The World Bank and Africa: The Construction of Governance States

by Graham Harrison

Book Overview

Shortlisted for the Inaugural International Political Economy Group annual book prize, 2006.

An incisive exploration of the interventions of the World Bank in severely indebted African states. Understanding sovereignty as a frontier rather than a boundary, this key study develops a vision of a powerful international organization reconciling a global political economy with its own designs and a specific set of challenges posed by the African...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415302803
• ISBN13: 9780415302807
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.5"