TheWorld'sBanker

TheWorld'sBanker

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作者: Sebastian Mallaby 著

出版社: Penguin

出版时间: 2006-04

ISBN: 9780143036791

定价: 156.60

装帧: 平装

页数: 496页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>历史

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Never has the World Bankas 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 Wolfensohnathe unstoppable power broker whose daring efforts to enlarge the planetas 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 triumphaan emblematic story through which a gifted author has channeled the spirit of the age. Sebastian Mallaby has been a Washington Post columnist since 1999. From 1986 to 1999, he was on the staff of The Economist, serving in Zimbabwe, London, and Japan, and as the magazine's Washington bureau chief. He spent 2003 as a Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and has written for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The New York Times, and The New Republic, among others.
内容简介:
Never has the World Bankas 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 Wolfensohnathe unstoppable power broker whose daring efforts to enlarge the planetas 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 triumphaan emblematic story through which a gifted author has channeled the spirit of the age.
作者简介:
Sebastian Mallaby has been a Washington Post columnist since 1999. From 1986 to 1999, he was on the staff of The Economist, serving in Zimbabwe, London, and Japan, and as the magazine's Washington bureau chief. He spent 2003 as a Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and has written for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The New York Times, and The New Republic, among others.

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