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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 October 2020

Corrie Decker  and
Elisabeth McMahon
Corrie Decker
Affiliation:
University of California, Davis
Elisabeth McMahon
Affiliation:
Tulane University, Louisiana
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The pictures show smiling children in western-style clothing, writing in school notebooks with their decorated pencils; one little girl wears a cross dangling from a silver chain and the headlines bleat “Invest in Uganda’s Youth” and “Investing in Ethiopia’s People.” Welcome to the Africa page of the World Bank website. The World Bank is the largest international financial institution dedicated to supporting global economic development through capitalist projects. A quick glance at the World Bank website offers some insight into how institutions with the economic means to determine international aid policies define development.

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The Idea of Development in Africa
A History
 , pp. 1 - 16
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • Introduction
  • Corrie Decker, University of California, Davis, Elisabeth McMahon, Tulane University, Louisiana
  • Book: The Idea of Development in Africa
  • Online publication: 16 October 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316217344.001
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  • Introduction
  • Corrie Decker, University of California, Davis, Elisabeth McMahon, Tulane University, Louisiana
  • Book: The Idea of Development in Africa
  • Online publication: 16 October 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316217344.001
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  • Introduction
  • Corrie Decker, University of California, Davis, Elisabeth McMahon, Tulane University, Louisiana
  • Book: The Idea of Development in Africa
  • Online publication: 16 October 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316217344.001
Available formats
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