Behind the Development Banks: Washington Politics, World Poverty, and the Wealth of Nations (Emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith) - Tapa blanda

Babb, Sarah

 
9780226033655: Behind the Development Banks: Washington Politics, World Poverty, and the Wealth of Nations (Emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith)
Tapa blanda
ISBN 10: 0226033651 ISBN 13: 9780226033655
Editorial: University of Chicago Press, 2009

Sinopsis

The World Bank and other multilateral development banks (MDBs) carry out their mission to alleviate poverty and promote economic growth based on the advice of professional economists. But as Sarah Babb argues in "Behind the Development Banks", these organizations have also been indelibly shaped by Washington politics - particularly by the legislative branch and its power of the purse. Tracing American influence on MDBs over three decades, this volume assesses increased congressional activism and the perpetual 'selling' of banks to Congress by the executive branch. Babb contends that congressional reluctance to fund the MDBs has enhanced the influence of the United States on them by making credible America's threat to abandon the banks if its policy preferences are not followed. At a time when the United States' role in world affairs is being closely scrutinized, "Behind the Development Banks" will be necessary reading for anyone interested in how American politics helps determine the fate of developing countries.

"Sinopsis" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Acerca del autor

Sarah Babb is associate professor of sociology at Boston College. She is the author of Managing Mexico: Economists from Nationalism to Neoliberalism and coauthor of Economy/Society: Markets, Meanings, and Social Structure.

"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Editorial
University of Chicago Press
Año de publicación
2009
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0226033651
ISBN 13 
9780226033655
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
336
Contacto del fabricante
no disponible
Persona responsable
no disponible

Otras ediciones populares con el mismo título

9780226033648: Behind the Development Banks: Washington Politics, World Poverty, and the Wealth of Nations (Emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith)

Edición Destacada

ISBN 10:  0226033643 ISBN 13:  9780226033648
Editorial: University of Chicago Press, 2009
Tapa dura