The Fall of McNamara

Authors

  • Leo Huberman
  • Paul M. Sweezy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14452/MR-019-08-1968-01_1

Keywords:

History, Political Economy

Abstract

Why was McNamara kicked downstairs to the presidency of the World Bank? And what does it mean? There is little doubt about the answer to the first question: McNamara was having increasing doubts about the war in Vietnam.

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Published

1968-01-01

Issue

Vol. 19, No. 8: January 1968

Section

Review of the Month

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