The World Bank and Big Business no longer seem capable of fighting the Dam Busters. So, this may be the beginning of the end…
In April 1997, there was a
While all of India is talking of corruption and chargesheets at the highest echelons of national and state governments, an initiative gathers steam in a corner of Rajasthan to demand
Not every project that the World Bank proposes to the countries of South Asia is in their interest. So how do you go about challenging the Bank?
Joe Wood is
The debate swirling around the Arun III project has been the first controversy about a major development project in Nepal. The democratic changes of 1990 allowed the public to speak
The Indian Government's decision not to use World Bank money to build the Sardar Sarovar (Narmada) Project was a victory for Indian environmentalists and human righters. The Bank
When Bangladesh became independent in December 1971, it turned to the international community for assistance to shore up the Tuined economy and to usher in "development" at last.
Almost 16 years ago, Robert McNamara visited Upper Volta (presently Burkina Faso) as President of the World Bank. In his report to the Directors of the Bank upon his return,
The cause of the poor directly and indirectly constitutes the basis for practically every foreign-aided development project in Nepal. The state of poverty in this poorest of poor countries manifests
The Asian Development Bank's lending to Nepal is increasing, but its profile remains low. As its influence spreads, will the ADB become as overbearing as the World Bank?
