... at 240 125 WorldBankInspection Panel, Accountability at theWorld Bank: TheInspectionPanel at 15 Years 41 (2009), available at ... mechanisms, the most notable of which is theWorldBank s InspectionPanelThe rationale behind thepanel s establishment was twofold: to enhance the efficiency of theBank s operations and to meet the ... for theWorldBankInspection Panel, there is a breach of an international obligation by theBank only when an act of theBank is not in conformity with its rules In other words, although theBank s...
... DC: WorldBankWorldBank (2009), Implementation of theWorldBank s Strategy for Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) results: Achievements, Challenges and the Way Forward, Washington DC: World ... Forward, Washington DC: WorldBankWorldBank (2007), Health Development: TheWorldBank Strategy for Health, Nutrition, and Population, Washington, DC: WorldBank 10 The ICPD Program of Action ... this work Strengthening the role of Ministries of Health One of the key strategies in the diagonal approach is to strengthen the Ministry of Health to improve stewardship TheWorldBank has played...
... when the policy environment is sound or at least moving in the right 56 WorldBank (2001a) WorldBank (2001a) 58 TheWorldBank has developed a number of databases of indices, namely: TheWorldBank s ... Directions for theWorldBank Group IV LEARNING FROM THE PAST A 35 PSD Portfolio Performance in theWorldBank Group 82 Recent ratings by theBank s Quality Assurance Group (QAG) indicate that Bank projects ... outside theBank of privatization results in the competitive sectors show that privatization has been a very robust policy in the sense that 59 WorldBank (1998b) WorldBank (2001b) 61 World Bank...
... that they undermine the legitimacy of theWorldBank 13 There is, therefore, a pressing need for theWorldBank to get its voice reform process back on track Unfortunately, the evolution of the ... reshaped the governance of theWorldBank so as to bring it in line with the realities of the global economy? The present report examines the voice reform process in theWorldBank on the basis ... REPORT 2011:05 The governance of theWorld Bank3 The two main institutions of theWorldBank Group (WBG) are the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International...
... many of the problems of theWorldBank can be traced to the confusion over these two roles Moreover, they believe that theWorldBank has been used by the more developed countries to force the middle-income ... serve the interests of those to whom it was accountable REFORMING THEWORLDBANK During the 1980s, theWorldBank and the IMF advocated similar policies, and there were many similarities in the ... From this perspective, theWorldBank reforms, as incomplete as they may be, are impressive The contrast between the limited successes of theBank and the broader failures of the IMF may be instructive...
... an overview of theWorld Bank, the IMF and structural adjustment The WorldBank and the IMF THEWORLDBANK or the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International ... policy content of adjustment programs (of the type supported by the IMF and theWorld Bank) .”29 The New York Times called theWorldBank and the IMF, the overlords of Africa.” Beginning in 1980, ... director of the Zambian anti-poverty group “Women for Change,” asked: “What would they [the WorldBank and the IMF] say if we took them to theWorld Court in The Hague and accused them of genocide?”43...
... _ 1997 World Development Report 1997: The State in a Changing World (Washington DC: OUP for World Bank) _ 1994 Governance: TheWorldBank Experience (Washington, DC: TheWorld Bank) ... 1994; WorldBank 2000a) However, while recognizing the importance of the political dimensions of governance, theBank interprets the concept restrictively, arguing that the first aspect – whether ... Africa: Lessons from Ten Case Studies (Washington DC: World Bank) Development Committee of theWorldBank 2000 Note from the President of theWorldBank (Prague, Czech Republic, DC2000-21, September...
... years, the Russian accession negotiations were the longest in the history of the WTO; and the Working Party on accession of Russia to the WTO was the largest such Working Party in the history of the ... the CBR in November and December 2011, the highest volume borrowed since 2002 Hence, the interbank interest rate moved away from the deposit rate towards the center of the interest corridor The ... 70 Source: World Bank, WorldBank staff calculations In spite of the large net capital outflows, the CBR accumulated additional reserves thanks to the high current account surplus The CBR added...
