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Lewis, John Prior was born on March 18, 1921 in Albany, New York, United States. Son of Leon Ray and Grace (Prior) Lewis.
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"A veritable treasure trove." --Newsletter of the International Center or Economic Growth Network Viewing "strengthering the poor" as encompassing both top-down and ground-up approaches, Lewis sets out an array of lessons about poverty alleviation and the empowerment of the poor that he finds in the experiences of the 1970s and 1980s. These are lessons involving poverty aspects of agricultural and rural development, human resource development and institution building, the interplay of environment and development, the effects of the market, the roles of local groups and governments, financing development at the local level, the limitations of project aid as conventionally practiced, "wholesaling" versus "retailing" roles for aid donors, the comparative advantage and limitations of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), antipoverty politics in developing countries, and the proper accommodations that adjustment programs need to incorporate. A distinguished group of co-authors reacts to these propositions on the basis of diverse sectoral, country, and regional expertise.
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This effort constitutes the most comprehensive and authoritative work to date on the history of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or the World Bank. Author-editors John Lewis, Richard Webb, and Devesh Kapur chronicle the evolution of this institution and offer insights into its successes, failures, and prospects for the future. The result of their intense labors is an invaluable resource for other researchers and a fascinating study in its own right. The work is divided into two volumes. The first is organized thematically and examines the critical events and policy issues in the World Bank's development over the last fifty years. Chapter topics include poverty alleviation, structural adjustment lending, environmental programs, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the International Development Association (IDA), and the evolution of the Bank as an institution. The second volume contains case studies written by experts with experience in the various regions in which the Bank operates. There are chapters on the Bank's activities in Korea, Mexico, Africa, South Asia, and Eastern Europe. Volume 2 also contains essays on the World Bank's relationship with the United States, Japan, and Western Europe, and its partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). By special arrangement, the authors have had wide-ranging access to confidential documents at the World Bank, making this work a unique source of information on the internal workings of this critical institution. They have also drawn on extensive interviews with current and past Bank officials. Moreover, publication could not be more timely, coming as it does when many in the development communityand in the U.S. Congress are questioning the Bank's track record and even its reason for existence. The World Bank: Its First Half Century will be of great interest not only to development practitioners but also to students of international relations, development economics, and global finance. During the course of the project, John P. Lewis and Richard Webb were nonresident senior fellows, and Devesh Kapur was a program associate, in the Foreign Policy Studies program at the Brookings Institution.
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This book by an eminent expert offers a thoughtful debate toward historical and current perspectives on global security and economic issues, the emergence of new trends and emphasizes the need for multilateralism. The author argues that the US government has blundered into a situation where it has alienated much of the rest of the world, and the remedial measures involve the roles of key multilaterals. It is argued that the US constitution rests on a matter of manners, rather like a sobriety pledge.
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This effort constitutes the most comprehensive and authoritative work to date on the history of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or the World Bank. Author-editors John Lewis, Richard Webb, and Devesh Kapur chronicle the evolution of this institution and offer insights into its successes, failures, and prospects for the future. The result of their intense labors is an invaluable resource for other researchers and a fascinating study in its own right. The work is divided into two volumes. The first is organized thematically and examines the critical events and policy issues in the World Bank's development over the last fifty years. Chapter topics include poverty alleviation, structural adjustment lending, environmental programs, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the International Development Association (IDA), and the evolution of the Bank as an institution. The second volume contains case studies written by experts with experience in the various regions in which the Bank operates. There are chapters on the Bank's activities in Korea, Mexico, Africa, South Asia, and Eastern Europe. Volume 2 also contains essays on the World Bank's relationship with the United States, Japan, and Western Europe, and its partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). By special arrangement, the authors have had wide-ranging access to confidential documents at the World Bank, making this work a unique source of information on the internal workings of this critical institution. They have also drawn on extensive interviews with current and past Bank officials. Moreover, publication could not be more timely, coming as it does when many in the development communityand in the U.S. Congress are questioning the Bank's track record and even its reason for existence. The World Bank: Its First Half Century will be of great interest not only to development practitioners but also to students of international relations, development economics, and global finance. During the course of the project, John P. Lewis and Richard Webb were nonresident senior fellows, and Devesh Kapur was a program associate, in the Foreign Policy Studies program at the Brookings Institution. Lewis is professor emeritus at Princeton University and formerly served as chairman of the Overseas Development Council. Webb is managing director of INSTITUTO CUANTO and formerly served as governor at the Central Reserve Bank of Peru and governor at the International Monetary Fund.
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Lewis, John Prior was born on March 18, 1921 in Albany, New York, United States. Son of Leon Ray and Grace (Prior) Lewis.
Student, St. Andrews U., Scotland, 1939-1940; Bachelor of Arts, Union College, Schenectady, 1941; M.Pub. Administration, Harvard, 1943; Doctor of Philosophy in Political Economy and Govt, Harvard, 1950; Doctor of Civil Law, Union College, 1970.
Instructor, assistant professor economics and government, Union College, Schenectady, 1946-1950;
member of staff, assistant to chairman, Council Economics Advisers, Executive Office of President, Washington, 1950-1953;
consultant, United Nations Korean Reconstrn. Agency, Pusan, Korea, 1953;
associate professor, Indiana U., 1953-1956;
professor business economics public policy, Indiana U., 1956-1964;
distinguished service professor business economics public policy, Indiana U., 1964;
department chairman, Indiana U., 1961-1963;
member, Council Economics Advisers, Executive Office of President, Washington, 1963-1964;
minister-director, United States Agency for International Development mission to India, 1964-1969;
dean, Woodrow Wilson School Public Affairs, 1969-1974;
professor economics and international affairs, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1969-1991;
professor emeritus, Princeton (New Jersey) U., since 1991;
on leave as chairman development assistance committee, Organization of European Cooperation and Development, Paris, 1979-1981;
as DAC chairman annual Organization of European Cooperation and Development volumes on development cooperation, Organization of European Cooperation and Development, 1979-1981;
senior advisor, Overseas Development Council, since 1981. Senior staff member in India Brookings Institution, Washington, 1959-1960.
Member United Nations Committee on Development Planning, 1970-1983, rapporteur, 1972-1978.
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Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946, PTO.
Married June Estelle Ryan, July 12, 1946 (deceased 2009). Children: Betsy Prior, Sally Eastman, Amanda Barnum (deceased 2008).