The World Bank: From Reconstruction to Development to Equity

by Marshall; Katherine

• ISBN13: 9780415381321
• ISBN10: 0415381320
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2008-03-06
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The World Bank is one the most important and least understood major international institutions. This book provides a concise, accessible and comprehensive overview of the World Bank's history, development, structure, functionality and activities. These themes are illustrated with a wide variety of case studies drawn from the Bank's international activities. This new book also discusses the controversial challenges that the Bank now faces in the light of the criticism from campaigners and NGOs. The World Bank is essential reading for all students, activists and policy makers with an interest in globalization, global governance and development who wish to understand where the World Bank goes from here.

Author Biography

Katherine Marshall is Senior Fellow at Georgetown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and Visiting Professor in the Government Department

Table of Contents

List of illustrations	p. xii
Foreword	p. xiv
Acknowledgments	p. xviii
Abbreviations	p. xix
Introduction	p. 1
"In the catbird's seat": the World Bank and global development	p. 10
How the World Bank has evolved in response to global events	p. 23
Nuts and bolts: how the World Bank functions	p. 59
Development partnerships and the World Bank	p. 93
Grounding in realities: the World Bank at work	p. 112
The World Bank and its critics	p. 136
Looking ahead: challenges facing the World Bank	p. 152
Conclusion: an ideal for the World Bank	p. 167
Appendix	p. 172
Notes	p. 176
Select bibliography	p. 183
Index	p. 185
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