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Last updated: January 13, 2025
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Richard Crabbe is an editorial consultant with more than 40 years’ experience in book publishing and communications. He joined the World Bank in 2002 as head of client relations in the Office of the Publisher and for 9 years led the team that prepared the bank’s Annual Report. Prior to joining the World Bank, he was chief executive officer and general manager of Africa Christian Press in Ghana as well as chairperson of the African Publishers Network. He also served as an Executive Committee member of the International Publishers Association and held board memberships in media and publishing organizations in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. He has a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Ghana, Legon, and a master’s degree in communications from Wheaton College.

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    Textbook Development in Low Income Countries : A Guide for Policy and Practice
    (World Bank, Washington, DC, 2014) Crabbe, Richard A. B.; Nyingi, Mary; Abadzi, Helen; Crabbe, Richard
    Since 2003, over 220 million books have been distributed in primary schools in global partnership for education (GPE) countries. Despite this, a few years ago, a World Bank study highlighted the fact that there simply aren't enough textbooks for most students in Africa, and what is available is too expensive. The main objective of the this course is to equip anyone in a position to advise, administer, or design a book provision project with the necessary knowledge in order to make the appropriate input and right decisions. The focus throughout is on how to get affordable books to school children when and where needed. It is designed to be a practical resource that covers the key issues encountered in textbook provision, ranging from authorship through national publishing infrastructure to pricing, and distribution. The course is organized in 12 modules under four sections: understanding the textbook industry; book acquisition strategies; distribution strategies; and policy and practice. It provides functional knowledge of the workings of the book industry and its role in supporting learning and education. This will include detailed study of the work that publishers, printers, and distributors do. It also focuses on how the book industry costs books and the methods and trade-offs governments have to make in financing textbooks and supplementary readers.
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    The Art of Knowledge Exchange: A Results-Focused Planning Guide for Development Practitioners in the Water Sector
    (World Bank, Washington, DC, 2016-06-01) Kumar, Shobha; Coombes, Yolande; Vovides, Yianna; Crabbe, Richard A. B.; Crabbe, Richard
    This edition, based on the original Art of Knowledge of Knowledge Exchange: A Results-Focused Planning Guide for Development Practitioners, is customized for practitioners in the water sector to facilitate designing, implementing, and measuring results from their knowledge exchange initiatives. This guide includes and refers to case studies and other examples of successful knowledge exchange initiatives in the water sector and also the lessons learned from implementing these initiatives for high development impact. It also reflects the experience of dozens of World Bank Group staff, knowledge and learning professionals, government officials, and other international and development practitioners who have successfully integrated knowledge exchange as a part of a larger change process.