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- catalog abstract "George Woods transformed the World Bank from a relatively passive investment organization into an active leader of world development. He pushed for greatly increased lending in support of agriculture and education, worked closely with the United Nations, and revived and greatly strengthened economic analysis in the Bank itself. He also initiated measures to expand the equity investments of the International Finance Corporation and sought annual funding of one billion dollars for the International Development Association, the Bank's soft-loan affiliate. He retired in 1968 after inducing Robert McNamara to be his successor.".
- catalog contributor b6927746.
- catalog created "1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1995.".
- catalog description "George Woods transformed the World Bank from a relatively passive investment organization into an active leader of world development. He pushed for greatly increased lending in support of agriculture and education, worked closely with the United Nations, and revived and greatly strengthened economic analysis in the Bank itself. He also initiated measures to expand the equity investments of the International Finance Corporation and sought annual funding of one billion dollars for the International Development Association, the Bank's soft-loan affiliate. He retired in 1968 after inducing Robert McNamara to be his successor.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xix, 257 p. :".
- catalog identifier "1555875033 (alk. paper) :".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Boulder : Lynne Rienner,".
- catalog subject "332.1/532/092 B 20".
- catalog subject "HG3881.5.W57 O43 1995".
- catalog subject "Woods, George D.".
- catalog subject "World Bank History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "World Bank Presidents Biography.".
- catalog title "George Woods and the World Bank / by Robert W. Oliver.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".