
critical engagement.
critical engagement, 11
critical engagement, 14
critical engagement, 49
critical engagement, 102
critical engagement, 135
critical engagement, 151
critical engagement, 156
critical engagement, 159
developing countries
developing countries, 2
developing countries, 25
developing countries, 27
developing countries, 35
developing countries, 36
developing countries, 38-9
developing countries, 43
developing countries, 53
developing countries, 55-6
developing countries, 58-60
developing countries, 62
developing countries, 66
developing countries, 68
developing countries, 71
developing countries, 85
developing countries, 108
developing countries, 112-13
developing countries, 122
developing countries, 131
developing countries, 147
developing countries, 150
developing countries, 158
Doha
Doha, 3
Doha, 84-5
donor countries
donor countries, 37
donor countries, 39-40
donor countries, 61
donor countries, 77-8
donor countries, 91
donor countries, 94-5
donor countries, 106
donor countries, 110
donor countries, 113
donor countries, 122
donor countries, 127
donor countries, 131
donor countries, 148
ECOSOC 9
ED
ED, 19
ED, 76
ED, 91
ED, 95
ED, 98
ED, 129
EIA 1
environment
environment, 71-2
environment, 75-7
environment, 79-83
environment, 89-90
environment, 94-5
environment, 100-1
environment, 108-9
environment, 112
environment, 116
environment, 119
environment, 121
environment, 129
environment, 130
environment, 136
environment, 145
environment, 149
Environmental Defence
Environmental Defence, 119
Environmental Defence, 124
Environmental Defence, 126.
Environmental Defence, 134
Europe
Europe, 17
Europe, 24-5
Europe, 32
Europe, 38
Europe, 52
Europe, 54
Europe, 59
Europe, 66
Europe, 123
Europe, 148
Europe, 151
Europe, 160
Executive Board
Executive Board, 9
Executive Board, 86-7
Executive Board, 160
financing
financing, 53-4
financing, 78
financing, 94
financing, 121
foreign policy
foreign policy, 5
foreign policy, 29
foreign policy, 62
foreign policy, 97
foreign policy, 98-9
foreign policy, 156-8
Francistown 6
Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth, 105
Friends of the Earth, 128
GATT
GATT, 2
GATT, 60
GATT, 80
GATT, 81-4
GATT, 88
Genoa 1
Germany
Germany, 103
Germany, 104
gold standard 9
Gothenburg 1
governance
governance, 9
governance, 12
governance, 15
governance, 18
governance, 33
governance, 37
governance, 40
governance, 44
governance, 47-8
governance, 50-2
governance, 63
governance, 67-72
governance, 77-80
governance, 86-90
governance, 96
governance, 108-16
governance, 119
governance, 121
governance, 133
governance, 138
governance, 143
governance, 147
governance, 156
governance, 160
Human Development Report
Human Development Report, 46
Human Development Report, 116
IDA
IDA, 5
IDA, 61
IDA, 126-8
IDA, 129
IDA, 131
ideas
ideas, 8
ideas, 45-6
ideas, 71
ideas, 87
ideas, 114
ideas, 141
IFC 4
India
India, 6
India, 110
India, 122
India, 126
India, 130
indigenous people
indigenous people, 77-9
indigenous people, 88
indigenous people, 100
indigenous people, 104
infrastructure
infrastructure, 73-5
infrastructure, 77.
infrastructure, 94.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781849641555
1849641552
OCLC:
654104789

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