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Robert McNamara's other war :

(Number (ISBN

0812249062

(Number (ISBN

9780812249064

Title Proper

Robert McNamara's other war :

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[Book]

Other Title Information

the World Bank and international development /

First Statement of Responsibility

Patrick Allan Sharma.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Philadelphia :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Pennsylvania Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2017]

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

228 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Series Title

Politics and culture in modern America

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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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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. --

McNamara, Robert S.,1916-2009.

McNamara, Robert S., 1916-2009

McNamara, Robert S.,1916-2009.

World Bank-- History-- 20th century.

World Bank-- Presidents.

Weltbank

World Bank.

Development banks-- History-- 20th century.

Economic assistance-- Developing countries-- History-- 20th century.

Economic development-- Developing countries-- History-- 20th century.

Development banks.

Economic assistance.

Economic development.

Entwicklungshilfe

Entwicklungspolitik

Politisches Ziel

Presidents.

Developing countries.

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Sharma, Patrick Allan

Date of Transaction

20200822133054.0

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