The World Bank is the key institution through which rich nations channel resources to poorer ones. Yet it was established over 50 years ago in a radically different international environment, and constantly re-invented itself in the intervening decades. What drives this evolution? This text considers the nature of change at the World Bank, exploring both the external impetous for change, and the impact of the Bank's internal organization and culture. The author's findings are supported by case studies of three of the Bank's most important new agendas: private sector development,...
The World Bank is the key institution through which rich nations channel resources to poorer ones. Yet it was established over 50 years ago in a radic...
Despite the recent success of welfare reform in moving people off public assistance and into jobs, most of America's working poor are still unable to accumulate even the most minimal of assets. Even when they are getting by, they lack many of the resourcestangible and intangiblethat provide middle-class Americans with a sense of security, stability, and a stake in the future. In "Owning Up," Michelle Miller-Adams demonstrates how asset-building programs, used in combination with traditional income-based support, can be an effective means for helping millions of American out of poverty....
Despite the recent success of welfare reform in moving people off public assistance and into jobs, most of America's working poor are still unable ...
