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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809998303321

Autore

Bøås Morten <1965->

Titolo

Multilateral institutions : a critical introduction / / Morten Bøås and Desmond McNeill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Sterling, Va., : Pluto Press, 2003

ISBN

1-84964-155-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xvii, 184 p

Altri autori (Persone)

McNeillDesmond

Disciplina

341.7/5/06

Soggetti

Financial institutions, International

International agencies

Non-governmental organizations

Globalization

Sovereignty

Economic assistance

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

Intro -- Contents -- 1 Introduction: A   Critical Engagement   Approach to Multilateral Institutions -- Multilateralism: A Critical Perspective -- The Structure of this Book -- Concluding Remarks -- 2 The Structural Design of Multilateral Institutions -- The International Monetary Fund -- The Regional Development Banks -- The United Nations Development Programme -- The World Trade Organisation -- The Roles and Approaches of Multilateral Institutions: The Doctrine of Political Neutrality -- The Relationship Between Multilateral Institutions -- Concluding Remarks -- 3 The Changing Priorities of Multilateral Institutions: From Technical Aid to Good Governance -- In the Beginning . . . Modernisation Through Technical Assistance -- The World Bank: From Structural Adjustment to Good Governance -- The Regional Development Banks -- The WTO and the IMF: Sustainable Development and Good Governance -- Conclusion: Policy Changes in and among Multilateral Institutions -- 4 The Politics of Multilateral Institutions   Unpacking the Black Box -- Politics in Multilateral Institutions: A Framework -- Governance and Cross- Cutting Issues: The Fine Art of Policy Making in Multilateral Institutions -- The



Inspection Panel Function and the ADB in Samut Prakarn -- Legitimacy and Representation   A Case for Critical Engagement? -- The Politics of Protest -- Policy Making in Multilateral Institutions   The Art of the State? -- 5 The Future of Multilateral Institutions -- Revolution, Reform or Cosmetic Change? -- The Privatisation of Multilateral Institutions -- Civil Society and the Future of Multilateral Institutions -- Regionalism and Multilateral Institutions -- Conclusion: Critical Engagement and the Future of Multilateral Institutions -- Notes -- Internet Resources -- Bibliography -- Index -- activists -- activists,  119-20 -- activists,  123-4 -- activists,  132.

activists,  136 -- activists,  138 -- activists,  149 -- activists,  150-1 -- activists, -- activists,  2 -- activists,  4 -- actors -- actors,  7 -- actors,  10 -- actors,  12-14 -- actors,  16 -- actors,  47 -- actors,  48 -- actors,  89 -- actors,  91-2 -- actors,  95 -- actors,  102-4 -- actors,  106 -- actors,  109 -- actors,  116 -- actors,  130 -- actors,  137-8 -- actors,  140-2 -- actors,  144-7 -- actors,  150 -- actors,  155 -- ADB -- ADB,  8 -- ADB,  43-4 -- ADB,  47-8 -- ADB,  73-8 -- ADB,  90 -- ADB,  92-6 -- ADB,  99 -- ADB,  103-4 -- ADB,  106 -- ADB,  108 -- ADB,  110-12 -- ADB,  114 -- ADB,  117-25 -- ADB,  133-4 -- ADB,  136-7 -- ADB,  148 -- ADB,  151-5 -- ADB,  160 -- Administrator 40 -- AfDB -- AfDB,  8 -- AfDB,  44 -- AfDB,  73-5 -- AfDB,  95-6 -- AfDB,  151-2 -- AfDB,  160 -- Africa -- Africa,  43 -- Africa,  45 -- Africa,  53 -- Africa,  57 -- Africa,  59 -- Africa,  63-5 -- Africa,  68-9 -- Africa,  73 -- Africa,  76 -- Africa,  87 -- Africa,  144 -- Africa,  152 -- aid -- aid,  2 -- aid,  24-5 -- aid,  43 -- aid,  48 -- aid,  50 -- aid,  53-6 -- aid,  59-60 -- aid,  62 -- aid,  64 -- aid,  68 -- aid,  73 -- aid,  85 -- aid,  103 -- aid,  113-14 -- aid,  130-2 -- aid,  144 -- annual meetings -- annual meetings,  14 -- annual meetings,  92 -- annual meetings,  123 -- annual meetings,  135 -- Appellate Body 4 -- Articles of Agreement 86 -- Arun III -- Arun III,  9 -- Arun III,  117 -- Asia -- Asia,  7 -- Asia,  32 -- Asia,  36-8 -- Asia,  57 -- Asia,  111 -- Asia,  117-18 -- Asia,  123 -- Asia,  152 -- Asia,  160 -- Asian financial crisis 31-2 -- balance of payments -- balance of payments,  9 -- balance of payments,  64 -- balance of payments,  66 -- balance of payments,  73 -- Bank Information Center 134 -- Board of Directors -- Board of Directors,  18 -- Board of Directors,  31 -- Board of Directors,  37.

