Robert McNamara's Other War : : The World Bank and International Development / / Patrick Allan Sharma.
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...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2017] ©2017 |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Politics and Culture in Modern America
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (264 p.) :; 11 illus. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. An Unlikely World Banker
- Chapter 2. Modernizing the Bank
- Chapter 3. Developing Development
- Chapter 4. Global Shocks
- Chapter 5. Navigating Turbulence
- Chapter 6. Fighting Poverty
- Chapter 7. The Birth of Structural Adjustment
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
- Acknowledgments