Title: Reinventing the World Bank /
Authors: Pincus, Jonathan; Winters, Jeffrey A. 1960-
Publisher: Cornell University Press,
Year: 2002
Subjects: World Bank Congresses.; Loans, Foreign Developing countries Congresses.; Economic development Developing countries Congresses.; United Nations; Economics; Politics; Developing countries Economic conditions Congresses
Abstract: Attacked by the Right as the last bastion of socialism and by the Left as an instrument of economic imperialism, the World Bank has struggled to adapt to the post-Cold War era. Written by leading North American and British scholars, this book offers a critical examination of the World Bank.
Contents: Reinventing the World Bank / Jonathan R. Pincus and Jeffrey A. Winters -- The World Bank under James Wolfensohn / Bruce Rich -- The changing anatomy of governance of the World Bank / Devesh Kapur -- State simplification and institution building in a World Bank-finananced development project / Jonathan R. Pincus -- Criminal debt / Jeffrey A. Winters -- The World Bank inspection panel and the limits of accountability / Jonathan A. Fox -- Corruption and governance in early capitalism: World Bank strategies and their limitations / Mushtaq H. Khan -- Reassessing the role of the World Bank in sub-Saharan Africa / John Sender -- The World Bank's speculation on social capital / Ben Fine -- Conclusion / Jonathan R. Pincus and Jeffrey A. Winters.