The African Development Bank: 1 (Multilateral Development Banks) - Softcover

English, E Philip; Mule, Harris M

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853392960 ISBN 13: 9781853392962

Publisher: Practical Action Publishing, 1996

Synopsis

The multilateral banks are powerful forces in the international community, providing loans of more than $250 billion to developing countries over the last half-century. The best-known of these, the World-Bank, has been studied extensively, but the regional development banks, are little understood, even within their own geographic regions. This book looks specifically at the policies and projects of the African Development Bank, which like the other multilateral banks, has recently come under growing criticism from grassroots organizations; environmental groups, and others. Drawing on case studies, the authors respond to some basic questions: has the ADB in fact been an effective agent of development? Has it been a mere clone of the World Bank, susceptible to that agency's weaknesses, as well as it strengths? They also assess the bank's ability to take on the emerging challenges on the development agenda, including such issues as governance, military spending, and the need for gender-sensitive development strategies.

About this title

About the Authors

E. Philip English is a Washington, D.C.-based economist, having worked at both the North-South Institute and the International Development Research Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. He worked at the African Development Bank from 1985 to 1988

Harris M. Mule was for fourteen years deputy permanent secretary and then permanent secretary in the Kenyan government's Ministry of Finance and Planning, and for a further five years in senior positions at the International Fund for Agricultural Development.

Edition details

• Publisher: Practical Action Publishing
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853392960
• ISBN 13: 9781853392962
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 232