In 1996, the World Bank President, James Wolfensohn, declared that his organization would henceforth be the knowledge bank. A new discourse of knowledge-based aid has since spread rapidly across the development field. This is a detailed attempt to analyse this new discourse and practice. Through an examination of four agencies - the World Bank, the British Department for International Development, the Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency - it explores what this ...
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In 1996, the World Bank President, James Wolfensohn, declared that his organization would henceforth be the knowledge bank. A new discourse of knowledge-based aid has since spread rapidly across the development field. This is a detailed attempt to analyse this new discourse and practice. Through an examination of four agencies - the World Bank, the British Department for International Development, the Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency - it explores what this new approach to aid means in both theory and practice.
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Good. Ex library hardback with DJ; usual stamps/markings. Published in 1966 by Faber & Faber, London. Light wear to DJ & 1 page has a closed tear otherwise a good, clean copy. All 751 plates, 131 which are colour, intact & free from markings. Very heavy book will ship overseas for extra postage. Ready for immediate despatch from UK. BS-1G*
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Very Good in Very Good Minus jacket. Folio-over 12"-15" tall. Front paste-down slightly rubbed. D/w very lightly chipped at head and foot of spine with a little very light creasing.
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Fair. Hardcover with jacket. small tears on jacket. unmarked pages. slight musty odor from storage. please no priority or international orders due to weight. Tulsa's best used bookstore. Located on South Mingo Road since 1991. No-hassle return policy if not completely satisfied.
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Good in good dust jacket. Hardcover w/jacket. Rubbing and edge wear on jacket and boards. Yellowing, a few smudges, and slight peeling on jacket. Pages are unmarked but yellowed with age. Tulsa's best used bookstore. Located on South Mingo Road since 1991. No-hassle return policy if not completely satisfied.
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Fine- in Very Good- jacket. Folio-over 12"-15" tall. 192 pages, illustrated in color and b&w, with a Foreword by Sacheverell Stillwell and an Appendix by F. J. B. Watson. "This sumptuous book provides a carefully documented and profusely illustrated history of European gold boxes, principally of the eighteenth century, since this was the siecle de la tabatiere, and discusses in detail the many beautiful materials used in conjunction with gold, and the various techniques of the manufacture and decoration. The methods of hallmarking adopted are examined, together with the question of makers' marks and date-letters. 750 plates accompany the text, 135 are in color and are arranged in chronological sequence." FINE-HARDCOVER, with a previous owners inscription, VERY GOOD-DUST JACKET.
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Good+ in Fair+ jacket. Size: Folio-over 12"-15" tall; Dj. has shelfwear, scratches, edgewear, closed tear top edge, open tear bottom edge spine, scuffed tips, some age-toning, price-clipped. Lime green bds. have light shelfwear, fading on ft. bd. Pages have mild age-toning on edges, but are clean, crisp and tight, unmarked, nice color and black and white plates. Tender binding in a few spots but intact. Good clean copy.
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Fine copy in very good (large chip, bottom corner) dust jacket (in mylar). Folio. 499 pps. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.