.... The collapse of the USSR offered the Mongolians a chance to chart their own course. The IMF, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, U.S. Agency for International Development, and Japan International Cooperation Agency, the Japanese International Cooperation Agency, sought to foster democracy and a market economy...

... Principal agent problem United Nations UN World Bank Intergovernmental organizations IGOs Program lending Camdessus Michael International financial institutions IFIs International human rights IHR Mechanisms for social transformation Neoliberalism Poverty Physical quality of life index PQLI...

...As an economist and first deputy minister, Davaadorjiin Ganbold was eager for the involvement of the IMF, the ADB, and the World Bank. The IMF and the ADB sent groups to study the Mongolian economy and to interview Ganbold and other, like-minded economists. Ganbold and the ADB economists offered...

...This chapter discusses the colonies of the United States and the decision of the government to “shake them loose.” It first looks at the colonies, which were considered as the “dependent” areas. It reveals that the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank were founded in order to control...

... Chenab canal Chenab river Harike barrage Jhelum river Sutlej link channel alliances chher labor system dakhs canal sections Ghazanfar Ali Khan laborers Mubarik Ali Shah Beas river international mediation Lilienthal David Shaukat Hyat Sardar Tennessee Valley Authority TVA World Bank...