Bahram Ghazi

The IMF, The World Bank Group, and the Question of Human Rights explores various issues facing international financial institutions and their obligations to adhere to human rights norms. Bahram Ghazi gets to the heart of the most important issues facing the global community today: namely, how to reconcile globalization and the activities of the World Bank and the IMF with the implementation of international human rights rules. His comprehensive work explains the relation between economy, finance, and investments and their impact on the human rights situation. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the author incorporates historical, political, economic, financial, and institutional dimensions into his analysis.The IMF, The World Bank Group, and the Question of Human Rights is the fourth volume to be published in Transnational's International Law and Development series, edited by Raj Bhala.Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.