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843391
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Sharma, Patrick Allan
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| Title & Author
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Robert McNamara's other war : : the World Bank and international development /\ Patrick Allan Sharma.
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| Publication Statement
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Philadelphia :: University of Pennsylvania Press,, [2017]
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| Series Statement
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Politics and culture in modern America
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228 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0812249062
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: 9780812249064
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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An unlikely world banker -- Modernizing the bank -- Developing development -- Global shocks -- Navigating turbulence -- Fighting poverty -- The birth of structural adjustment.
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| Abstract
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Robert McNamara is best known for his key role in the escalation of the Vietnam War as U.S. secretary of defense under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. The familiar story begins with the brilliant young executive transforming Ford Motor Company, followed by his rise to political power under Kennedy, and culminating in his downfall after eight years of failed military policies. Many believe McNamara's fall from grace after Vietnam marked the end of his career. They were wrong. In Robert McNamara's Other War, Patrick Allan Sharma reveals the previously untold story of what happened next. As president of the World Bank from 1968 to 1981, McNamara changed the way many people thought about international development by shifting the World Bank's focus to poverty alleviation. Though his efforts to redeem himself after his failures in Vietnam were well-intentioned, Sharma argues, his expansion of the World Bank's agenda contributed to a decline in the quality of its activities. McNamara's policies at the Bank also helped lay the groundwork for the economic crises that have plagued the developing world during the past three decades. --
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McNamara, Robert S.,1916-2009.
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McNamara, Robert S., 1916-2009
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McNamara, Robert S.,1916-2009.
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World Bank-- History-- 20th century.
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World Bank-- Presidents.
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Weltbank
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World Bank.
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Development banks-- History-- 20th century.
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Economic assistance-- Developing countries-- History-- 20th century.
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Economic development-- Developing countries-- History-- 20th century.
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Development banks.
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Economic assistance.
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Economic development.
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Entwicklungshilfe
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Entwicklungspolitik
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Politisches Ziel
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Presidents.
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Developing countries.
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| Dewey Classification
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332.1/532092
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HG3881.5.W57S46 2017
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