Civil Society and Global Finance (Routledge Warwick Studies in Globalisation)

This key text brings together twenty activists, officials and researchers from the five continents to discuss this burning question of today's globalization debate. Providing rare, authoritative analyses by those who deal with the issues first hand, Civil Society and Global Finance is rich in insight and policy ideas for decision-makers, students and concerned citizens. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of tables......Page 9 List of figures......Page 10 Notes on contributors......Page 11 Foreword by Andrew Crockett......Page 16 Acknowledgements......Page 18 Introduction......Page 20 General issues......Page 28 Civil society and the governance of global finance......Page 30 Regional experiences......Page 52 Latin American NGOs and the IFIs: the quest for a South-determined agenda......Page 54 Civil society and global finance in Africa: the PRSP process in Uganda......Page 70 Civil society and the Asian financial crisis......Page 83 Global finance and civil society deficits in Russia......Page 98 Global finance and incipient civil society in China......Page 113 Perspectives from multilateral institutions......Page 128 The World Bank and civil society: an evolving experience......Page 130 Civil society and the World Bank's Country Assistance Strategy in Argentina......Page 147 The IMF and civil society: striking a balance......Page 163 Civil society and the Financing for Development initiative at the United Nations......Page 181 Perspectives from civil society sectors......Page 198 Trade unions and the promotion of socially sustainable global finance......Page 200 Business associations and global financial governance......Page 218 The environmental movement and global finance......Page 232 Global finance and gender......Page 247 Looking ahead......Page 266 What next? Civil society's prospects in a world of global finance......Page 268 Global finance: representation failure and the role of civil society......Page 283 Index......Page 304 Bringing together twenty activists, officials and researchers from the five continents to discuss this burning question of today's globalization debate, this collection provides authoritative analyses by those who deal with the issues first hand. This work is rich in insight and policy ideas for decision-makers, students and concerned citizens. Civil society has figured with increasing prominence in the recent history of global governance.