Demanding Accountability

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Brings us hope and confidence to fight against injustice and towards democratic and just development planning. -- Medha Patar, former Commissioner, World Commission on Dams Compelling and insightful. -- Juliette Majot, Executive Director, international Rivers Network I recommend this book to both scholars and practitioners of international sustainable development law and policy. -- Thomas T. Ankersen, University of Florida It is a rare thing indeed when an academic book has me anxiously turning the pages waiting to see what's going to happen next ( I include my own in this, of course!). This might be a slight exaggeration, but there are many components in Demanding Accountability that are also found in the best airport novels: rich versus poor; international conspiracy; backroom bargaining; corruption; murder; death threats; and so on. Unfortunately, this is not a novel. It is a well researched and documented account of the real tragedies that follow on from ill-conceived development projects and the stories of ordinary citizens (and some not so ordinary, such as the Dalai Lama) trying to hold the World Band to account. -- Heather Marquette, International Development Department, School of Public Policy, University of Birmingham Indispensable reading for anybody interested in transparency and accountability in international institutions. -- Alvaro Umana, director, Energy and Environment Practice, United Nations Development Programme; former member of the World Bank Inspection Panel