The World Bank

From Reconstruction to Development to Equity
2. Auflage. Revised 2018
ISBN: 978-1-138-80141-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm

Reihe: Global Institutions

The World Bank is one of the most important and least understood major international institutions. The fully updated second edition of this book continues to providethe mostconcise, accessible and comprehensive overview of the World Bank's history, development, structure, functionality and activities.
Updates for the new edition include:

Extensive updating of data and charts throughout

reflection on thechanges over the past five years including the current reorganization of the Bank itself

a new section that describes the ongoing changes under the leadership of Jim Yong Kim.
Illustrated throughoutwith a wide variety of case studies drawn from the Bank's international activities, this is an essential guide for all students.

Zielgruppe

Academic/professional/technical: Undergraduate. Academic/professional/technical: Postgraduate. Academic/professional/technical: Research and professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Marshall, Katherine

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. The World Bank and International Development 2. How the World Bank has Evolved in Response to External Events 3. Nuts and Bolts: How the World Bank Functions 4. Development Partnerships and the World Bank Family 5. Getting Specific: Cases and Controversies 6. The World Bank and its Critics 7. Emerging Issues and Future Directions Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Katherine Marshall is a senior fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University and Visiting Professor in the Government Department. As a long time development specialist focused on the worlds poorest countries, she worked for over 35 years with the World Bank and continues to serve as a senior advisor. For the past decade she has focused her work on issues around the links between development and religion. She is a visiting professor at the University of Cambodia, and is a member of the International Niwano Peace Prize selection committee.