Governing failure : : provisional expertise and the transformation of global development finance / / Jacqueline Best.
Jacqueline Best argues that the 1990s changes in IMF, World Bank and donor policies, towards what some have called the 'Post-Washington Consensus,' were driven by an erosion of expert authority and an increasing preoccupation with policy failure. Failures such as the Asian financial crisis...
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge : : Cambridge University Press,, 2014. |
Year of Publication: | 2014 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Open Access e-Books
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 275 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s). |
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Summary: | Jacqueline Best argues that the 1990s changes in IMF, World Bank and donor policies, towards what some have called the 'Post-Washington Consensus,' were driven by an erosion of expert authority and an increasing preoccupation with policy failure. Failures such as the Asian financial crisis and the decades of despair in sub-Saharan Africa led these institutions to develop governance strategies designed to avoid failure: fostering country ownership, developing global standards, managing risk and vulnerability and measuring results. In contrast to the structural adjustment era when policymakers were confident in their solutions, this is an era of provisional governance, in which key actors are aware of the possibility of failure even as they seek to inoculate themselves against it. Best considers the implications of this shift, asking if it is a positive change and whether it is sustainable. This title is available as Open Access on Cambridge Books Online and via Knowledge Unlatched. |
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Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 110772077X 1139892533 1107727898 1107730252 110773200X 1139542737 1107728495 1107723884 |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Jacqueline Best. |