Balancing the Development Agenda The Transformation of the World Bank Under James Wolfensohn, 1995-2005

by World Bank

• ISBN13: 9780821361733
• ISBN10: 0821361732
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-05-16
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
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Summary

'Balancing the Development Agenda' examines the evolution of the World Bank and its operations during the presidency of James Wolfensohn. It examines the modernization of this global economic institution which is now focused on home-grown development planning where borrowing countries are in the "driver's seat" of their own development. It takes a closer look at the major development challenges addressed by the Bank during the past decade such as debt relief, corruption, and HIV/AIDS and provides a timeline of events that have shaped the Bank into the institution it is today.Readers with an interest in the World Bank and in international development will find this a fascinating account of the Bank's transformation under the guidance of James Wolfensohn.

Table of Contents

Foreword	iii
William Jefferson Clinton
Acknowledgments	viii
Overview: Balancing the Development Agenda	1	(9)
Ruth Kagia
Part One Attacking Poverty
A Broader, More Integrated Approach	10	(8)
Francois J. Bourguignon
Putting People at the Center	18	(10)
Jean-Louis Sarbib
Laying the Foundations for Economic Growth	28	(8)
Michael U. Klein
Building the Country-Based Approach	36	(4)
John Page
Sustaining Development	40	(8)
Ian Johnson
Putting the ``R'' Back in IBRD	48	(8)
Ian Bannon
Supporting Debt Relief	56	(6)
Vikram Nehru
Reforming Legal and Judicial Systems	62	(6)
Roberto Danino
Combating Corruption	68	(8)
Daniel Kaufmann
Part Two Leveraging through Partnerships
Opening Up the Bank	76	(6)
Gerard T. Rice
Forging New Strategic Alliances	82	(8)
Jean-Francois Rischard
Reinvigorating the Aid Partnership	90	(8)
Amar Bhattacharya
Part Three Renewing the Institution
Creating the Knowledge Bank	98	(8)
Frannie A. Leautier
Modernizing the Lending Bank	106	(8)
James W. Adams
Offering New Lending Products and Services	114	(6)
John Wilton
Changing the Bank's Culture	120	(6)
Xavier E. Coll
Managing for Results	126	(9)
Shengman Zhang
Transforming the Bank with IT	135	(8)
Mohamed V. Muhsin
Part Four Challenges Ahead	143	(10)
Ruth Kagia
Postscript: Jim Wolfensohn's Contribution to the Development Agenda
Development as Construction	148	(1)
Amartya Sen
Two Pillars of Development	149	(1)
Sir Nicholas Stern
The CDF's Intellectual Structure	150	(1)
Joseph Stiglitz
Reducing Global Poverty	151	(2)
Angus Deaton
Abbreviations	153	(1)
Selected Readings	154	(2)
Photo Credits	156