Global Economic Governance and the Development Practices of the Multilateral ...

Taylor & Francis

Global Economic Governance and the Development Practices of the Multilateral Development BanksAuthor(s): Susan Park, Jonathan R. Strand\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367598181, 978-0367598181\nSynopsis\nAs pillars of the post-1945 international economic system the Regional and Sub-Regional Development Banks (RSDBs) have long been considered mini-World Banks, reiterating the policy approach of the largest official multilateral development lender in the world. The main objective of the collection is to identify what role the RSDBs play in global economic governance and why. \n\nThis edited collection draws together cutting edge original research on these understudied institutions. In the burgeoning sub-field of global economic governance as well as the broader study of international organisations (IOs), too often the focus remains on the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Second-order IOs, su.