Management by seclusion : a critique of World Bank promises to end global poverty / Glynn Cochrane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cochrane, Glynn, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World Bank--Developing countries.

World Bank.

Economic assistance--Developing countries.

Economic assistance.

Poverty--Developing countries.

Poverty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, [2019]

Summary:

50 years ago, World Bank President Robert McNamara promised to end poverty. Alleviation was to rely on economic growth, resulting in higher incomes stimulated by Bank loans processed by deskbound Washington staff, trickling down to the poorest. Instead, child poverty and homelessness are on the increase everywhere. In this book, anthropologist and former World Bank Advisor Glynn Cochrane argues that instead of Washington’s “management by seclusion,” poverty alleviation requires personal engagement with the poorest by helpers with hands-on local and cultural skills. Here, the author argues, the insights provided by anthropological fieldwork have a crucial role to play.

Contents:

Introduction

Money-moving

Reputation management

Disciplines

Public service

Social soundness analysis

Conclusions.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-80758-678-2

1-78920-132-2

OCLC:

1077588286