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The World Bank and urban development : from projects to policy / Edward Ramsamy.

By: Ramsamy, Edward, 1964-Material type: TextTextSeries: Routledge studies in development and societyPublication details: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2006Description: xvii, 229 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780415344395; 0415344395 (hardcover : alk. paper)Subject(s): World Bank | Economic assistance -- Developing countries | Community development, Urban -- Developing countriesDDC classification: 338.9009173/2 LOC classification: HC60 | .R195 2006Online resources: Click here to view Also available as an electronic resource. Taylor & Francis (http://www.taylorandfrancis.com)
Contents:
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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Includes bibliographical references 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.

Also available as an electronic resource. Taylor & Francis (http://www.taylorandfrancis.com)

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