The World's Banker: A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations (Council on Foreign Relations Books (Penguin Press)) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The World's Banker: A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations (Council on Foreign Relations Books (Penguin Press)) Book

Never has the World Bank?s relief work been more important than in the last nine years, when crises as huge as AIDS and the emergence of terrorist sanctuaries have threatened the prosperity of billions. This journalistic masterpiece by Washington Post columnist Sebastian Mallaby charts those controversial years at the Bank under the leadership of James Wolfensohn?the unstoppable power broker whose daring efforts to enlarge the planet?s wealth in an age of globalization and terror were matched only by the force of his polarizing personality. Based on unprecedented access to its subject, this captivating tour through the messy reality of global development is that rare triumph?an emblematic story through which a gifted author has channeled the spirit of the age.Read More

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  • 0143036793
  • 9780143036791
  • Sebastian Mallaby
  • 25 April 2006
  • Penguin Books
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 496
  • Reprint
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