The World Bank and Crimes of Globalization: A Case Study

Part of a special section on globalization and environmental harm. The writers investigate whether the policies and practices of an international financial institution such as the World Bank, arising in the context of an accelerated globalization, can be usefully characterized as a type of crime and...

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VerfasserInnen: Friedrichs, David O. 1944- (Verfasst von) ; Friedrichs, Jessica (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2002
In: Social justice
Jahr: 2002, Band: 29, Heft: 1/2, Seiten: 13-36
Online-Zugang: Volltext (Verlag)
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Schlagwörter:
World Bank Group
World Bank
Globalization
International finance
Economic development & ethics
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Zusammenfassung:Part of a special section on globalization and environmental harm. The writers investigate whether the policies and practices of an international financial institution such as the World Bank, arising in the context of an accelerated globalization, can be usefully characterized as a type of crime and criminological phenomenon. They consider the types of strategies and actions that are available as a response to the harm caused by these policies and practices. Finally, they address the claim that at least some of the policies and practices put in place by the World Bank can be characterized as criminal, using a case history of a World Bank-financed dam in Thailand.
ISSN:2327-641X