1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910460258603321

Autore

Putten Maartje van <1951->

Titolo

Policing the banks [[electronic resource] ] : accountability mechanisms for the financial sector / / Maartje van Putten

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montréal [Québec], : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2008

ISBN

1-282-86709-1

9786612867095

0-7735-7665-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (517 p.)

Disciplina

354.8/628

Soggetti

Banks and banking, International

Investments, Foreign - Developing countries

Private banks - Developing countries

Social responsibility of business - Developing countries

Investments, Foreign - Social aspects

Investments, Foreign - Environmental aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [467]-480) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Globalization and the Rise of Accountability Mechanisms -- The World Bank and the History of Accountability -- Inception of the World Bank Inspection Panel, Its Mandate, and Its Structure -- Accountability Mechanisms in Other Multilateral Financial Institutions -- Accountability for the Private Financial Sector -- The Daily Work of an Accountability Mechanism -- Results of an International Survey -- A Swan Song and a Major New Development : Conclusions and Recommendations for Future Mechanisms -- Appendices:1 Resolution Establishing the World Bank Inspection Panel -- 2 The Equator Principles II, July 26 -- 3 Background Interviews -- 4 Experts Who Contributed to the Study Notes.