Author: World Bank,

Source: A guide to The World Bank, September 2003 , pp. 1-247(247)

Publisher: World Bank

Abstract:

A basic reference guide to the World Bank, International Finance Corporation, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and International Centre for Resolution of Investment Disputes. The four main chapters explain how the Bank Group is organized, how it operates, the role of countries and regions as a focus for its work, and the major topics in development in which the Bank Group is active. Appendices provide worldwide contacts, historical information, and additional data on the organization.

Keywords: Bretton Woods; Development; International Centre for Settlement of Investment; International Bank for Reconstruction and Developm; International Development Association; Intergovernmental organizations; Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency; MIGA; Governance; IDA; Globalization; Debt relief; IFC; Civil society; ICSID; World Bank; Developing countries; International Finance Corporation; International organizations; Millennium Development Goals; IBRD

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 2003-09-18

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