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Knowledge for development? comparing British, Japanese, Swedish and World Bank aid

In 1996, the World Bank President, James Wolfensohn, declared that his organization would henceforth be ?the knowledge bank?. A new discourse of knowledge-based aid has since spread rapidly across the development field. This book is the first detailed attempt to analyse this new discourse and practice. Through an examination of four agencies - the World Bank, the British Department for International Development, the Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency - it explores what this new approach to aid means in both theory and practice. I.

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  • "In 1996, the World Bank President, James Wolfensohn, declared that his organization would henceforth be 'the knowledge bank'. This examination of four international agencies including the World Bank explores what this approach to aid means in both theoryand practice."
  • "In 1996, the World Bank President, James Wolfensohn, declared that his organization would henceforth be ?the knowledge bank?. A new discourse of knowledge-based aid has since spread rapidly across the development field. This book is the first detailed attempt to analyse this new discourse and practice. Through an examination of four agencies - the World Bank, the British Department for International Development, the Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency - it explores what this new approach to aid means in both theory and practice. I."@en
  • "In 1996, the World Bank President, James Wolfensohn, declared that his organization would henceforth be the knowledge bank. A new discourse of knowledge-based aid has since spread rapidly across the development field. This book is the first detailed attempt to analyse this new discourse and practice. Through an examination of four agencies - the World Bank, the British Department for International Development, the Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency - it explores what this new approach to aid means in both theory and practice. I."@en

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  • "Knowledge for development? : Comparing British, Japanese, Swedish and World Bank aid"
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