The World Bank: Structure and Policies

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521029015
• ISBN13: 9780521029018
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"