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Christopher L. Pallas shows that while transnational activists have had significant impact on World Bank policy, their activities have not contributed to democratizing the Bank. Armed with clear definitions of democracy and legitimacy, Pallas shows that activists have been the most effective in pursuing their goals when acting in cooperation with powerful donor states and elites in the global North. In doing so, the transnational civil society has contributed to the marginalization of developing country governments and the disadvantaged groups they represent. Carefully researched and eloquently written, this book makes a significant contribution to the study of civil society in global governance.
- Johannes Urpelainen, Department of Political Science, Columbia University, USA
"Drawing on detailed case analysis, Chris Pallas provides a welcome, measured, provocative critique of easy assumptions about the relationship between civil society and democracy in global governance."
Jan Aart Scholte, School of Global Studies, University of Gothenberg, Sweden and Department of Political Science, University of Warwick, UK
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Book Title: Transnational Civil Society and the World Bank
Book Subtitle: Investigating Civil Society’s Potential to Democratize Global Governance
Authors: Christopher L. Pallas
Series Title: Interest Groups, Advocacy and Democracy Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137277619
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-27760-2Published: 08 November 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-44727-5Published: 01 January 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-27761-9Published: 12 November 2013
Series ISSN: 2946-3254
Series E-ISSN: 2946-3262
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 196
Topics: International Relations, Political Sociology, Development Aid, Development Economics, Social Work, Political Communication