Title: Beyond the World Bank agenda : an institutional approach to development /
Authors: Stein, Howard, 1952-
Publisher: University of Chicago Press,
Year: 2008
Subjects: World Bank; Economic development Developing countries; Institutional economics.
Abstract: Under the tutelage of the World Bank, developing countries have experienced lower growth and rising inequality, compared to previous periods. Stein argues that the Bank is plagued by a myopic, neoclassical mindset that wrongly focuses on individual rationality and downplays the social and political contexts that influence development.
Contents: Reflections on the history of the World Bank agenda -- Economic theory and the World Bank agenda: a critical evaluation -- Beyond the World Bank agenda: an institutional approach to development.