The World Bank
Subtitle: Development, Poverty, Hegemony
Publisher: Univ of Natal Pr; University of KwaZulu-Natal Press
Published: June 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 581
ISBN-13: 9781869141004
Subjects: Development economics; Finance; Political economy; Africa; Economic History; International Relations - General; Political Science; Banks and banking, International; Economic development; Politics/International Relations
Description: The World Bank: Development, Poverty, Hegemony scrutinises the World Bank{u2019}s agenda-setting documents of the past fifteen years from its examinations of African {u2018}crises{u2019} and East Asian {u2018}miracles{u2019}, to its perspectives on the state{u2019}s changing developmental role, the Bank{u2019}s environmental and participatory strategies, and the institution{u2019}s changes since Paul Wolfowitz took over from James Wolfensohn as the Bank president in 2005.