| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xxxii, 421 pages). |
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| Series |
Historical dictionaries of international organizations
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Historical dictionaries of international organizations series (Unnumbered)
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| Note |
Previous edition: Historical dictionary of the World Bank / Anne C.M. Salda, published in 1997. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-420). |
| Contents |
Editor's Foreword; Preface; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; THE DICTIONARY; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Appendix 5; Bibliography; About the Authors |
| Summary |
This second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the World Bank shows the substantial progress the Bank has made, this mainly through the dictionary section with concise entries on its component institutions, related organizations, its achievements in various fields, some of the major projects and member countries, and its various presidents. The introduction explains how the Bank works while the chronology traces the major events over nearly 70 years. Meanwhile, the list of acronyms reminds us just who the main players are. And the bibliography directs readers to useful internal documentat. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
World Bank -- History -- Dictionaries.
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World Bank. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Dictionaries.
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| Subject |
International finance -- Dictionaries.
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International finance. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Dictionaries.
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| Added Author |
Salda, Anne C. M., 1924-
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| Added Title |
World Bank |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Historical dictionary of the World Bank Lanham : The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2014. 9780810878648 (cloth : alk. paper) (DLC) 2013023478 |
| ISBN |
9780810878655 ebook |
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0810878658 |
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9780810878648 cloth : alkaline paper |
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081087864X (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
99956530167 |
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