 | ISBN: 978-1-55587-467-4 $18.00 | |
| ISBN: 978-1-55587-493-3 $8.00 | ||
| ISBN: 978-1-62637-306-8 $8.00 | ||
| 1996/216 pages/LC: 94-45003 | ||
This book looks specifically at the policies and projects of the African Development Bank, which, like the other multilateral banks, is being criticized increasingly by grassroots organizations, environmental groups, and others.
Drawing on case studies, the authors respond to some basic questions: Has the African Development Bank in fact been an effective agent of development? Has it been a mere clone of the World Bank, susceptible to that agency's weaknesses, as well as its strengths? They also assess the bank's ability to take on the emerging challenges on the development agenda, including such issues as governance, military spending, and the need for gender-sensitive development strategies.
"A valuable contribution to understanding the functioning of the ADB."—Victor Murinde, African Affairs
"This expert and candid review presents a balance sheet of the ADB's accomplishments and shortcomings and recommends ways to strengthen its comparative advantage with the indigenous expertise and rapport too often lacking among larger multilateral lenders."—Foreign Affairs
"A substantial contribution ... Written in as dispassionate and well-researched a style as anyone could wish, this book will be essential reading for anyone concerned with the role of the ADB as a catalyst for development of the continent."—Eric Watkins, African Business Magazine