Research Catalog

Title

The World Bank and governance : a decade of reform and reaction / edited by Diane Stone and Christopher Wright.

Publication

London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Stone, Diane, 1964-
• Wright, Christopher, 1976-

Description

xx, 276 p.; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Routledge/Warwick studies in globalisation ; 14

Uniform Title

Routledge/Warwick studies in globalisation ; 14.

Subjects

• Economic assistance > Political aspects
• Economic development > Social aspects
• World Bank Evaluation
• Economic development projects > Environmental aspects
• World Bank
• Adult services in public libraries > Evaluation

Note

• A critical restrospective of World Bank policy reforms and initiatives during the past decade.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction : the currency of change : World Bank lending and learning in the Wolfensohn era / Diane Stone and Christopher Wright -- Development ethics and human rights as the basis for global poverty reduction : the case of the World Bank / Desmond McNeill and Asunción Lera St. Clair -- The art of fine balances : the challenge of institutionalizing the Comprehensive Development Framework inside the World Bank / Nilima Gulrajani -- From 'safeguards' to 'sustainability' : the evolution of environmental discourse inside the International Finance Corporation / Christopher Wright -- Explaining change in the World Bank's forest strategy and operational policy / Lauren Flejzor -- The World Bank and pension reforms / M. Ramesh -- Change in international organizations : innovation or adaptation? A comparison of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund / Antje Vetterlein -- The poverty of amnesia : PRSPs in the legacy of structural adjustment / Celine Tan -- Becoming green : diffusing sustainable development norms throughout the World Bank Group / Susan Park -- Partnership and the reform of international aid : challenging citizenship and political representation? / Pascale Hatcher -- The World Bank as conveyor and broker of knowledge and funds in Argentina's governance reforms / Maria Pía Riggirozzi -- The missing link in development cooperation integrative frameworks : revelations from Lebanon's post-war experience in donor-assisted administrative reform / Nisrine El Ghaziri -- Fiscal decentralization in transition economies : the World Bank in a learning process / Krisztina Tóth.

Call Number

JBE 14-212

ISBN

• 041541282X (hbk. : alk. paper)
• 9780415412827 (hbk. : alk. paper)
• 9780415416504 (pbk.)
• 0415416507 (pbk.)

LCCN

2006011285

OCLC

65820102

Title

The World Bank and governance : a decade of reform and reaction / edited by Diane Stone and Christopher Wright.

Imprint

London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.

Series

Routledge/Warwick studies in globalisation ; 14

Routledge/Warwick studies in globalisation ; 14.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Connect to:

Table of contents only

Table of contents

Added Author

Stone, Diane, 1964-

Wright, Christopher, 1976-

Other Form:

Online version: World Bank and governance. London ; New York : Routledge, 2007 (OCoLC)647084344

Research Call Number

JBE 14-212