Demanding Accountability

Civil Society Claims and the World Bank Inspection Panel

Contributions by Victor Abramovich, Richard Bissell, Elias Diaz Pena, Majibul Huq Dulu, David Hunter, Cristian Opaso, Marcos Orellana, Maria Guadalupe Rodriques, Aurelio Vianna Edited by Dana Clark, Jonathan A. Fox, Kay Treakle

Publication date:

08 September 2003

Length of book:

344 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9780742533103

Demanding Accountability is a collection of nine original case studies that offer insights into how local, national, and international civil society factors mobilize to hold the World Bank accountable for its financed projects. It is a rich source of lessons for understanding today's emerging transnational civil society efforts to challenge powerful global institutions.

Chapter 1 Introduction: Framing the Inspection Panel
Chapter 2 Understanding the World Bank Inspection Panel
Chapter 3 The Arun III Hydroelectric Project, Nepal
Chapter 4 The Planafloro Inspection Panel Claim
Chapter 5 Accountability at the World Bank
Chapter 6 The Experience of Jamuna Bridge
Chapter 7 The BioBio's Legacy
Chapter 8 The Inspection Panel Claims in Brazil
Chapter 9 Singrauli: The Unfulfilled Struggle for Justice
Chapter 10 Social Protection Conditionality in World Bank Structural Adjustment Loans
Chapter 11 The China Western Poverty Reduction Project
Chapter 12 Conclusion and Analysis

Brings us hope and confidence to fight against injustice and towards democratic and just development planning.