Strengthening municipal management of planning, finance, and service provision has been at the core of World Bank support through municipal development projects. This evaluation reviews how nearly 3,000 municipalities have benefitted from Bank-supported MDPs over the past decade.
The World Bank Group's support for HNP has been sustained since 1997— $17 billion in country-level support by the World Bank and $873 million in private health and pharmaceutical investments by the IFC, through mid-2008. This report evaluates the Bank Group's support for HNP...More »
The World Bank Group Guarantee Instruments 1990- 2007
Regulatory and contractual risks have inhibited investments in many parts of the developing world. A core objective of the WBG has been to support flow of private investment for development; guarantees have been among the instruments used to pursue this objective. More »
Climate Change and the World Bank Group
Climate change threatens to derail development, even as development
pumps ever-greater quantities of carbon dioxide into an atmosphere
already polluted with two centuries of Western emissions. The World Bank must confront these entangled threats in helping its clients to
carve out a sustainable growth path. More »
Using Knowledge to Improve Development Effectiveness
Taking the Measure of the World Bank-IFC Doing Business Indicators
The Welfare Impact of Rural Electrification: A Reassessment of the Costs and Benefits
