The market tells them so / John Mihevc

Public ISBD Titre : The market tells them so : the World Bank and economic fundamentalism in Africa Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : John Mihevc, Auteur Editeur : Third World Network Année de publication : 1995 Importance : 313 p Note générale : 09.02 MIH Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Banque mondiale Afrique Tags : Ajustement structurel  Afrique  Banque mondiale  Mouvements sociaux Index. décimale : 09.02 Afrique Résumé : Structural adjustment is not just economic strategy designed to assist countries in addressing technical problems related to trade, growth and the balance of payments. It embodies also, this author argues, a social, cultural and even quasi-religious vision for the remaking of Africa and the world. John Mihevc focuses on three aspects of structural adjustment in particular. He provides an entirely innovative characterization of World Bank thinking as essentially fundamentalist in the scale of ambitions, its ignoring of the complexities of social reality, and its denial of the legitimacy of contrary views of development. He gives a trenchant account of the criticisms which World Bank policies have elicited. And he considers that response from African churches and social movements representing voices of resistance and providing an alternative vision. The market tells them so : the World Bank and economic fundamentalism in Africa [texte imprimé] / John Mihevc, Auteur . - [S.l.] : Third World Network, 1995 . - 313 p. 09.02 MIH Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Banque mondiale Afrique Tags : Ajustement structurel  Afrique  Banque mondiale  Mouvements sociaux Index. décimale : 09.02 Afrique Résumé : Structural adjustment is not just economic strategy designed to assist countries in addressing technical problems related to trade, growth and the balance of payments. It embodies also, this author argues, a social, cultural and even quasi-religious vision for the remaking of Africa and the world. John Mihevc focuses on three aspects of structural adjustment in particular. He provides an entirely innovative characterization of World Bank thinking as essentially fundamentalist in the scale of ambitions, its ignoring of the complexities of social reality, and its denial of the legitimacy of contrary views of development. He gives a trenchant account of the criticisms which World Bank policies have elicited. And he considers that response from African churches and social movements representing voices of resistance and providing an alternative vision.

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