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American Politics, the Presidency of the World Bank, and Development Policy

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dc.contributor.authorLavelle, Kathryn C.
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-11T16:08:27Z
dc.date.available2013-04-11T16:08:27Z
dc.date.issued2013-03
dc.description.abstractThe World Bank's president has been an American by tradition. Yet little work has explored the consequences for this connection in influencing visions of development in the organization across time. This paper uses evidence from archives, congressional hearing records, and memoirs and histories of World Bank presidents to investigate United States-World Bank relations and development policy during four presidencies--Eugene Meyer, Eugene Black, Robert McNamara, and James Wolfensohn. The author argues that at times the political arrangements had the effect of pushing the Bank toward greater institutional independence from the United States, particularly when partisanship in American politics rose and new United States presidential administrations came into office with the World Bank president's term holding over from before. At other times, United States-World Bank connections pulled the Bank into foreign policy issues in the United States that the Bank might not otherwise have addressed when advocates pressed their case on Capitol Hill.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/03/17408303/american-politics-presidency-world-bank-development-policy
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6377
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13147
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6377
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO CAPITAL
dc.subjectACCESS TO CREDIT
dc.subjectALLIANCES
dc.subjectAPPOINTEES
dc.subjectASSETS
dc.subjectAUTONOMY
dc.subjectBANK LOANS
dc.subjectBANK OF CANADA
dc.subjectBANK OFFICIALS
dc.subjectBANKING SECTOR
dc.subjectBOARD MEMBER
dc.subjectBOARD MEMBERS
dc.subjectCAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subjectCAPITAL MARKETS
dc.subjectCEO
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVANT
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subjectCOMPANY
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCREDITWORTHINESS
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT BANKS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectEMERGENCY COMMITTEE
dc.subjectEMERGING MARKETS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectEXECUTIVE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectFAMINE
dc.subjectFEDERAL RESERVE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
dc.subjectFOREIGN AFFAIRS
dc.subjectFOREIGN CURRENCY
dc.subjectFOREIGN RELATIONS
dc.subjectFREE PRESS
dc.subjectGLOBAL GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectINDIVIDUALS
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFORMATION MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectINITIATIVE
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINSURANCE COMPANIES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL LAW
dc.subjectINVESTMENT BANKING
dc.subjectISOLATIONISM
dc.subjectJUDICIAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectJUSTICE
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLENDING POLICIES
dc.subjectLIMITED
dc.subjectLOAN
dc.subjectLOAN CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMULTILATERALISM
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL BONDS
dc.subjectNARROW BANKING
dc.subjectNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectNEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectNON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectPARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectPENSION FUNDS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTIES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTY
dc.subjectPRIVATE BANKS
dc.subjectPRIVATE ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTORS
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT
dc.subjectPROTéGé
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSANCTION
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSAVINGS BANKS
dc.subjectSCHOLARSHIP
dc.subjectSECURITIES
dc.subjectSHAREHOLDER
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectSOCIETY
dc.subjectSOURCES OF FINANCE
dc.subjectSTAKEHOLDERS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectUNIVERSITIES
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.titleAmerican Politics, the Presidency of the World Bank, and Development Policyen
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okr.crossref.titleAmerican Politics, the Presidency of the World Bank, and Development Policy
okr.date.disclosure2013-03-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:21:54.355899Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/03/17408303/american-politics-presidency-world-bank-development-policy
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid658091468130800828
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6377
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20130304131353
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum17408303
okr.identifier.reportWPS6377
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okr.region.countryUNITED STATES
okr.topicLaw and Development::Corporate Law
okr.topicUrban Development::Hazard Risk Management
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicPublic Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume1 of 1
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