| Global Institutions and Development: Framing the World? Contributor(s): Boas, Morten (Editor), McNeill, Desmond (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415312906 ISBN-13: 9780415312905 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $74.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2003 Annotation: The impact of multilateral institutions such as the World Bank and IMF have on development is hotly debated, but few doubt their power and influence. This book examines the concepts that have powerfully influenced development policy and more broadly looks at the role of ideas in international development institutions and how they have affected current development discourse. The authors analyze why some ideas are taken up by these institutions, how the ideas travel within the systems and how they are translated into policy, modified, distorted or resisted. This unique book explores a very broad range of ideas and institutions and provides thorough and detailed case studies in the context of broader theoretical analysis. The volume explores topics such as poverty, global governance, sustainable development and the environment and provides detailed case studies on the World Bank, the WTO, the IMF, Asian Development Bank, UN Development Programme and the OECD's Development Assistance Committee, which should be of particular interest and use to advanced undergraduate students and scholars. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development - Political Science | Political Economy - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 338.9 |
| LCCN: 2003008630 |
| Lexile Measure: 1470 |
| Series: RIPE Series in Global Political Economy (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.85 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This unique book explores a very broad range of ideas and institutions and provides thorough and detailed case studies in the context of broader theoretical analysis. Key topics such as poverty, global governance, sustainable development and the environment are closely examined, with detailed case studies of the World Bank, the WTO, the IMF, Asian Development Bank, UN Development Programme and the OECD's Development Assistance Committee. The impact multilateral institutions such as the World Bank and IMF have on development is hotly debated, but few doubt their power and influence. This book examines the concepts that have powerfully influenced development policy and, more broadly, looks at the role of ideas in international development institutions and how they have affected current development discourse. The authors analyze why some ideas are taken up by these institutions, how the ideas travel within the systems and how they are translated into policy, modified, distorted or resisted. |
