The World Bank, Asian Development Bank and human rights : developing standards of transparency, participation and accountability / Sanae Fujita.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fujita, Sanae.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development projects--Asia--Evaluation.

Economic development projects.

Asian Development Bank.

World Bank.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (342 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank are two of the world's major institutions conducting development projects. Both Banks recognize the importance of transparency, participation and accountability. Responding to criticisms and calls for reform, they have developed policies that are designed to protect these values for people affected by their projects. This original and timely book examines these policies, including those recently revised, through the prism of human rights, and makes suggestions for further improvement. It also analyses the development of the Banks' stance to human r

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; About the author; Introduction; 1. The World Bank, Asian Development Bank and human rights; 2. Human rights critique of the World Bank and Asian Development Bank's information disclosure policy; 3. Human rights critique of the World Bank and Asian Development Bank's participation policy; 4. Human rights critique of the World Bank and Asian Development Bank's inspection policy; 5. Case studies: Human rights analysis of inspection cases of the World Bank and Asian Development Bank; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-78100-605-9

OCLC:

854766014