Banking on Knowledge

This study examines the way in which the World Bank is reinventing itself as the "Knowledge Bank". The book addresses how international organizations and governments are developing partnerships with think tanks, research institutes and other knowledge institutions in the hope of informing and improving policies for reform and development around the world. The book focuses on the recently established Global Development Network (GDN). The GDN is an ambitious initiative, sponsored by the World Bank, which is possibly the largest world-wide non-governmental enterprises aimed at producing knowledge as a public good on a global scale. The contributions to "Banking on Knowledge" are from an internationally acclaimed group of experts, including an original piece by Joseph Stiglitz, former Chief Economist and Vice President of the World Bank.;Subjects covered include: the changing policy emphasis within the World Bank as it develops alliances with non-governmental actors and promotes civil society; first-hand accounts of the making of this new global network amidst the plethora of existing political, commercial and non-governmental networks; detailed case studies of the problems faced by th