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The World Bank and urban development：from projects to policy

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ramsamy Edward 1964-
Published: Routledge,
Publisher Address: London New York
Publication Dates: 2006.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Routledge studies in development and society ; 11
Subjects:
World Bank
Economic assistance > Developing countries
Community development, Urban > Developing countries
Wereldbank
Economische ontwikkeling
Stedelijke ontwikkeling
Carrier Form: xvii, 229 p.: ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0415344395 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780415344395 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780203494080
Index Number: F831
CLC: F831.2
Call Number: F831.2/R178
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. [192]-219) and index.
Introduction -- Theorizing the World Bank and development -- Toward social lending : shifts in the World Bank's development thinking -- The search for an urban agenda at the World Bank -- The fall of poverty alleviation : the politics of urban lending at the World Bank -- Beyond global and local : a critical analysis of the World Bank urban programs in Zimbabwe -- Globalization, neo-liberalism, and the politics of the bank's current urban agenda -- Conclusion.

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