Social development in the World Bank : essays in honor of Michael M. Cernea

• Main Authors: Koch-Weser, Maritta, Guggenheim, Scott E. (Scott Evan), Cernea, Michael M.
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer 2021; Springer Nature; Springer International Publishing AG; Scott Guggenheim
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Book Industry Communication; Central / national / federal government; Central / national / federal government policies; Central government; Central government policies; Development Anthropology; Development studies; Environmental Policy; Environmental Social Sciences; Interdisciplinary studies; International Development Aid; Nonfiction; Open Access; Politics; Politics & government; Politics and government; Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Social Development; Social Sciences; Society & social sciences; Society and Social Sciences; Sociological Methods; Sociology; Sociology & anthropology; Sociology and anthropology; Sustainable Development; World Bank
• ISBN: 3030574253; 9783030574253; 3030574261; 9783030574260
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-57426-0

This open access book honors the work of Michael Cernea, who was the World Bank’s first professional sociologist, by taking on and extending his arguments for "putting people first.” Cernea led a community of social scientists in formulating and promoting a comprehensive set of innovative and o...