The World Bank : structure and policies / edited by Christopher L. Gilbert and David Vines. - 1st ed. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006. - xxiv, 335 p. : ; ill. ;. 23 cm. :

Originally published: 2000. Includes bibliographical references and index.

The World Bank is dedicated to the promotion of sustainable economic development and to poverty reduction throughout the developing world. The contributors to this volume argue the Bank's greatest asset is its accumulated knowledge and experience of the development process, and propose that it organize itself around the concept of a "Knowledge Bank." Part I examines the World Bank as an institution, examining its structure. In Part II the effectiveness of World Bank assistance is evaluated.

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