Masters of Illusion

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Since its inception in 1945, the World Bank has ensured unrivalled power and privilege through an insulation from public scrutiny which has surrounded it in mystery and intrigue. It was set up with a pledge to bring the Third World into the First, but fifty years later the gap between the two is wider than ever. This is a compelling study of one of the most powerful institutions in the world, of good intentions gone wrong, of how economic development leads to environmeflal degradation and what this promises for the future. 'This is a brilliant and pertinent book, thoroughly researched, rich with new information and startiing examples. Masters oflllusion is one of the most important published records of the late twentieth century' GEORGE MONBIOT 'The history of the World Bank could have been a dull book. Instead, because of the acerbity of her judgements, the depth of her research, and the concision of her style, Catherine Caufield has given us a fascinating - and depressing - one'... Tovább

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Since its inception in 1945, the World Bank has ensured unrivalled power and privilege through an insulation from public scrutiny which has surrounded it in mystery and intrigue. It was set up with a pledge to bring the Third World into the First, but fifty years later the gap between the two is wider than ever. This is a compelling study of one of the most powerful institutions in the world, of good intentions gone wrong, of how economic development leads to environmeflal degradation and what this promises for the future. 'This is a brilliant and pertinent book, thoroughly researched, rich with new information and startiing examples. Masters oflllusion is one of the most important published records of the late twentieth century' GEORGE MONBIOT 'The history of the World Bank could have been a dull book. Instead, because of the acerbity of her judgements, the depth of her research, and the concision of her style, Catherine Caufield has given us a fascinating - and depressing - one' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'Masters oflllusion is not only the definitive work on one of the most powerful and secretive institutions on the planet; it's alsó a great read - part farce, part tragedy, part financial thriller. Above all, it is that rarest of books: one with the power to change the world as we know it' JOE KANE 'In pithy prose and with an impressive ability to enliven boring bureaucratic details, Ms Caufield telis an engrossing tale' ECONOMIST Vissza