The World Bank and Crimes of Globalization: A Case Study
Author(s)
Friedrichs, David O.; Friedrichs, Jessica
Abstract
The basic issue addressed in this article is: Are the policies and practices of an international financial institution (the World Bank), arising in the context of an accelerated globalization, usefully characterized as a form of crime and a criminological phenomenon? What kinds of strategies and actions are available in response to the harm caused by these policies and practices? We address the narrower claim that at least some of the policies an d practices of the World Bank can be validly characterized as criminal. To support our case, we provide a case history of a World Bank-financed dam in Thailand.
