This unique book explores a very broad range of ideas and institutions and provides thorough and detailed case studies in the context of broader theoretical analysis.
Key topics such as poverty, global governance, sustainable development and the environment are closely examined, with detailed case studies of the World Bank, the WTO, the IMF, Asian Development Bank, UN Development Programme and the OECD's Development Assistance Committee.
The impact multilateral institutions such as the World Bank and IMF have on development is hotly debated, but few doubt their power and...
This unique book explores a very broad range of ideas and institutions and provides thorough and detailed case studies in the context of broader th...
This unique book explores a very broad range of ideas and institutions and provides thorough and detailed case studies in the context of broader theoretical analysis.
Key topics such as poverty, global governance, sustainable development and the environment are closely examined, with detailed case studies of the World Bank, the WTO, the IMF, Asian Development Bank, UN Development Programme and the OECD's Development Assistance Committee.
The impact multilateral institutions such as the World Bank and IMF have on development is hotly debated, but few doubt their power and...
This unique book explores a very broad range of ideas and institutions and provides thorough and detailed case studies in the context of broader th...
In order to address key world issues and problems such as health, education, labor rights and water, multilateral organizations, specifically the United Nations organizations and the World Bank, are increasingly working with private actors, including for-profit companies and corporations; business organizations and private foundations.
Critics have claimed that increased corporate involvement threatens the legitimacy of multilateral organizations and this book assesses this claim, while providing a comprehensive cross-sector study of public-private partnerships...
In order to address key world issues and problems such as health, education, labor rights and water, multilateral organizations, specifically the U...
In recent years, a great deal of public attention has been focussed on multilateral institutions such as the World Bank, IMF and WTO. This book offers students, practitioners and activists a critical guide to these and other major institutions - the Regional Development Banks and UNDP - that make up the multilateral development system. It analyses how they operate with respect to financing and lending, the various roles that they play, and related changes in their policy concerns - such as structural adjustment, sustainable development, and governance. The emphasis is on politics within and...
In recent years, a great deal of public attention has been focussed on multilateral institutions such as the World Bank, IMF and WTO. This book offers...
Vaccination programmes now represent a major part of the effort devoted to improving the health of children in developing countries. These donor-funded programmes tend to be global in scope and focus on worldwide goals and targets such as 'polio eradication', and the Millennium Development Goals. Health policy makers at the national level are expected to implement these programmes in a standard manner and report progress according to a few standard indicators. Pressures and incentives to meet the targets set are then transmitted down to the community level health worker who actually meets the...
Vaccination programmes now represent a major part of the effort devoted to improving the health of children in developing countries. These donor-funde...
