Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Pathways to development -- How governments work -- Civilization -- Human capital development -- Human capital and national security -- Training -- Militarization -- Education in the third world -- Education in the United States -- Support -- Measurement --...

This paper proposes a theory on the interference of World Bank and IMF programs with domestic politics by changing the prevailing power balance between pro-democratic and anti-democratic forces. However, World Bank and IMF programs differ in design and impact. Thus, the question arises whether...