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Financing the Future explains how the unique governance arrangements and financial models of multilateral development banks shape their behavior, and uses that framework to show how different sets of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) are grappling with the challenges of the 21st century.
List of contents
- 1: Follow the Money: The Financial Machinery of MDBs
- 2: Who's In Charge? Governance Across MDBs
- 3: The Legacy MDBs: World Bank and Major Regionals
- 4: Borrower-led MDBs: Developing Countries In Charge
- 5: New MDBs Step Onto the Stage: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and New Development Bank
- References
- Index
About the author
Chris Humphrey is a senior scientist at ETH Center for Development and Cooperation and a senior research associate with ODI, specializing in international development finance. He completed his PhD at the London School of Economics and holds a masters from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Dr. Humphrey has published widely on development finance in academic and policy publications, has consulted for numerous development institutions and governments, and in 2021 was named by the G20 to a panel reviewing the financial policies of MDBs. In a previous career, Chris worked as a journalist based in Mexico City.
Summary
Financing the Future explains how the unique governance arrangements and financial models of multilateral development banks shape their behavior, and uses that framework to show how different sets of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) are grappling with the challenges of the 21st century.
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The analysis... sheds light on the financial model of MDBs. Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty and professionals.
