The History of the World Bank
本书基于世界银行50周年时作者获得的内部文件，回顾了该机构从1944年布雷顿森林体系成立以来的发展历程，涵盖其成就与不足，适合对国际金融机构历史感兴趣的读者。
The World Bank – officially, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development – was established by the 1944 Bretton Woods Agreement along with the International Monetary Fund. It was almost an after‐thought, opposed by Keynes but pushed by the United States. For its 50th anniversary it gave the authors access to personnel and documents (including files), many of which were confidential. The three authors have long worked with the Bank. Kapur was a research associate at the Brookings Institution; Lewis had worked with the Bank in various consulting capacities; and Webb served five years on the research staff. They cover both blemishes and beauty spots. One serious shortcoming is omission of the Soviet Bloc and Eastern Europe, whose economic revolution came too late for inclusion in any detail. The book's initial chapter is a survey of the material and topics discussed at greater length in the remainder of the volume.