Xu, Jiajun, 1984-

Beyond US hegemony in international development : the contest for influence at the World Bank / Jiajun Xu - Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2019. - xvi, 304 pages : chart ; 23 cm.

First published: 2017

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction; 1. IDA burden-sharing: the unresolved puzzle; 2. Three power plays behind the politics of IDA burden-sharing; 3. IDA in the 1960s: hegemonic leadership amid bipolar geopolitics; 4. IDA in the 1970s: a turbulent era with accelerated burden-shifting; 5. IDA in the 1980s: the rise and retreat of the 'Reagan revolution'; 6. IDA in the 1990s: the struggle for power and fairness in a unipolar world; 7. IDA in the new millennium: leadership in transition?; 8. China's ascendancy: influence from within and impact from outside; Conclusion; Bibliography.

This book is a study of China's increasing influence over the US hegemonic architecture of international financial institutions. It will be a valuable read for academics and scholars studying international financial institutions and US-China relations, and for policy-makers concerned with the inner workings of the World Bank and China's influence over international aid.

9781316624968 131662496X


Banco Mundial


Asistencia económica americana
Desarrollo económico --Cooperación internacional


Estados Unidos --Relaciones exteriores --Países en desarrollo

HG 3881.5 / X8b 2019

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