The World Bank and Social Transformation in International Politics: Liberalism, Governance and Sovereignty

by David Williams

Book Overview

In the 1990s the World Bank changed its policy to take the position that the problems of poverty and governance are inextricably linked, and improving the governance of its borrower countries became increasingly accepted as a legitimate and important part of the World Bank's development activities. This book examines why the World Bank came to see good governance as important and evaluate what the World Bank is doing to improve the governance of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415664144
• ISBN13: 9780415664141
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"