Michael Mcwilliam
Biographic Data
| ID | 3647575 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Mcwilliam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcwilliam |
| SIGNATURE | MCWILLIAM M |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2021-5191 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1963 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Zimbabwe and the Commonwealth
Throughout the 20th century Rhodesian and Zimbabwean affairs have affected Britain's wider relationships within the imperial and, later, Commonwealth family. The article reviews the principal episodes in order to show how the major themes in the evolution of the modern Commonwealth--the criteria for self-government, the primacy of democracy, the standards of conduct for a democratic state—have been challenged by events in this unhappy country
The Commonwealth private investment initiative
A growing interest in emerging market investment funds in the 1980s led the Commonwealth Secretariat to sponsor a Commonwealth Equity Fund in 1990. Subsequently, the advice of the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) was sought over a proposed Commonwealth privatization fund. The outcome was a recommendation to set up regional private sector funds to be managed by CDC, which would itself make a large initial investment, and starting with Af…
The Development Business
The Commonwealth development Corporation (CDC) was launched with all-party support as one of the initiatives to build a better post-war world. After a troubled start it earned its role as Britain's development agency. The chairmanship of Lord Reith in the 1950s left a legacy of robust independence within the public sector framework. Few public sector businesses escaped privatisation by the Conservative Governments of the 1980s and 1990s, yet CDC …
Planning for a Better World
In the closing stages of the Second World War, as the military successes of the Allies were reaching the climax of VE Day, there was also an extraordinary effort within the British government machine to look past the ending of hostilities towards a world which would be better ordered than in the pre-war era, and which would address the aspirations released by victories won in the name of democracy. The Colonial Office was caught up in the ferment…
Adjusting the Mandate
Apart from reorganising existing undertakings and establishing effective control over CDC’s dispersed operations, the corporation had drawn important lessons from its first phase of over-enthusiastic commitments on projects, which became embedded in its culture as a development organisation. On its directly managed projects, the key lessons were the necessity for thorough feasibility investigations, combined with pilot operations, before large ca…
Stemming the Losses
Reith became chairman in November 1950, shortly before the end of CDC’s financial year. In his first report there was much effort to strip away illusions and to give a realistic account of the status of the corporation and of every undertaking. At the same time, account had to be taken of expectations of the government and of colonial governments and of morale within CDC itself. It came through in the lapidary concluding paragraphs: ‘There is bot…
Feature Review
Feature review
Knowledge and power
The World Bank and the transfer of power in Kenya
(1963). The World Bank and the transfer of power in Kenya. Journal of Commonwealth Political Studies: Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 165-169
Zimbabwe and the Commonwealth
Throughout the 20th century Rhodesian and Zimbabwean affairs have affected Britain's wider relationships within the imperial and, later, Commonwealth family. The article reviews the principal episodes in order to show how the major themes in the evolution of the modern Commonwealth--the criteria for self-government, the primacy of democracy, the standards of conduct for a democratic state—have been challenged by events in this unhappy country
The World Bank and the transfer of power in Kenya
(1963). The World Bank and the transfer of power in Kenya. Journal of Commonwealth Political Studies: Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 165-169
Knowledge and power
Feature Review
Feature review
The Development Business
The Commonwealth development Corporation (CDC) was launched with all-party support as one of the initiatives to build a better post-war world. After a troubled start it earned its role as Britain's development agency. The chairmanship of Lord Reith in the 1950s left a legacy of robust independence within the public sector framework. Few public sector businesses escaped privatisation by the Conservative Governments of the 1980s and 1990s, yet CDC …
Planning for a Better World
In the closing stages of the Second World War, as the military successes of the Allies were reaching the climax of VE Day, there was also an extraordinary effort within the British government machine to look past the ending of hostilities towards a world which would be better ordered than in the pre-war era, and which would address the aspirations released by victories won in the name of democracy. The Colonial Office was caught up in the ferment…
Adjusting the Mandate
Apart from reorganising existing undertakings and establishing effective control over CDC’s dispersed operations, the corporation had drawn important lessons from its first phase of over-enthusiastic commitments on projects, which became embedded in its culture as a development organisation. On its directly managed projects, the key lessons were the necessity for thorough feasibility investigations, combined with pilot operations, before large ca…
Stemming the Losses
Reith became chairman in November 1950, shortly before the end of CDC’s financial year. In his first report there was much effort to strip away illusions and to give a realistic account of the status of the corporation and of every undertaking. At the same time, account had to be taken of expectations of the government and of colonial governments and of morale within CDC itself. It came through in the lapidary concluding paragraphs: ‘There is bot…
The Commonwealth private investment initiative
A growing interest in emerging market investment funds in the 1980s led the Commonwealth Secretariat to sponsor a Commonwealth Equity Fund in 1990. Subsequently, the advice of the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) was sought over a proposed Commonwealth privatization fund. The outcome was a recommendation to set up regional private sector funds to be managed by CDC, which would itself make a large initial investment, and starting with Af…
Zimbabwe and the Commonwealth
Throughout the 20th century Rhodesian and Zimbabwean affairs have affected Britain's wider relationships within the imperial and, later, Commonwealth family. The article reviews the principal episodes in order to show how the major themes in the evolution of the modern Commonwealth--the criteria for self-government, the primacy of democracy, the standards of conduct for a democratic state—have been challenged by events in this unhappy country
Law (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Economics (5 works) · African history and culture studies (4 works) · Business (4 works) · Corporation (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Finance (3 works)