A Guide to the World Bank

Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii Abbreviations xv The World Bank Group Mission xvii Introduction 1 1 How the World Bank Group Is Organized 7 Governance of the World Bank Group 7 The Five World Bank Group Institutions 11 Organizing Principles within the World Bank Group 27 Relationship to the IMF and the UN 40 2 How the World Bank Group Operates 45 Strategies 46 Policies and Procedures 55 The Bank Group's Finances 59 Financial Products and Services 61 Knowledge Sharing 72 World Bank Project Cycle 76 IFC Project Cycle 82 Partnerships 84 Staff, Consultants, and Vendors 87 3 World Bank Group Countries and Regions 93 Member Countries 94 Africa (Sub-Saharan) 103 East Asia and the Pacific 110 South Asia 115 Europe and Central Asia 121 Latin America and the Caribbean 127 Middle East and North Africa 133 4 Topics in Development 139 Agriculture and Rural Development 140 Aid Effectiveness 141 Combating Corruption 143 Conflict Prevention and Fragile States 144 Debt Relief 145 Economic Research and Data 147 Education 149 Empowerment and Participation 152 Energy and Mining 153 Environment 155 Financial Sector 157 Gender 159 Globalization 160 Governance 161 Health, Nutrition, and Population 163 Indigenous Peoples 166 Information and Communication Technologies 167 Infrastructure 168 Labor and Social Protection 170 Law, Regulation, and the Judiciary 172 Manufacturing and Services 173 Poverty 174 Private Sector Development 176 Social Development 179 Sustainable Development 180 Trade 181 Transport 183 Urban Development 184 Water 185 APPENDIXES A. Contacting the World Bank Group 191 Headquarters and General Inquiries 191 Media Relations, News, and Public Affairs 192 Public Information 193 B. Timeline of World Bank Group History 195 C. Presidents of the World Bank Group 203 D. Country Membership in World Bank Group Institutions 205 E. Constituencies of the Executive Directors 215 F. Additional Country Resources 229 References 231 Index 233