... This report is a study by theWorldBank s staff, and the judgments made herein not necessarily reflect the views of the Board of Executive Directors or of the governments they represent ISBN 0-8213-4297-5 ... outcomes The production of the fiscal framework will usually be the responsibility of the central economic agencies with input from the Central BankThe aggregate expenditure ceiling will feed into the ... year Perhaps the best indicator of the state of the PEM system is the relationship between what is budgeted and what is actually spent at the program level Rather than looking for the problem...
... Nations Children’s Fund, World Health Organization, TheWorldBank UNICEFWHO -World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates (UNICEF, New York; WHO, Geneva; TheWorld Bank, Washington, DC; 2012) ... These model-based estimates were derived using the method described in de Onis et al 2004 UNICEF conducted the analyses for UNICEF and MDG regions; theWorldBank conducted the analysis for the ... of any kind, either express or implied The responsibility for the interpretation and use of the material lies with the reader In no event shall the United Nations Children’s Fund, World Health...
... 19 World Bank, 2000d 20 World Bank, 2001a, Chapter 21 World Bank, 2001a, Chapter 22 Quisumbing and Maluccio, 1999 23 World Bank, 2000d; World Bank, 2001a, 24 Narayan et al, 2000 Chapter 10 THE ... actions into theWorldBank s development assistance TheBank s Gender and Development Board (a Bank- wide body composed of representatives from the main operational units in the Bank) took the lead ... relations, by the goal of reducing gender 25 26 27 28 Narayan et al, 2000; World Bank, 2001a, Chapter Murphy, 1997 World Bank, 2000b World Bank, 2001b 11 INTEGRATING GENDER INTO THEWORLDBANK S WORK...
... Washington D.C : TheWorldBankWorldBank (1998) “Russian Enterprise Reform: Policies to Further the Transition”, Discussion Paper No 400, Washington D.C : TheWorldBankWorldBank (1999) “Court ... for theWorldBankWorldBank (1994) “Governance: TheWorldBank s Experience”, Washington, D.C : TheWorldBankWorldBank (1995) TheWorldBank and Legal Technical Assistance: Initial Lessons”, ... http://www1.worldbank.org/publicsector/legal/worldbank.htm 10 Page 11 of 43 2.3 TheBank and the NIE While many of the above claims made on behalf of the law and the ROL may appear more anecdotal than theoretical...
... posted on the Web at http://econ.worldbank.org The authors may be contacted at rcull@worldbank.org or ademirguckunt@worldbank.org The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings ... views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development /World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of theWorldBank or the governments they represent ... differences emerge in the outreach and scale of the institutions The second column shows that while the microfinance banks made up just 10 percent of the institutions in the sample, they are relatively...
... Protection……………………………………………………….… …15 TheWorldBank and Fossil Fuels and Mining………………………………………….……… …17 10 TheWorldBank and theWorld Commission on Dams………………… …………….… …… 19 11 TheWorldBank and Pesticides…………………………………………………… ... TheWorldBank and Gender……… …………………………….…………… ………… …… 23 13 TheWorldBank and User Fees……………………………………………………… …….… … 25 14 TheWorldBank and HIV/AIDS………………………………………………………………… …27 15 WorldBank ... dam projects financed by theWorldBank and other multilateral development banks that not conform to the recommendations of theWorld Commission on Dams 20 THEWORLDBANK AND PESTICIDES Pesticide...
... Updates The most directly relevant reports are: Questioning theWorld Bank/ IMF Growth Model, 1999 TheWorldBank and the State, a Recipe for Change?, 1998 Drowning by Numbers: theWorld Bank, IMF ... and the work of theWorldBank in this area Kirk Hamilton for reading the draft and taking the time for two meetings to discuss Genuine Savings and theBank s CASE initiative Participants in the ... forward their work on WorldBank and IMF issues The Project monitors WorldBank and IMF policies, projects and organisational trends in collaboration with NGOs, academics and others across the world...
... For the first time since this monitoring task began, the data indicate a decline in both the poverty rate and the number of poor in all six regions of the developing world Between ... in 1981 The developing world as a whole has already attained the first Millennium Development Goal of halving the 1990 incidence of extreme poverty by 2015 Using the $1.25 a day line, the developing ... progress across theBank s regions, but (for the first time) progress in all regions Dramatic progress in East Asia Looking back to the early 1980s, East Asia was the region with the highest incidence...