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Preface
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2020
The Political Economy of the World Bank
Preface This book is about the early years of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), commonly known as the World Bank, 1 when it faced the issue of development for the fi rst time, which is now central to its mission. The book concerns mainly the way in which the Bank interpreted its mission and, more specifi cally, with how its persona came into being: what events gave shape to it, what cultural and ideological baggage it carried, and in what historical context it
doi:10.1515/9780804770798-001
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