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Putting Social Development to Work for the Poor : an OED Review of World Bank Activities.

Corporate Author: World Bank. Operations Evaluation Department.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2005.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Economic development projects > Evaluation.
Economic development > Social aspects.
Projets de développement économique > Évaluation.
Développement économique > Aspect social.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Government & Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Business Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Structural Adjustment.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > General.
Evaluation.
Ontwikkelingsprojecten.
Wereldbank.
Evaluatie.
Développement social.
Projet de développement.
Développement économique.
Entwicklungsprojekt.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The analytic context for the review
  • 2. Where is social development being conducted?
  • 3. Is social development relevant?
  • 4. Have social development interventions been effective?
  • 5. What challenges affect implementation of social development?
  • 6. What are the implications for bank organization and procedures?
  • 7. Conclusions and recommendations for the bank's sector strategy
  • Annex. Definitions of social development
  • Annex. World Bank operational policies relevant to social development
  • Annex. Selected comments of World Bank staff on social development issues
  • Annex. Chairman's summary : committee on development effectiveness (CODE).

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