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Using knowledge to improve development effectiveness : an evaluation of world bank economic and sector work and technical assistance, 2000-2006

World Bank. Independent Evaluation Group

2008

Overview

The World Bank has committed itself to becoming a 'global knowledge bank', using knowledge to improve the development effectiveness of its work. Two of the analytical and advisory ways the Bank provides knowledge to its client countries are economic and sector work (ESW) and nonlending technical assistance (TA). ESW and TA are an essential part of the Bank's engagement with its clients—it spent $910 million (26% of its spending on country services) on these products during fiscal 2000-06. This evaluation assesses the extent to which the stated objectives of ESW and TA have been met. It also assesses whether the way ESW and TA are originated, partnership with clients in production, technical quality, and dissemination of these products influence the extent to which the stated objectives are met.

• Publisher: World Bank,World Bank Publications,The World Bank,Washington, DC : World Bank
• Subject: ACCOUNTABILITY / ACCOUNTING / ACCOUNTS SYSTEM / ADJUSTMENT / ADJUSTMENT COSTS / ADMINISTRATIVE DATA / AID COORDINATION / BANK LENDING / BANK LOAN / BANK MANAGEMENT / BANK PRODUCTS / BANK SERVICES / BENEFICIARIES / BEST PRACTICES / BIASES / BUDGET CONSTRAINTS / BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS / BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / CALCULATIONS / CAS / CAS PROCESS / CHECKS / CIVIL SOCIETY / CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION / CONFIDENCE / CONSULTATION PROCESS / CONTRIBUTION / CONTRIBUTIONS / COUNTRY ASSISTANCE / COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGIES / COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY / COUNTRY STRATEGIES / COUNTRY TEAMS / DECENTRALIZATION / Developing countries / DEVELOPMENT BANK / DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION / DONOR FUNDING / Economic development / Economic development projects / ECONOMIC POLICY / EQUAL AMOUNTS / ESW / Evaluation / FINANCIAL CRISES / FINANCIAL SECTOR / FINANCIAL SECTOR ASSESSMENT / FINANCIAL SUPPORT / FISCAL DEFICIT / GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS / GOVERNMENT POLICIES / GOVERNMENT POLICY / GUARANTEE AGENCY / IMPACT EVALUATION / INCOME / INCOME LEVELS / INITIATIVE / INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY / INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT / INTERNATIONAL BANK / INTERNATIONAL FINANCE / INVESTMENT CLIMATE / INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT / INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENTS / INVESTMENT DECISIONS / KNOWLEDGE GAPS / LEGISLATION / LITERACY / LOAN / MANDATES / MEDIA / MINISTER / MONEY LAUNDERING / NONLENDING SERVICES / NUTRITION / POVERTY ASSESSMENTS / PRIVATE INVESTMENT / PROCUREMENT / PUBLIC EXPENDITURE / PUBLIC EXPENDITURES / PUBLIC OFFICIALS / PUBLIC SERVICES / PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS / QUESTIONNAIRE / RESERVE BANK / RESERVE BANK OF INDIA / RESOURCE ALLOCATION / RESPONSIBILITIES / RURAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY / SALE / SENIOR / SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT / SOURCE OF INFORMATION / STAKEHOLDER / STAKEHOLDERS / STATISTICAL ANALYSIS / SUBSIDIARY / TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE / TERRORISM / TOTAL COST / TRANSPARENCY / TRANSPORT / TRUST FUNDS / UNION / URBAN DEVELOPMENT / VALUABLE / WATER SUPPLY / WOMAN
• ISBN: 9780821377253, 0821377256, 9780821377260, 0821377264