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Book by Beckmann, David, Agarwala, Ramgopal, Burmester, Sven, Serageldin, Ismail
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These essays by the founders of the informal World Bank discussion group on the ethics of development provide a rare insight into the mental life of a powerful multinational organization. Uncomfortable with the limited successes of the efforts by the Bank and other agencies to reduce poverty, the authors sought both reasons and direction in the light of their respective spiritual traditions: Hindu, Lutheran, Humanist, and Muslim. The result is four views of the current global crisis and four visions of a global future. The Hindu is perhaps the most compelling appeal for restraint and reordering of spending on the part of both rich and poor nations. The tone is broad and thoughtful. Worthwhile reading for anyone interested in international affairs and development.
- Mary Jane Ballou, Ford Fdn. Lib., New York
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- PublisherSeven Locks Pr
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 093202078X
- ISBN 13 9780932020789
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages80
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Trade paperback. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ issued. Presumed First Edition, First printing. xiii, [1], 80, [2] pages. Illustrations. Inscribed by David Beckmann on the half-title page. Inscription reads June 19, 1991 To Myung Ja Oh-- You made an important contribution to our Friday morning reflections. Comments that you made were among the most memorable of over a decade of discussion. With best wishes, David Beckmann. Previous owners label affixed to the half-title page. Foreword by Barber B. Conable. World Food Prize laureate David Beckmann is one of the foremost U.S. advocates for hungry and poor people. He has been president of Bread for the World since 1991, leading large-scale and successful campaigns to strengthen U.S. political commitment to overcome hunger and poverty in the country and around the world. Beckmann is also president of Bread for the World Institute, which provides policy analysis on hunger and strategies to end it. He founded and serves as president of the Alliance to End Hunger, which engages diverse U.S. institutionsâ"Muslim and Jewish groups, corporations, unions, and universitiesâ"in building the political will to end hunger. Beckmann is a Lutheran pastor as well as an economist. He earned degrees from Yale University, Christ Seminary, and the London School of Economics. Six universities have awarded him honorary doctorates. In 2010, he was named a World Food Prize laureate. Barber Benjamin Conable Jr. (November 2, 1922 - November 30, 2003) was a U.S. Congressman from New York and former President of the World Bank Group. In 1980, Conable appeared in Milton Friedman's PBS documentary Free to Choose. Conable retired from the House in 1984. In 1986, President Ronald Reagan appointed him president of the World Bank. His experience as a legislator proved crucial as he persuaded his former colleagues to almost double Congress's appropriations for the bank. He retired in 1991. Seller Inventory # 84686
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