This book assesses the World Bank's interaction with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in projects, policy dialogue and elsewhere. Based on extensive project documents, public and private policy statements and interviews, the author identifies central organizational barriers to greater collaboration and accountability, and links these to the international political economy of the World Bank. The author suggests guidelines for judging organizational change in the World Bank, reviews opportunities and dangers for NGOs in relating with major aid donors, and discusses agenda and strategy.

PAUL J. NELSON

Tables and Figures - Acronyms and Abbreviations - Acknowledgements - Introduction and Overview - The World Bank Takes Centre Stage - 'Accountable to Whom?' and Other Issues for NGOs - World Bank-NGO Project Cooperation: Less than Meets the Eye? - Moving Money: Organizational Aspects of a Development Model - The World Bank and Apolitical Development - Organizational Culture and Participation in Development - Conclusions - Appendix 1: Key to Interviews - Appendix 2: Methodological Note - Bibliography - Index