Reflective shadows :political economy of the World Bank lending to India
By: Prabhu, Nagesh.
Publisher: New Delhi Oxford University Press 2017Description: xxxix, 542p.ISBN: 9780199466825.Subject(s): Economic policy World Bank -- Economic development -- Economic assistance -- Economic history -- India DDC classification: 332.15320954 Summary: India, one of the founding members of the World Bank, is also the Bank’s single largest borrower since its inception. There are natural curiosities to know how the relationship between the two has evolved through fluctuations in India’s political and economic scenario. Has the World Bank’s work in India aligned itself with the country’s own developmental agenda—facilitating or impeding the nation’s progress? Based on years of grassroots-level experience in political processes, Nagesh Prabhu charts out a comprehensive assessment of various facets of this relationship. This book examines the relevance of the 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. Bringing out the role of bureaucracy and industry in the country’s negotiations with the Bank, the book also focuses on the effectiveness and impact of World Bank aid to India. It presents a factual reading of the Bank’s influence within India’s policy circles on sensitive macro-level issues, political upheavals and state-level interventions in the federal context.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| 332.1532 WOR; World bank atlas: 1995 | 332.1532 WOR- World bank : overview and current issues | 332.15320954 GOE-F Financial Management Practices in India | 332.15320954 PRA-R Reflective shadows | 332.15320954 WOR- World bank in India: undermining sovereignty, distorting development | 332.17 HAN-; Service banking: the arrival of the all-purpose bank | 332.17086942 FIN; Financial engineering for low-income households |
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India, one of the founding members of the World Bank, is also the Bank’s single largest borrower since its inception. There are natural curiosities to know how the relationship between the two has evolved through fluctuations in India’s political and economic scenario. Has the World Bank’s work in India aligned itself with the country’s own developmental agenda—facilitating or impeding the nation’s progress? Based on years of grassroots-level experience in political processes, Nagesh Prabhu charts out a comprehensive assessment of various facets of this relationship.
This book examines the relevance of the 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. Bringing out the role of bureaucracy and industry in the country’s negotiations with the Bank, the book also focuses on the effectiveness and impact of World Bank aid to India. It presents a factual reading of the Bank’s influence within India’s policy circles on sensitive macro-level issues, political upheavals and state-level interventions in the federal context.
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