Nagesh Prabhu

Reflective Shadows

Political Economy of World Bank Lending to India

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the relevance of World Bank's lending to India across sectors and states, highlighting its influence on structural adjustments during the nation's pre- and post-liberalization phases.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 584
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 145mm x 48mm
• Gewicht: 953g
• ISBN-13: 9780199466825
• ISBN-10: 0199466823
• Artikelnr.: 47864737

Autorenporträt

Nagesh Prabhu, Deputy Editor, The Hindu, Bengaluru, India Nagesh Prabhu is Deputy Editor at The Hindu, Bengaluru, India. A PhD in political science from the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru, he has spent over two decades analysing issues in political economy.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by R.S. Deshpande
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Section I
1: Theorizing the Role of the World Bank
2: The World Bank: Travelogue of Policies
Section II
3: From Scepticism to Friendship: India and the World Bank
4: Harvests and Equity: Lending for Agriculture
5: Negotiating with the World Market: Lending to Industry, Banking, and Infrastructure
6: Helping Tomorrow's India: Lending for Urban Development
7: Engineering the Social Sector: Education and Health
Section III
8: Fishing in Federal Waters: World Bank and the States
9: Lending to Lagging States in a Federal System
Section IV
10: Towards a New Beginning
Appendices
Bibliography
Index
About the Author