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Book SynopsisThis is a collection of nine original case studies that offer insight into how local, national and international civil society factors mobilize to hold the World Bank accountable for its financed projects.
Trade ReviewBrings us hope and confidence to fight against injustice and towards democratic and just development planning. -- Medha Patar, former Commissioner, World Commission on Dams
Compelling and insightful. -- Juliette Majot, Executive Director, international Rivers Network
I recommend this book to both scholars and practitioners of international sustainable development law and policy. -- Thomas T. Ankersen, University of Florida
It is a rare thing indeed when an academic book has me anxiously turning the pages waiting to see what's going to happen next ( I include my own in this, of course!). This might be a slight exaggeration, but there are many components in Demanding Accountability that are also found in the best airport novels: rich versus poor; international conspiracy; backroom bargaining; corruption; murder; death threats; and so on. Unfortunately, this is not a novel. It is a well researched and documented account of the real tragedies that follow on from ill-conceived development projects and the stories of ordinary citizens (and some not so ordinary, such as the Dalai Lama) trying to hold the World Band to account. -- Heather Marquette, International Development Department, School of Public Policy, University of Birmingham
Indispensable reading for anybody interested in transparency and accountability in international institutions. -- Alvaro Umana, director, Energy and Environment Practice, United Nations Development Programme; former member of the World Bank Inspection Panel
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction: Framing the Inspection Panel Chapter 2 Understanding the World Bank Inspection Panel Chapter 3 The Arun III Hydroelectric Project, Nepal Chapter 4 The Planafloro Inspection Panel Claim Chapter 5 Accountability at the World Bank Chapter 6 The Experience of Jamuna Bridge Chapter 7 The BioBio's Legacy Chapter 8 The Inspection Panel Claims in Brazil Chapter 9 Singrauli: The Unfulfilled Struggle for Justice Chapter 10 Social Protection Conditionality in World Bank Structural Adjustment Loans Chapter 11 The China Western Poverty Reduction Project Chapter 12 Conclusion and Analysis
