Faith And Credit: The World Bank's Secular Empire / Edition 1

by Susan George

Overview

This book explains not only the interests the World Bank serves but also its internal culture and its broader significance. The authors have spoken of beliefs, faith, doctrine, prophecy, and fundamentalism; of ancestors, initiation, esprit de corps, intellectual leadership and rule. .

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367160098
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/19/2020
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Susan George is associate director of the Transnational Institute, Amsterdam. She is the author of How the Other Half Dies , A Fate Worse Than Debt , Ill Fares the Land , and The Debt Boomerang . She works with a number of nongovernmental organizations and serves on the boards of Greenpeace International and Greenpeace France. Fabrizio Sabelli is professor at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Geneva and the University Neuchatel. He has authored and coauthored several books, most recently La Mythologie Programm233e and Recherche Anthropologique et D233veloppement.

Table of Contents

Introduction and Basics 1. In the Beginning 2. The Other Ancestor 3. Structural Salvation 4. False Prophesies 5. The Fundamentalist Freedom Fighter 6. L'Esprit de Corps 7. Governance: The Last Refuge? 8. The Environmental Battlefield 9. Intellectual Leadership and the H Street Heretics 10. Ruling the Realm 11. The Bank Perceived: Images and Self-Images 12. Conclusion: 'The Thing'