Creating Poverty: The ADB in Asia

A compilation of articles which critically analyze ADB's role in perpetuating poverty in the name of development. The articles lay bare the misconceptions of the Bank and expose the impact its policies have both at the Macro level as well as the micro level.

Contents

The ADB: Shape Up or Ship Out
By Shalmali Guttal

ADB 2000: Senior Officials and Internal Documents Paint Institution in Confusion
By Walden Bello

Coopting Cooperation: The Asian Development Bank and Sub-regional Economic Zones
By Jenina Joy Chavez-Malaluan*

Why Consumers and Citizens Should Pull the Plug on the Asian Development Bank
By Grainne Ryder

Philippine Power Scandal Illustrates Flaws in ADB’s Privatisation Strategy
By Walden Bello

Banking on Women: The ADB Policy on Gender and Development
By Siriporn Skrobanek and Chanida Chanyapate Bamford

A Critique of the ADB Private Sector Development Strategy
By Nurina Widagdo

A Primer on the Multilateral Development Banks (MDB) Campaign
By Antonio B. Quizon

Cofinancing: Debt and Dependent Development
By Chris Adams

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