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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781163203321

Autore

Bracking Sarah <1968->

Titolo

Money and power [[electronic resource] ] : great predators in the political economy of development / / Sarah Bracking

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Pluto, c2009

ISBN

1-84964-180-3

Descrizione fisica

xiv, 242 p. : ill

Collana

Third World in global politics

Classificazione

83.46

Disciplina

338.91091724

Soggetti

Economic development projects - Developing countries

Development credit corporations - Developing countries

Government financial institutions - Developing countries

Developing countries Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The political economy of development -- Money in the political economy of development -- Making markets -- International development banks and creditor states -- The British market makers -- Poverty in Africa and the history of multilateral aid -- Derivative business and aid-funded accumulation -- Private sector development and bilateral interventions -- Taking the long view of promoting capitalism -- Aid effectiveness: what are we measuring? -- Conclusion.