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A concise and comprehensive overview of the World Bank's history, development, structure, functionality and activities.
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Marshall (senior fellow, Georgetown U.) examines the origins, the mission, and the inner workings of the World Bank. The author worked for the World Bank for 35 years in a variety of positions and locations. The institution, a global cooperative of roughly 185 nations, offers financial assistance, technical support, and training to the world's poorer countries. The author examines the bank in a historical context, and discusses its immediate challenges, and how the bank will be positioned in the future in its relationships with the countries it works with and attempts to assist. The book will interest students of international law and international relations. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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