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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Michele AlacevichPublisher: Stanford University Press Imprint: Stanford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.363kg ISBN: 9780804760669ISBN 10: 0804760667 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 09 March 2009 Audience: General/trade , General , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAlacevich offers a fascinating account of the evolution of the World Bank's loan operations in its early years, and of the theory of economic development that informed its judgments. The study shines very important light on changing World Bank priorities Alacevich offers a fascinating account of the evolution of the World Bank's loan operations in its early years, and of the theory of economic development that informed its judgments. The study shines very important light on changing World Bank priorities, and on the practical experiences that shaped the early thinking of some highly influential development economists. These lessons have continuing relevance today. --Roger Sandilands, University of Strathclyde Readers interested in the nature of US hegemony--and its mix of hard material interests and justifying cognitive and normative ideas--will find plenty of interesting material herein. --Robert H. Wade, Enterprise and Society: The International Journal of Business History Author InformationMichele Alacevich is a researcher at the University of Palermo, Italy. He also serves as consulting historian to the World Bank. His main areas of research are the history of international relations, of economic development, and of development economics after World War II. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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