Reformers in International Development - Five Remarkable Lives

This book details the stories of five exceptional international development leaders: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Domingo Cavallo, Ela Bhatt, Dzingai Mutumbuka, and Adolfo Figueroa. While many books focus on what to do to help rising nations, this one shows the human story of who brings about change and how.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: Making the Impossible Possible 2. Domingo Cavallo: Stepping Up When Others Are Stepping Back 3. Ela Bhatt: Making the Invisible Visible 4. Dzingai Mutumbuka: Taking Action When Others Are Taking Cover 5. Adolfo Figueroa: Making the Implausible Plausible 6. From Five Stories, One Story Afterword

About the author

David de Ferranti has devoted a 40-year career in international development to working with over 50 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. He held senior management posts in the World Bank, founded and led Results for Development (R4D), directed the Washington Office of the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), and was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the United Nations Foundation, a visiting professor at Harvard and Georgetown Universities, and a research economist at Rand, the think tank. He is a board member of four not-for-profit organizations, chairing two of them. He holds a PhD in economics from Princeton University and a BA from Yale University.

Summary

This book details the stories of five exceptional international development leaders: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Domingo Cavallo, Ela Bhatt, Dzingai Mutumbuka, and Adolfo Figueroa. While many books focus on what to do to help rising nations, this one shows the human story of who brings about change and how.

Product details

• Authors: David de Ferranti, David M. de Ferranti
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.12.2023
• EAN: 9781032483030
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3248303-0
• No. of pages: 262
• Series: Rethinking Development
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Motivational, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Politics & government, Management: leadership & motivation, Management: leadership and motivation, Politics and government, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies