A Guide to the World Bank: Third Edition

World Bank

No 2342 in World Bank Publications - Books from The World Bank Group

Abstract: This guide introduces the reader to the conceptual work of the World Bank Group. Its goal is to serve as a starting point for more in-depth inquiries into subjects of particular interest. It provides a glimpse into the wide array of activities in which the Bank Group institutions are involved, and it directs the reader toward other resources and websites that have more detailed information. This new, updated third edition of a guide to the World Bank provides readers with an accessible and straightforward overview of the Bank Group's history, organization, mission, and work. It highlights the numerous activities and an organizational challenge faced by the institution, and explains how the Bank Group is reforming itself to meet the needs of a multipolar world. The book then chronicles the Bank Group's work in such areas as climate change, financial and food crises, conflict prevention and fragile states, combating corruption, and education. For those wishing to delve further into areas of particular interest, the book guides readers to sources containing more detailed information, including websites, electronic products, and even mobile phone applications.

Keywords: Law; and; Development-Corporate; Law; Finance; and; Financial; Sector; Development-Banks; &; Banking; Reform; Finance; and; Financial; Sector; Development-Debt; Markets; Private; Sector; Development-Emerging; Markets; Finance; and; Financial; Sector; Development-Access; to; Finance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
ISBN: 978-0-8213-8545-6
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