Sebastian Mallaby is writing the first book-length assessment of The World Bank under James Wolfensohn, the most important leader of the institution since Robert McNamara. He defends the Bank against many of its critics: Advocacy groups that exaggerate the Bank's indifference to the environment and poverty, and free-market thinkers that exaggerate the extent to which the Bank's borrowers could or should rely on private-sector financial flows. Mallaby also considers more serious concerns about the Bank's strategy and structure. Could the institution be better managed? Should it narrow the range of issues considered important to development? Why has it not done more to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS? Draft chapters of Mallaby's book are reviewed at study group meetings.
Contact Amelia Branczik at 202-518-3463 or abranczik@cfr.org
Contact Amelia Branczik at 202-518-3463 or abranczik@cfr.org
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