Management by Seclusion

A Critique of World Bank Promises to End Global Poverty

Business & Finance, Economics, Economic Development, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
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Author: Glynn Cochrane ISBN: 9781789201321
Publisher: Berghahn Books Publication: May 3, 2019
Imprint: Berghahn Books Language: English
Author: Glynn Cochrane
ISBN: 9781789201321
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Publication: May 3, 2019
Imprint: Berghahn Books
Language: English

50 years ago, World Bank President Robert McNamara promised to end poverty. Alleviation was to rely on economic growth, resulting in higher incomes stimulated by Bank loans processed by deskbound Washington staff, trickling down to the poorest.  Instead, child poverty and homelessness are on the increase everywhere. In this book, anthropologist and former World Bank Advisor Glynn Cochrane argues that instead of Washington’s “management by seclusion,” poverty alleviation requires personal engagement with the poorest by helpers with hands-on local and cultural skills. Here, the author argues, the insights provided by anthropological fieldwork have a crucial role to play.

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50 years ago, World Bank President Robert McNamara promised to end poverty. Alleviation was to rely on economic growth, resulting in higher incomes stimulated by Bank loans processed by deskbound Washington staff, trickling down to the poorest.  Instead, child poverty and homelessness are on the increase everywhere. In this book, anthropologist and former World Bank Advisor Glynn Cochrane argues that instead of Washington’s “management by seclusion,” poverty alleviation requires personal engagement with the poorest by helpers with hands-on local and cultural skills. Here, the author argues, the insights provided by anthropological fieldwork have a crucial role to play.

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