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The World Bank: A Critical Primer
Éric Toussaint
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Description for The World Bank: A Critical Primer
Paperback. Leading author presents a critical introduction to the world bank -- ideal for students. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 figures. BIC Classification: KCLF; KFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
The World Bank is a controversial organisation. It is widely viewed with suspicion, as the international economic arm of the US, in thrall to the President who is responsible for appointing the head of the Bank.
Eric Toussaint gives a highly readable account of just why the World Bank has become so powerful. In short, clear chapters he shows how the bank operates, who funds it, and what it sets out to promote.
The Bank's main purpose is to grant loans to all the newly independent states of the developing world, to help ... Read more
The World Bank is a controversial organisation. It is widely viewed with suspicion, as the international economic arm of the US, in thrall to the President who is responsible for appointing the head of the Bank.
Eric Toussaint gives a highly readable account of just why the World Bank has become so powerful. In short, clear chapters he shows how the bank operates, who funds it, and what it sets out to promote.
The Bank's main purpose is to grant loans to all the newly independent states of the developing world, to help ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745327136
SKU
V9780745327136
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About Éric Toussaint
Éric Toussaint is a historian and political scientist with a PhD from the Universities of Paris VIII and Liège. He is spokesperson for the CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt) of which he is one of the founding members. He took part in the process that launched the World Social Forum in 2001. He is the author of ... Read more
Reviews for The World Bank: A Critical Primer
'Studies the evolution of the debt of Southern countries with painstaking precision and patience'
Jean Ziegler, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. Author of numerous books, including L‚empire de la honte (The Empire of Shame), 2005. 'Eric Toussaint has once again provided absolutely critical information. Anyone concerned with how excessive Northern wealth flows from sustained Southern ... Read more
Jean Ziegler, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. Author of numerous books, including L‚empire de la honte (The Empire of Shame), 2005. 'Eric Toussaint has once again provided absolutely critical information. Anyone concerned with how excessive Northern wealth flows from sustained Southern ... Read more