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The World's Banker. A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations.
Sebastian Mallaby
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Description for The World's Banker. A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations.
Paperback. Looking at the role of the World Bank in its relief work as well as the controversies surrounding its functioning, this book addresses a critical question in the context of the world's growing population. The World Bank is the leading mechanism for dealing with the consequences. Is it equal to the challenge? Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCM; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 662.
Appointed president of the World Bank in 1995, James Wolfensohn struck it like a whirlwind, determined to reinvent the institution founded by Franklin Roosevelt and his world War II allies. Wolfensohn embraced debt relief for the poorest countries, put taboo subjects such as corruption on the development agenda, and faced off the riotous critics of the antiglobalization movement. Never has the World's Bank been more important, more in the public eye, or more controversial than during his tenure, when challenges from global financial crises to AIDS to the emergence of terrorist sanctuaries in failed states have threatened global security. Sebastian ... Read more
Appointed president of the World Bank in 1995, James Wolfensohn struck it like a whirlwind, determined to reinvent the institution founded by Franklin Roosevelt and his world War II allies. Wolfensohn embraced debt relief for the poorest countries, put taboo subjects such as corruption on the development agenda, and faced off the riotous critics of the antiglobalization movement. Never has the World's Bank been more important, more in the public eye, or more controversial than during his tenure, when challenges from global financial crises to AIDS to the emergence of terrorist sanctuaries in failed states have threatened global security. Sebastian ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Number of Pages
476
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300116762
SKU
V9780300116762
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About Sebastian Mallaby
Sebastian Mallaby has been a Washington Post columnist since 1999. From 1986 to 1999, he was on the staff of The Economist, serving in Zimbabwe, London, and Japan, as well as serving as the magazine's Washington bureau chief. He was born in England and educated at Oxford, and now lives in Washington, D.C.
Reviews for The World's Banker. A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations.
"a riveting portrait of the World Bank and its mercurial president of the past 10 years, James Wolfensohn" Rahul Jacob, Financial Times "The World's Banker is a wonderful book - penetrating, beautifully written and a delight to read." Martin Wolf "A lively and informative book" The Sunday Telegraph "The World's Bank is a wonderful book - penetrating, beautifully written and ... Read more