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Showing 1 to 20 of 392 for “"World Bank"”.
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Cofinancing of World Bank projects : problems and prospects
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1983.
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Development banking in transition : sustainable development and the World Bank
In recent years, the World Bank, the biggest international development lender in the world, has paid considerable attention to the issue of sustainability in its lending activity, publishing many reports on its progress. Nonetheless, private criticism over its decision-making and international …
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The Incongruence Of Development Assistance: An overview of World Bank Policies
… alleviate poverty. For agencies like the World Bank that provide first hand assistance, we question whether there are prerequisites needed in order for their policies to be effective and whether these policies are targeting the core reasons for the countries’ poverty dilemma. African …
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Liberalisation, the World Bank and investment in the electricity systems of Vietnam
… in Vietnam; the specific policy role of the World Bank in promoting liberalisation, and its cost; and the actual role of public and private, domestic and foreign investors. The thesis concludes that the benefits gained so far from liberalisation are minimal, whereas the costs to the power …
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World Bank, Agriculture and Policy: A Case Study in Ghana and Ethiopia
<p>This thesis tests the effectiveness of the World Bank’s agricultural-aid policy by examining case studies in Ghana and Ethiopia in the period of 2000-2010. Each study examines the policy context, project/program success, overall human development results, and threats to sustainability, of …
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Giving faith back to the poor : a World Bank - civil society partnership
Includes bibliographical references.
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The Politics of Development Aid: Understanding the Lending Practices of the World Bank Group
… strategies of the four main agencies of the World Bank. Countries with similar basic development and demographic attributes often receive very different amounts of financial support from the different agencies of the World Bank. Utilizing regression analysis of panel-data covering the years …
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Learning about Accountability: The Case of the Operations Evaluation Department at the World Bank
For decades, the World Bank has been criticized for the social and environmental consequences of its practices in implementing projects. In response, many different groups, including NGOs, have demanded greater World Bank accountability. One avenue through which accountability can be achieved is …
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The politics of policy compliance : the World Bank and the social dimensions of development
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Political Science, 1998.
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Human Resource Development: An assessment of capacity development initiatives of World Bank projects in Ghana
… development initiatives sponsored by the World Bank. This thesis has focused on analysis of implementation strategies and critical assessment of the impact of the projects using multidisciplinary approach, utilising a range of quantitative and qualitative methods. It provides a sound …
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Human Resource Development: An assessment of capacity development initiatives of World Bank projects in Ghana
… development initiatives sponsored by the World Bank. This thesis has focused on analysis of implementation strategies and critical assessment of the impact of the projects using multidisciplinary approach, utilising a range of quantitative and qualitative methods. It provides a sound …
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The politics of rural development administration : Mexico and the World Bank in the PIDER Program
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Political Science, 1989.
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Norm Articulation in International Organizations: Democracy, Governance, and Participation at the UNDP and the World Bank
… organizations articulate norms for the world internal to the organization. Further, analyses of international organization norm articulation almost completely ignore the important influence of leadership. This dissertation analyzes two distinct norms of gender equality and participation …
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The politics of accountability at the World Bank and IMF: reforming engagements with low-income countries
… that surround the operations of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund are a key feature of global politics. These institutions continue to face criticism from both state and non-state actors over perceived ‘democratic deficit’, and yet the frameworks that we use to …
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The life of an idea : the rise and fall of sites and services at the World Bank
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1987.
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Development in the shadows : how the World Bank and the Frente Clandestina almost built a new government in Timor-Leste
… relationship between its two main actors: the World Bank and the National Council of Timorese Resistance. While largely panned as a failure by NGOs, donor organizations and the government of Timor-Leste itself, this project brought the traditional local leadership closer to having a true role …
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A critical analysis of international financial institutions' understanding of political corruption : a focus on the IMF, World Bank, and the ANC
This dissertation argues that the IFIs’ understanding of corruption, and thus their anticorruption and good governance policies and prescriptions, is based on the conceptualisation of corruption as a state centric phenomenon. As such, they are not concerned with corruption as a systematic problem. …
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The BRICS new development bank as alternative to the world Bank and IMF: a better economic balance and sustainable development for African Region
… the need to study the BRICS New Development Bank As Alternative To The World Bank And IMF: A Better Economic Balance And Sustainable Development For African Region.” In recent decades, the BRICS have garnered a lot of attention on the international relations and economic scenes. These …
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An Emerging Partnership in Regional Economic Development: Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Local State and the World Bank. A Case Study of Planafloro, Rondônia, Brazil
… development program partially funded by the World Bank in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. This study focuses on four issues that are commonly used to justify the inclusion of NGOs in the development process: representativeness, accountability, autonomy and effectiveness. This study relies on …
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