Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 340 g
Liberalism, Governance and Sovereignty
Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 340 g
Reihe: Routledge Studies in Globalisation
ISBN: 978-0-415-45300-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
David Williams examines changing World Bank policy since the late 1970s to show how a concern with good governance grew out of the problems the World Bank was experiencing with structural adjustment lending, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. The book provides an account of the early years of the World Bank and traces the increasing acceptance of the idea of good governance within the Bank through the 1990s, while systematically relating the policies of good governance to liberalism. The author provides a detailed case study of World Bank lending to Ghana to demonstrate what the attempt to improve ‘governance’ looks like in practice. Williams assesses whether the World Bank has been successful in its attempts to improve governance, and draws out some of the implications of the argument for how we should think about sovereignty, for how we should understand the connections between liberalism and international politics.
This book will be of interest to students and scholars of international relations, politics, economics, development and African studies.
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Fachgebiete
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Bankwirtschaft
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction 1. Liberalism and Social Transformation 2. The World Bank, Sovereignty and Development 3. From Structural Adjustment to Good Governance 4. Governance, Liberalism and Social Transformation 5. Transformation in Practice 6. Sovereignty, Development and the Liberal Project