The World Bank: Structure and Policies

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The World Bank is dedicated to the promotion of sustainable economic development and to poverty reduction throughout the developing world. It faces new challenges as capital shortages are replaced by large but volatile capital flows. The contributors to this volume argue that the Bank's greatest asset is its accumulated knowledge and experience of the development process, and propose that it organise itself around the concept of a 'Knowledge Bank'. They propose a shift in priority, away from lending with conditionality imposed on borrowing governments, towards assistance to governments in devising good development strategies. Part I examines the existing structure of the Bank and considers the World Bank as an institution. In Part II the effectiveness of World Bank assistance is evaluated. This book provides essential reading for politicians, civil servants, workers in the non-official sector, and academics and students involved or interested in the development process.

"An excellent addition to any undergraduate and graduate collection on development assistance and international financial institutions." Choice

"Each chapter is written by a knowledge contributor, and the insights provided are impressive...An excellent addition to any undergraduate collection on development assistance and international financial institutions." Choice Apr 2001

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Contents
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List of figures
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List of contributors
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Acknowledgements
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Introduction
pp 1-9
- By Joseph E. Stiglitz
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1 - The World Bank: an overview of some major issues
pp 10-36
- By Christopher L. Gilbert, David Vines
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Part One - The World Bank's Structure: The Bank as an Institution
pp 37-38
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2 - Positioning the World Bank
pp 39-86
- By Christopher L. Gilbert, Andrew Powell, David Vines
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3 - The World Bank and poverty reduction: past, present and future
pp 87-107
- By Ravi Kanbur, David Vines
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4 - Why the World Bank should be involved in development research
pp 108-131
- By Lyn Squire
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5 - The challenges of multilateralism and governance
pp 132-156
- By Ngaire Woods
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Part Two - The Effectiveness of World Bank Assistance
pp 157-158
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6 - The World Bank and structural adjustment: lessons from the 1980s
pp 159-195
- By Francisco H.G. Ferreira, Louise C. Keely
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7 - The implications of foreign aid fungibility for development assistance
pp 196-209
- By Shantayanan Devarajan, Vinya Swaroop
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8 - Aid, growth, the incentive regime and poverty reduction
pp 210-227
- By Craig Burnside, David Dollar
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9 - How policies and institutions affect project performance: microeconomic evidence on aid, policies and investment productivity
pp 228-265
- By Jonathan Isham, Daniel Kaufmann
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10 - Increasing aid effectiveness in Africa? The World Bank and sector investment programmes
pp 266-281
- By Stephen Jones
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11 - The World Bank, conditionality and the Comprehensive Development Framework
pp 282-298
- By Raul Hopkins, Andrew Powell, Amlan Roy, Christopher L. Gilbert
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12 - Conditionality, dependence and coordination: three current debates in aid policy
pp 299-324
- By Paul Collier
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Index
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Frontmatter
pp i-x

Contents
pp xi-xiv

List of figures
pp xv-xv

List of tables
pp xvi-xvii

List of contributors
pp xviii-xxi

Acknowledgements
pp xxii-xxiv

Introduction
pp 1-9

1 - The World Bank: an overview of some major issues
pp 10-36

Part One - The World Bank's Structure: The Bank as an Institution
pp 37-38

2 - Positioning the World Bank
pp 39-86

3 - The World Bank and poverty reduction: past, present and future
pp 87-107

4 - Why the World Bank should be involved in development research
pp 108-131

5 - The challenges of multilateralism and governance
pp 132-156

Part Two - The Effectiveness of World Bank Assistance
pp 157-158

6 - The World Bank and structural adjustment: lessons from the 1980s
pp 159-195

7 - The implications of foreign aid fungibility for development assistance
pp 196-209

8 - Aid, growth, the incentive regime and poverty reduction
pp 210-227

9 - How policies and institutions affect project performance: microeconomic evidence on aid, policies and investment productivity
pp 228-265

10 - Increasing aid effectiveness in Africa? The World Bank and sector investment programmes
pp 266-281

11 - The World Bank, conditionality and the Comprehensive Development Framework
pp 282-298

12 - Conditionality, dependence and coordination: three current debates in aid policy
pp 299-324

Index
pp 325-335

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