| ID | 079573 |
| Title Proper | World Bank Group |
| Other Title Information | Championing Sustainable Development Norms |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Park, Susan |
| Publication | 2007. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | It is well documented that international organizations diffuse norms, but how and why do they do so? I compare how the World Bank and the Inter national Finance Corporation attempt to spread sustainable development norms through their compliance, mainstreaming, and diffusion efforts. I propose that international organizations spread norms in different ways as a result of their roles within their respective social environments. The International Finance Corporation champions sustainable development by spreading core practices throughout the project finance industry, while the Bank attempts to do so through core and noncore activities. The different approaches raise questions about the capacity of each organization to champion environmental norms: the Bank's multiple activities mixes its environmental message as opposed to the International Finance Corpora tion's single (recently lessened) environmental voice |
| `In' analytical Note | Global Governance Vol. 13, No.4; Oct-Dec 2007: p435-456 |
| Journal Source | Global Governance Vol. 13, No.4; Oct-Dec 2007: p435-456 |
| Key Words | World Bank ; Environment ; Norms ; International Organizations ; International Finance Corporation |