{"product_id":"regional-development-banks-in-comparison-banking-strategies-versus-development-goals-hardback-9781107163430","title":"Regional Development Banks in Comparison; Banking Strategies versus Development Goals (Hardback) 9781107163430","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRegional Development Banks in Comparison\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBanking Strategies versus Development Goals\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA comparative study contributing to international relations and international political economy theory, raising substantive issues relating to aid, development, international relations and globalization.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRuth Ben-Artzi (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107163430, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 8 September 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e294 pages, 41 b\/w illus.  18 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 2.4 cm, 0.59 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Regional Development Banks in Comparison is a wonderful example of mixed-methods social science research. Ruth Ben-Artzi does a masterful job describing the split personalities of the world's most important regional development banks (RDBs) and asks whether their policy behavior reflects their identities as banks or as development institutions. The answer varies over time and across institutions, and the behavior of RDBs can be explained by synthesizing different theories of international organization. This book is a must-read for anyone who is interested in the history of RDBs, but also for anyone trying to figure out how to reform existing institutions or explain the behavior of new institutions like the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.' Michael J. Tierney, Hylton Professor of Government and International Relations, College of William and Mary, Virginia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn a study that contributes to international relations and international political economy theory, Ruth Ben-Artzi raises substantive issues relating to aid, development, international relations and globalization. Regional development banks (RDBs), designed by politicians and economists to maneuver through labyrinths of economic, social, and political development, possess the potential to be central players in the long-term planning involved in healing and advancing poverty-plagued regions. However, RDBs in particular have received little attention. With a systematic analysis comparing four central regional development banks, this book explores why there is a variation in strategy despite similar institutional design. The formal arrangements and raison d'être of RDBs is to assist developing countries in the process of poverty alleviation - a task that is often a risky investment. Focusing on the dichotomy between their banking and development roles, Ben-Artzi demonstrates that RDBs are potentially critical catalysts in the fight against poverty, even with their institutional limitations.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. International financial institutions, development, and regional development banks\u003cbr\u003e 2. Multilateral governance: theoretical and empirical underpinnings\u003cbr\u003e 3. Origins, politics, and structure of regional development banks\u003cbr\u003e 4. RDB loans and developing countries\u003cbr\u003e 5. Banks or development agencies?\u003cbr\u003e 6. Political and economic constraints, principals and agents, and prospects for development\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: International organisations \u0026amp; institutions [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on International organisations \u0026amp; institutions\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22International%20organisations%20\u0026amp;%20institutions%20%5BLBBU%5D%22\"\u003eLBBU\u003c\/a\u003e], Political economy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political economy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20economy%20%5BKCP%5D%22\"\u003eKCP\u003c\/a\u003e], International institutions [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on International institutions\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22International%20institutions%20%5BJPSN%5D%22\"\u003eJPSN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265648906520,"sku":"9781107163430","price":73.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107163430i.jpg?v=1692025298","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/regional-development-banks-in-comparison-banking-strategies-versus-development-goals-hardback-9781107163430","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}