| Banking on Knowledge: The Genesis of the Global Development Network Contributor(s): Stone, Diane (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415248477 ISBN-13: 9780415248471 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $209.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2000 Annotation: Timely, original, provocative, and one of the first studies of the way in which the World Bank is reinventing itself as the "Knowledge Bank." Essential for those with an interest in the future of the World Bank, the role of think tanks, and the changing nature of development. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development |
| Dewey: 338.900 |
| LCCN: 00055329 |
| Series: Warwick Studies in Globalisation |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6.3" W x 9.44" (1.21 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Banking on Knowledge is one of the first studies of how the World Bank is reinventing itself as the 'Knowledge Bank'. The book addresses how international organizations and governments are developing partnerships with think tanks, research institutes and other knowledge institutions in the hope of informing and improving policies for reform and development around the world. The book focuses on the recently established Global Development Network (GDN). The GDN is a new and ambitious initiative, sponsored by the World Bank, which is possibly the largest worldwide non-governmental enterprise aimed at producing knowledge as a public good on a global scale. Timely, original and provocative, this book is essential reading for students, researchers, policy makers and professionals with an interest in the future of the World Bank, the strategies of think tanks and the changing nature of development. |