The world's banker : a story of failed states, financial crises, and the wealth and poverty of nations / Sebastian Mallaby.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Penguin Press, 2004.Description: 462 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1594200238
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HG 3881.5.W57 M35 2004
Contents:
The prisoner of Lilliput -- A tale of two ambitions -- "World Bank murderer" -- The Renaissance president -- A twister in Africa -- Mission Sarajevo -- Narcissus and the octopus -- The cancer of corruption -- Uganda's myth and miracle -- A framework for development -- From Seattle to Tibet -- Waking up to terror -- A plague upon development -- Back to the future -- A lion at Carnegie.
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"A Council on Foreign Relations book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [399]-445) and index.

The prisoner of Lilliput -- A tale of two ambitions -- "World Bank murderer" -- The Renaissance president -- A twister in Africa -- Mission Sarajevo -- Narcissus and the octopus -- The cancer of corruption -- Uganda's myth and miracle -- A framework for development -- From Seattle to Tibet -- Waking up to terror -- A plague upon development -- Back to the future -- A lion at Carnegie.

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