World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and International Development Association (IDA), two of five international organizations owned by the World Bank Group. It was established along with the International Monetary Fund at the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference. After a slow start, its first loan was to France in 1947. In the 1970s, it focused on loans to developing world countries, shifting away from that mission in the 1980s. For the last 30 years, it has included NGOs and environmental groups in its loan portfolio. Its loan strategy is influenced by the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, as well as environmental and social safeguards., the World Bank is run by a president and 25 executive directors, as well as 29 various vice presidents. IBRD and IDA have 189 and 174 member countries, respectively. The U.S., Japan, China, Germany and the U.K. have the most voting power. The bank aims loans at developing countries to help reduce poverty. The bank is engaged in several global partnerships and initiatives, and takes a role in working toward addressing climate change. The World Bank operates a number of training wings, and it works with the Clean Air Initiative and the UN Development Business. It works within the Open Data Initiative and hosts an Open Knowledge Repository.
The World Bank has been criticized as promoting inflation and harming economic development, causing protests in 1988 and 2000. There has also been criticism of the bank's governance and response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The president David Malpass faced strong criticism as he challenged the scientific consensus on climate change. He was replaced by Ajay Banga, supporting climate action. Provided by Wikipedia
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Twenty-five years of economic development, 1950 to 1975 / by Morawetz, David
Published 1977“…World Bank…”
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First things first : meeting basic human needs in the developing countries / by Streeten, Paul
Published 1981“…World Bank…”
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Village water supply : economics and policy in the developing world / by Saunders, Robert J.
Published 1976“…World Bank…”
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Annual world Bank Conference development economics 2000.
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Social indicators of development 1996 /
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Kenya poverty assessment.
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World development report 1995 : Workers in an intergrating world /
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The world bank's support for the alleviation of poverty /
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Taking action to reduce poverty in sub-Saharan Africa.
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The World Bank : annual report 1999 /
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Poverty reduction and the World Bank : progress and challenges in the 1990s.
Published 1996“…World Bank…”
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Rural development : sector policy paper.
Published 1975“…The World Bank…”
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The African Capacity building initiative : toward improved policy analysis and development management.
Published 1991“…The World Bank…”
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The design of rural development : lessons from Africa / by Lele, Uma J.
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An assessment of the investment climate in Kenya / by Iarossi, Giuseppe
Published 2009“…The World Bank…”
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Reaching out to Africa's orphans : a framework for public action / by Subbarao, K.
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Gender and economic growth in Kenya : unleashing the power of women /
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Annual World Bank conference on development economics 2001/2002 /
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The World Bank economic review.
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Trends in developing economies.
Published 1995“…World Bank…”
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