Money and power : great predators in the political economy of development /

Money and power : great predators in the political economy of development /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Bracking, Sarah, 1968-
Imprint:	London ; New York : Pluto, 2009.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 242 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Third world in global politics Third World in global politics.
Subject:	Economic development projects -- Developing countries. Development credit corporations -- Developing countries. Government financial institutions -- Developing countries. Development credit corporations. Economic development projects. Economic history. Government financial institutions. Developing countries -- Economic conditions. Developing countries. Electronic book.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11227527

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ISBN:	9781849641807 1849641803 9780745320120 0745320120 0745320112 9780745320113
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Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-232) and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 English. digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	Examines why southern states are still experiencing mass poverty after over sixty years of development . Sarah Bracking explores the role of governments and development finance institutions in managing the markets.
Other form:	Print version: Bracking, Sarah, 1968- Money and power. London ; New York : Pluto, 2009 9780745320120

Table of Contents:

The political economy of development
Money in the political economy of development
Making markets
International development banks and creditor states
The British market makers
Poverty in Africa and the history of multilateral aid
Derivative business and aid-funded accumulation
Private sector development and bilateral interventions
Taking the long view of promoting capitalism
Aid effectiveness: what are we measuring?
Conclusion.