{"product_id":"the-worlds-banker-a-story-of-failed-states-financial-crises-and-the-wealth-and-poverty-of-nations-9780143036791","title":"The World's Banker: A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations","description":"Never has the World Bank's relief work been more important than in the last nine years, when crises as huge as AIDS and the emergence of terrorist sanctuaries have threatened the prosperity of billions. This journalistic masterpiece by \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e columnist Sebastian Mallaby charts those controversial years at the Bank under the leadership of James Wolfensohn--the unstoppable power broker whose daring efforts to enlarge the planet's wealth in an age of globalization and terror were matched only by the force of his polarizing personality. Based on unprecedented access to its subject, this captivating tour through the messy reality of global development is that rare triumph--an emblematic story through which a gifted author has channeled the spirit of the age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition features a new afterword by the author that analyzes the appointment of Paul Wolfowitz as Wolfensohn's successor at the World bank\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143036791\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.42h x 5.52w x 1.13d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/18\/2006 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2007 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sebastian Mallaby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43733051343029,"sku":"9780143036791","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4484b7b3-e9bc-4cb7-9d96-40482e4201e6.jpg?v=1710257745","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-worlds-banker-a-story-of-failed-states-financial-crises-and-the-wealth-and-poverty-of-nations-9780143036791","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}