Inside the World Bank
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Inside the World Bank

Exploding the Myth of the Monolithic Bank

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Inside the World Bank

Exploding the Myth of the Monolithic Bank

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This book argues that the World Bank, far from being a unitary actor, is fundamentally plural, internally fragmented and dispersed, with cascading chains of delegation, authority and controls, and with considerable discretion delegated to the staff.

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Year
2009
ISBN
9780230100084

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Figures and Tables
  4. Preface
  5. Acronyms and Abbreviations
  6. One: The World Bankā€™s World
  7. Two: The Mandates and the Players
  8. Three: Politics and Management
  9. Four: Regions and Sectors
  10. Five: Centralization and Decentralization
  11. Six: Research in DEC and in Operations
  12. Seven: Self- and External Evaluation
  13. Eight: Governance: Political, not Politics
  14. Nine: Electric Power
  15. Ten: A Life at the World Bank
  16. Eleven: Conclusion: The Bank Is Less Than the Sum of Its Parts
  17. References
  18. Index