ANTH 7576 - International Financial Institutions:Producing Accountability

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California Institute of Integral Studies

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Description:

This course will provide an overview of international financial institutions and their policies and projects, with an emphasis on the World Bank. We will examine emerging citizen-driven accountability frameworks and the efforts by affected communities and their civil society allies to demand that the World Bank move toward a rights-respecting framework and to demand meaningful systems of accountability and redress. Current debates and tensions, such as the push to expand lending for large dams and power plants, attempts to revise and weaken policy standards, and implications for private-sector projects, will also be covered. The students will emerge with an enhanced understanding of the history, policies, projects, and controversies surrounding international development finance.

Credits:

1.00 - 3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ciis.edu

Phone Number:

(415) 575-6100

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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