Faith and Credit
The World Bank's Secular Empire

The World Bank is an immensely powerful institution. This study ranges from personal criticism of the central players to a more reflective discussion of the blind faith characteristic of development economics based on the idea of perpetual growth.

This book is crucial reading for anyone interested in development and economy of the Third World, especially for international, political, and development economists.

* Introduction and Basics
* In the Beginning
* The Other Ancestor
* Structural Salvation
* False Prophesies
* The Fundamentalist Freedom Fighter
* L'Esprit de Corps
* Governance: The Last Refuge?
* The Environmental Battlefield
* Intellectual Leadership and the H Street Heretics
* Ruling the Realm
* The Bank Perceived: Images and Self-Images
* Conclusion: "The Thing"