Regimes of Risk: The World Bank and the Transformation of Mining in Asia 2014 Edition Contributor(s): Hatcher, Pascale (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349440817 ISBN-13: 9781349440818 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Banks & Banking - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development - Political Science | Political Economy |
Dewey: 338.2 |
Series: Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy |
Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.59 lbs) 193 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: With Asia as its backdrop, this book investigates the role played by the World Bank Group (WBG) in conceptualising and promoting new mining regimes tailored for resource-rich country clients. It details a particular politics of mining in the Global South characterised by the transplanting, hijacking and contesting of the WBG's mining agenda. |