Demanding Accountability
Civil Society Claims and the World Bank Inspection Panel
Edited by Dana Clark, Jonathan Fox and Kay Treakle
Demanding Accountability offers a comprehensive assessment of an innovative process through which local people can hold the World Bank accountable
for the environmental and social impacts of its lending decisions. The book analyses the ten-year history of the Inspection Panel, starting with its origins in the struggle over the Sardar Sarovar dam on the Narmada River in India, and culminating in the dramatic cancellation of World Bank support for China’s population transfer program in Tibet. The book, written by many of the key participants in the Inspection Panel process, offers an in-depth analysis
of local, national and international civil society efforts to hold the Bank accountable, profiling cases from Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, India, Nepal, Paraguay and Tibet. Demanding Accountability
is indispensable reading for those interested in issues of sustainable and equitable development, national and transnational civil society organizing, and democratic accountability.
“Indispensable reading for anybody interested in transparency and accountability in international institutions.” — Alvaro Umaña, director, Energy and Environment Practice, United Nations Development Programme; former member of the World Bank Inspection Panel
“Brings us hope and confidence to fight against injustice and toward democratic and just development planning.” — Medha Patkar, former commissioner, World Commission on Dams
About the Editors
Dana Clark is an international human rights and environmental lawyer and president of the International Accountability Project in Berkeley, California. Jonathan Fox is professor and chair of the Latin American Studies Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Kay Treakle is a program officer in the Environment Program at the Charles Stewart Moss Foundation.
