The World's Banker: A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations
The World's Banker: A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations (Paperback)
Description
Never has the World Bank's 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 Wolfensohn--the unstoppable power broker whose daring efforts to enlarge the planet's 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 triumph--an emblematic story through which a gifted author has channeled the spirit of the age.
About the Author
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.
Praise for The World's Banker: A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations…
"A sophisticated, evenhanded take on the [World Bank''s] last decade of development efforts... Illuminating... heartbreaking... a fascinating narrative." —The New York Times
"An excellent read... [Mallaby] has a talent for brilliant writing and penetrating analysis." —Financial Times
