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Money and power : great predators in the political economy of development / Sarah Bracking.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bracking, Sarah, 1968-
- Series:
- Third World in global politics.
- Third World in global politics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic development projects--Developing countries.
- Economic development projects.
- Development credit corporations--Developing countries.
- Development credit corporations.
- Government financial institutions--Developing countries.
- Government financial institutions.
- Developing countries--Economic conditions.
- Developing countries.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 242 p. : ill.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Pluto, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Why the Global South is still experiencing mass poverty after over sixty years of 'development'.
- Contents:
- The political economy of development
- Money in the political economy of development
- Making markets
- International development banks and creditor states
- The British market makers
- Poverty in Africa and the history of multilateral aid
- Derivative business and aid-funded accumulation
- Private sector development and bilateral interventions
- Taking the long view of promoting capitalism
- Aid effectiveness: what are we measuring?
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781849641807
- 1849641803
- OCLC:
- 656260926
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