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This fascinating book examines the World Bank's capacity for
change, illustrating the influence of overlapping political,
organizational and epistemic constraints. Through comprehensive
historical and economic analysis, Peter J. Hammer illuminates the
difficulties faced by recent attempts at reform and demonstrates
the ways in which the training and socialization of Bank economists
work to define the policy space available for meaningful change.The
author examines the patterns of change and continuity at the World
Bank during the presidencies of James Wolfensohn (1995-2005), Paul
Wolfowitz (2005-2007) and Robert Zoellick (2007-2012) and discusses
the role that various Chief Economists have played in the evolution
of the Bank's research activities. His analysis of Bank reforms -
both successful and unsuccessful - demonstrates how neoclassical
economics sets the Bank s research and development agendas and
limits reform possibilities derived from different academic
traditions. This clear and balanced account is an important case
study in the role that epistemic constraints can play in the
formation of public policy, with implications for both the World
Bank and other international organizations. Students, professors
and researchers with an interest in economic development,
institutional economics and policy studies will find it an
invaluable resource, as will government officials and practitioners
working in international development. Contents: Preface - An
Economic Pilgrimage 1. The World Bank and Wolfensohn Era Reforms 2.
The ABCs of the World Bank 3. A Framework for Modeling Bank
Behavior 4. The Dynamics of Epistemic Economic Change 5.
Application to Debt Relief, Participation and Knowledge 6.
Application to Social Capital 7. Application to Institutional
Economics 8. Redefining Bank Research within the Epistemic
Constraints of Economics 9. Bank Evolution since Wolfensohn 10. The
Future of Development Index
Winner of a Michigan State History Award; Gold Medal Winner in the
Independent Publisher Book Awards; Finalist in the Midwest Book
Awards; Finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards! "There
is no equal justice for Black people today; there never has been.
To our everlasting shame, the quality of justice in America has
always been and is now directly related to the color of one's skin
as well as to the size of one's pocketbook." This quote comes from
George W. Crockett Jr.'s essay, "A Black Judge Speaks" (Judicature,
1970). The stories of Black lawyers and judges are rarely told. By
sharing Crockett's life of principled courage, "No Equal Justice"
breaks this silence. The book begins by tracing the Crockett family
history from slavery to George's admission into the University of
Michigan Law School. He became one of the most senior Black lawyers
in President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal administration. Later,
he played a central role fighting discrimination in the United Auto
Workers union. In 1949, he became the only Black lawyer, in a team
of five attorneys, defending the constitutional rights of the
leaders of the U.S. Communist Party in United States v. Dennis, the
longest and most dramatic political trial in American history. At
the close of the case, Crockett and his defense colleagues were
summarily sentenced to prison for zealously representing their
clients. He headed the National Lawyers Guild office in Jackson,
Mississippi, during 1964's Freedom Summer. In 1966, he was elected
to Detroit's Recorder's Court—the court hearing all criminal
cases in the city. For the first time, Detroit had a courtroom
where Black litigants knew they would be treated fairly. In 1969,
the New Bethel Church Incident was Crockett's most famous case. He
held court proceeding in the police station itself, freeing members
of a Black nationalist group who had been illegally arrested. In
1980, he was elected to the United States Congress where he spent a
decade fighting President Reagan's agenda, as well as working to
end Apartheid in South Africa and championing the cause to free
Nelson Mandela. Crockett spent his life fighting racism and
defending the constitutional rights of the oppressed. This book
introduces him to a new generation of readers, historians, and
social justice activists.
The story of the Civil Rights icon and Black lawyer who fought
racism and political oppression with uncommon devotion. There is no
equal justice for Black people today; there never has been. To our
everlasting shame, the quality of justice in America has always
been and is now directly related to the color of one's skin as well
as to the size of one's pocketbook."This quote comes from George W.
Crockett Jr.'s essay, "A Black Judge Speaks" (Judicature, 1970).
The stories of Black lawyers and judges are rarely told. By sharing
Crockett's life of principled courage, "No Equal Justice" breaks
this silence. The book begins by tracing the Crockett family
history from slavery to George's admission into the University of
Michigan Law School. He became one of the most senior Black lawyers
in President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal administration. Later,
he played a central role fighting discrimination in the United Auto
Workers union. In 1949, he became the only Black lawyer, in a team
of five attorneys, defending the constitutional rights of the
leaders of the U.S. Communist Party in United States v. Dennis, the
longest and most dramatic political trial in American history. At
the close of the case, Crockett and his defense colleagues were
summarily sentenced to prison for zealously representing their
clients. He headed the National Lawyers Guild office in Jackson,
Mississippi, during 1964's Freedom Summer. In 1966, he was elected
to Detroit's Recorder's Court—the court hearing all criminal
cases in the city. For the first time, Detroit had a courtroom
where Black litigants knew they would be treated fairly. In 1969,
the New Bethel Church Incident was Crockett's most famous case. He
held court proceeding in the police station itself, freeing members
of a Black nationalist group who had been illegally arrested. In
1980, he was elected to the United States Congress where he spent a
decade fighting President Reagan's agenda, as well as working to
end Apartheid in South Africa and championing the cause to free
Nelson Mandela. Crockett spent his life fighting racism and
defending the constitutional rights of the oppressed. This book
introduces him to a new generation of readers, historians, and
social justice activists.
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