Beschreibung:
A comparative study contributing to international relations and international political economy theory, raising substantive issues relating to aid, development, international relations and globalization.
Introduction; 1. International financial institutions, development, and regional development banks; 2. Multilateral governance: theoretical and empirical underpinnings; 3. Origins, politics, and structure of regional development banks; 4. RDB loans and developing countries; 5. Banks or development agencies?; 6. Political and economic constraints, principals and agents, and prospects for development; Conclusion.