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McNamara

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Intro to Political Science

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Robert S. McNamara was the U.S. Secretary of Defense from 1961 to 1968, who later served as the President of the World Bank from 1968 to 1981. In the context of International Political Economy and the Bretton Woods Institutions, his work at the World Bank was marked by a focus on poverty reduction and environmental issues.

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