Board of Directors,  145 -- Board of Governors -- Board of Governors,  18 -- Board of Governors,  29 -- Board of Governors,  31 -- Board of Governors,  74 -- Board of Governors,  117 -- bonds 1 -- borrowing countries -- borrowing countries,  4 -- borrowing countries,  33 -- borrowing countries,  37 -- borrowing countries,  65-6 -- borrowing countries,  68 -- borrowing countries,  73 -- borrowing countries,  77 -- borrowing countries,  87 -- borrowing countries,  94 -- borrowing countries,  110 -- borrowing countries,  127 -- borrowing countries,  130 -- Botswana 6 -- Bretton Woods -- Bretton Woods,  60 -- Bretton Woods,  128 -- Bretton Woods,  129 -- Brown,Mark Malloch -- Brown,Mark Malloch,  113-14 -- Brown,Mark Malloch,  116 -- Bush,George W. -- Bush,George W.,  157 -- Bush,George W.,  158 -- Bøås,Morten -- Bøås,Morten,  99 -- Bøås,Morten,  124 -- Bøås,Morten,  152 -- capital markets -- capital markets,  2 -- capital markets,  31 -- capital markets,  35 -- capital markets,  37 -- capital markets,  130 -- civil society -- civil society,  4 -- civil society,  13-14 -- civil society,  41 -- civil society,  49 -- civil society,  68 -- civil society,  72 -- civil society,  78 -- civil society,  81 -- civil society,  85 -- civil society,  89 -- civil society,  91-3 -- civil society,  117 -- civil society,  122 -- civil society,  123 -- civil society,  140 -- civil society,  144 -- civil society,  148-9 -- civil society,  155-6 -- Congress,US -- Congress,US,  4 --



Congress,US,  34 -- Congress,US,  41 -- Congress,US,  54 -- Congress,US,  82 -- Congress,US,  98-101 -- Congress,US,  126-7 -- Congress,US,  131-2 -- corruption 20 -- country constituencies -- country constituencies,  30 -- country constituencies,  35 -- country constituencies,  95 -- country constituencies,  96 -- credit rating -- credit rating,  1 -- credit rating,  38 -- critical engagement.

critical engagement,  11 -- critical engagement,  14 -- critical engagement,  49 -- critical engagement,  102 -- critical engagement,  135 -- critical engagement,  151 -- critical engagement,  156 -- critical engagement,  159 -- developing countries -- developing countries,  2 -- developing countries,  25 -- developing countries,  27 -- developing countries,  35 -- developing countries,  36 -- developing countries,  38-9 -- developing countries,  43 -- developing countries,  53 -- developing countries,  55-6 -- developing countries,  58-60 -- developing countries,  62 -- developing countries,  66 -- developing countries,  68 -- developing countries,  71 -- developing countries,  85 -- developing countries,  108 -- developing countries,  112-13 -- developing countries,  122 -- developing countries,  131 -- developing countries,  147 -- developing countries,  150 -- developing countries,  158 -- Doha -- Doha,  3 -- Doha,  84-5 -- donor countries -- donor countries,  37 -- donor countries,  39-40 -- donor countries,  61 -- donor countries,  77-8 -- donor countries,  91 -- donor countries,  94-5 -- donor countries,  106 -- donor countries,  110 -- donor countries,  113 -- donor countries,  122 -- donor countries,  127 -- donor countries,  131 -- donor countries,  148 -- ECOSOC 9 -- ED -- ED,  19 -- ED,  76 -- ED,  91 -- ED,  95 -- ED,  98 -- ED,  129 -- EIA 1 -- environment -- environment,  71-2 -- environment,  75-7 -- environment,  79-83 -- environment,  89-90 -- environment,  94-5 -- environment,  100-1 -- environment,  108-9 -- environment,  112 -- environment,  116 -- environment,  119 -- environment,  121 -- environment,  129 -- environment,  130 -- environment,  136 -- environment,  145 -- environment,  149 -- Environmental Defence -- Environmental Defence,  119 -- Environmental Defence,  124 -- Environmental Defence,  126.

Environmental Defence,  134 -- Europe -- Europe,  17 -- Europe,  24-5 -- Europe,  32 -- Europe,  38 -- Europe,  52 -- Europe,  54 -- Europe,  59 -- Europe,  66 -- Europe,  123 -- Europe,  148 -- Europe,  151 -- Europe,  160 -- Executive Board -- Executive Board,  9 -- Executive Board,  86-7 -- Executive Board,  160 -- financing -- financing,  53-4 -- financing,  78 -- financing,  94 -- financing,  121 -- foreign policy -- foreign policy,  5 -- foreign policy,  29 -- foreign policy,  62 -- foreign policy,  97 -- foreign policy,  98-9 -- foreign policy,  156-8 -- Francistown 6 -- Friends of the Earth -- Friends of the Earth,  105 -- Friends of the Earth,  128 -- GATT -- GATT,  2 -- GATT,  60 -- GATT,  80 -- GATT,  81-4 -- GATT,  88 -- Genoa 1 -- Germany -- Germany,  103 -- Germany,  104 -- gold standard 9 -- Gothenburg 1 -- governance -- governance,  9 -- governance,  12 -- governance,  15 -- governance,  18 -- governance,  33 -- governance,  37 -- governance,  40 -- governance,  44 -- governance,  47-8 -- governance,  50-2 -- governance,  63 -- governance,  67-72 -- governance,  77-80 -- governance,  86-90 -- governance,  96 -- governance,  108-16 -- governance,  119 -- governance,  121 -- governance,  133 -- governance,  138 -- governance,  143 -- governance,  147 -- governance,  156 -- governance,  160 -- Human Development Report -- Human Development Report,  46 -- Human Development Report,  116 -- IDA -- IDA,  5 -- IDA,  61 -- IDA,  126-8 -- IDA,  129 -- IDA,  131 -- ideas -- ideas,  8 -- ideas,  45-6 -- ideas,  71 -- ideas,  87 -- ideas,  114 -- ideas,  141 -- IFC 4 -- India



-- India,  6 -- India,  110 -- India,  122 -- India,  126 -- India,  130 -- indigenous people -- indigenous people,  77-9 -- indigenous people,  88 -- indigenous people,  100 -- indigenous people,  104 -- infrastructure -- infrastructure,  73-5 -- infrastructure,  77.

infrastructure,  94.

Sommario/riassunto

A critical introduction to the major institutions that make up the multilateral development system.