Hypocrisy Trap : : The World Bank and the Poverty of Reform / / Catherine Weaver.

As the preeminent international development agency for the past sixty years, the World Bank has attracted equal amounts of criticism and praise. Critics are especially quick to decry the World Bank's hypocrisy--the pervasive gaps between the organization's talk, decisions, and actions. In...

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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2008]
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Year of Publication:2008
Edition:Course Book
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (288 p.) :; 4 line illus. 5 tables.
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Figures and Tables --
Preface --
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Chapter One. Introduction: Hypocrisy and Change in the World Bank --
Chapter Two. The World Bank Hypocrisy Trap --
Chapter Three. The World's Bank and the Bank's World --
Chapter Four. Good Governance and Anticorruption: From Rhetoric to Reality? --
Chapter Five. The Poverty of Reform --
Chapter Six. The Fog of Development --
Interviews and Personal Correspondence --
References --
Index
Summary:As the preeminent international development agency for the past sixty years, the World Bank has attracted equal amounts of criticism and praise. Critics are especially quick to decry the World Bank's hypocrisy--the pervasive gaps between the organization's talk, decisions, and actions. In the wake of the Paul Wolfowitz leadership scandal in May 2006, perceptions of hypocrisy have exacted a heavy toll on the Bank's authority and fueled strong demands for wide-scale reform. Yet what exactly does the hypocrisy of the World Bank look like, and what or who causes it? In Hypocrisy Trap, Catherine Weaver explores how the characteristics of change in a complex international organization make hypocrisy difficult to resolve, especially after its exposure becomes a critical threat to the organization's legitimacy and survival. Using a rich sociological model and several years of field research, Weaver delves into the political and cultural worlds within and outside of the Bank to uncover the tensions that incite and perpetuate organized hypocrisy. She examines the sources and dynamics of hypocrisy in the critical cases of the Bank's governance and anticorruption agenda, and its recent Strategic Compact reorganization. The first book to unravel the puzzle of organized hypocrisy in relation to reform at the World Bank, Hypocrisy Trap ultimately enriches our understanding of culture, behavior, and change in international organizations.Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781400837816
9783110442502
DOI:10.1515/9781400837816
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Catherine Weaver.