| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 269 pages) : illustrations |
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Warwick studies in globalisation |
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Warwick studies in globalisation.
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| Contents |
Part I. The GDN and knowledge for development. The genesis of the GDN / Erik Johnson, Diane Stone -- Scan globally, reinvent locally : knowledge infrastructure and the localisation of knowledge / Joseph Stiglitz -- The instrumentalisation of development knowledge / Knut G. Nustad, Ole J. Sendung -- Part II. Civil society engagement. Think tanks in independent Belarus : catalysts for social transformation / Oleg Manaev -- New partnerships in research : activists and think tanks. An illustration from the NCAER in New Delhi / Ratna M. Sudarshan -- Building productive partnerships for the promotion of reform : the APOYO Institute in Peru / Gabriel Ortiz de Zevallos, Alejandro Salas -- Part III. Reform and reconstruction. The challenges of intervention for Cambodian think tanks / Kao Kim Hourn -- Post-communist think tanks : making and faking influence / Ivan Krastev -- Influencing government policy making / Simon James -- Part IV. Knowledge across borders. Southeast Asian research institutes and regional cooperation / Helen E.S. Nesadurai, Diane Stone -- Globalisation, think tanks and policy transfer / Stella Ladi -- Think tanks and the ecology of policy inquiry / Evert Lindquist -- Conclusion. Knowledge, power and policy / Diane Stone |
| Summary |
Banking on Knowledge is one of the first studies of how the World Bank is reinventing itself as the 'Knowledge Bank'. The book addresses how international organizations and governments are developing partnerships with think tanks, research institutes and other knowledge institutions in the hope of informing and improving policies for reform and development around the world. The book focuses on the recently established Global Development Network (GDN). The GDN is a new and ambitious initiative, sponsored by the World Bank, which is possibly the largest worldwide non-governmental |
| Analysis |
Samfundsvidenskab Økonomi |
| Notes |
Based on papers presented at a conference held in Bonn, 1999 to launch the Global Development Network |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Weltbank gnd |
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Economic development -- Research
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Communication in economic development.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Government & Business.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Economic Development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Business Development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Structural Adjustment.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- General.
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Communication in economic development
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Economic development -- Research
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Entwicklungspolitik
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Entwicklungsforschung
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Kennisoverdracht.
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Ontwikkelingspolitiek.
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Beleidsvorming.
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Développement économique -- Recherche.
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Communication dans le développement économique.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Stone, Diane, 1964-
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Global Development Network.
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| ISBN |
0203361423 |
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9780203361429 |
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0415248477 |
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9780415248471 |
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0415248485 |
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9780415248488 |
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9786610046485 |
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6610046484 |
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9781134536948 |
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1134536941 |
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9781134536894 |
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1134536895 |
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9781134536931 |
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1134536933 |
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