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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465390403321

Autore

Engel Susan

Titolo

The World Bank and the post-Washington consensus in Vietnam and Indonesia : inheritance of loss / / Susan Engel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-283-58972-9

9786613902177

0-203-87316-5

1-135-21471-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in Asia's transformations

Disciplina

332.1/53209597

332.153209597

338.9597

Soggetti

International finance

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-223) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; The World Bank and the post-Washington Consensus in Vietnam and Indonesia; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Part I: The World Bank, its history, structure and operations; 1. Introduction; 2. Creating a World Bank; 3. From Savannah to structural adjustment; 4. From Washington to post-Washington Consensus; Part II: The World Bank in Vietnam and Indonesia; 5. Introduction to Part II; 6. Vietnam: an overview; 7. World Bank lending in Vietnam; 8. Indonesia: an overview; 9. World Bank lending in Indonesia; 10. Conclusion; Notes

BibliographyIndex

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the history, structure and current operations of the World Bank, which despite being the largest development organisation and the largest development research body in the world with tremendous direct and indirect influence on developing economies, has rarely received the critical attention its importance merits. The book's unique contribution is twofold: it provides an original analysis of the interaction between economic theory, political practice and the Bank's



development praxis as well as two detailed, grounded studies of the Bank's lending practices. Th