Development beyond Neoliberalism?Governance, Poverty Reduction and Political Economy

摘要

The nomination and subsequent appointment of Paul Wolfowitz for World Bank CEO represented something of a prophecy for our times. The cronyism of the Bush administration helps to explain how he got the nomination. He also had impeccable 'neo-con' credentials, which were politically necessary for him to capture the position. However, these alone were not enough to ready him for the job, nor, perhaps, to secure his appointment. It may have been his former job as chief architect for the Iraq war and its reconstruction that prepared him most for his tenure as the world's chief development officer.