A case for aid : building consensus for development assistance.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Government document

Conference Name:

United Nations International Conference on Financing for Development (2002 : Monterrey, Mexico)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Nations--Economic assistance--Decision making.

United Nations.

World Bank.

Economic assistance--Developing countries--Decision making.

Economic assistance.

Consensus (Social sciences)--Developing countries.

Consensus (Social sciences).

Decision making.

Developing countries.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

ix, 215 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : World Bank, [2002]

Summary:

A Case for Aid: Building a Consensus for Development Assistance is a selection of readings associated with the United Nations International Conference on Financing for Development which was held in Monterrey, Mexico, in March 2002. The focus of the book is the report, 'The Role and Effectiveness of Development Assistance: Lessons from World Bank Experience.' Also included are "A Partnership for Development and Peace, " by James D. Wolfensohn, president of the World Bank Group; "Making the Case for Aid, " by Nicholas Stern, chief economist of the World Bank; and "The Monterrey Consensus, " the official United Nations document that outlines the major agreements at the conference.

Notes:

A selection of readings related to the United Nations International Conference on Financing for Development, held in Monterrey, Mexico, March 18-22-2002.

"Includes 'A partnership for development and peace' by James D. Wolfensohn."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-183).

ISBN:

0821351621

OCLC:

49799232