Beyond Us Hegemony in International Development: The Contest for Influence at the World Bank

ISBN-13: 9781316624968 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 320 str.

Jiajun Xu

Opis

This book is a study of China's increasing influence over the US hegemonic architecture of international financial institutions. It will be a valuable read for academics and scholars studying international financial institutions and US-China relations, and for policy-makers concerned with the inner workings of the World Bank and China's influence over international aid.

Recenzje

'This is essential reading for international economists, aid professionals and others interested in how multilateral institutions function. Dr Xu's analysis of what happened in the World Bank can be applied to other institutions in an imperfect, insufficiently adaptable, global system. It explains why China found it necessary to create new institutions to complement its working within the framework of existing ones.' Percy Mistry, Chairman, Oxford International Associates Ltd

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. IDA burden-sharing: the unresolved puzzle; 2. Three power plays behind the politics of IDA burden-sharing; 3. IDA in the 1960s: hegemonic leadership amid bipolar geopolitics; 4. IDA in the 1970s: a turbulent era with accelerated burden-shifting; 5. IDA in the 1980s: the rise and retreat of the 'Reagan revolution'; 6. IDA in the 1990s: the struggle for power and fairness in a unipolar world; 7. IDA in the new millennium: leadership in transition?; 8. China's ascendancy: influence from within and impact from outside; Conclusion; Bibliography.