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Development Economics and the International Development Association

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dc.contributor.authorDenizer, Cevdet
dc.contributor.authorDethier, Jean-Jacques
dc.contributor.authorGelb, Alan
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:02:33Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:02:33Z
dc.date.issued2011-01-01
dc.description.abstractPrevailing economic ideas -- and fashions -- about development have influenced the International Development Association (IDA) since its creation in 1960. The creation of the organization itself is the result of two contemporaneous facts: an urgent need to channel development finance to least-developed countries and an increasing pressure on World Bank management to directly address the issue of poverty in developing countries. Changing views, over time, have been a rationale -- and, at times, a justification -- for emphasizing poverty and social sectors; for providing grants to particular groups of countries; and for strategic choices and sectoral priorities. IDA has been influential in development debates and been an advocate for specific views about development policy. This paper gives an overview of these views and documents how they have shaped the activities of the organization since its creation. After a brief review of development thinking and of the organization of research at the World Bank, the paper documents the shifts that have taken place in country allocations and in sector emphasis in IDA over the past 50 years and highlights the strategic themes that have guided its development agenda: toward increasing country selectivity; from projects to programs; from conditionality to country ownership of reforms; and from input-based to results-based performance.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110607135633
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5541
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3443
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5541
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectADJUSTMENT LENDING
dc.subjectAGGREGATE INCOME
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EXPORTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL GROWTH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRICING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAVERAGE GROWTH
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectBONDS
dc.subjectCAPITAL ACCUMULATION
dc.subjectCAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subjectCAPITAL GOODS
dc.subjectCAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectCARTEL
dc.subjectCENTRAL PLANNING
dc.subjectCLOSED ECONOMIES
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BORROWING
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCONDITIONALITY
dc.subjectCONSOLIDATION
dc.subjectCOUNTRY DATA
dc.subjectCOUNTRY REGRESSIONS
dc.subjectCOUNTRY SPECIFICITY
dc.subjectCREDIT CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEFICITS
dc.subjectDEREGULATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRY
dc.subjectDEVELOPING WORLD
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT REPORT
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
dc.subjectDOMESTIC SAVINGS
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC MODELS
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DECLINE
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC INCENTIVES
dc.subjectECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC LITERATURE
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectECONOMIC POWER
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectECONOMICS PROFESSION
dc.subjectECONOMICS RESEARCH
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectECONOMISTS
dc.subjectEDUCATED PEOPLE
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectEMERGING MARKETS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL WORK
dc.subjectENGINEERING ECONOMICS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTS
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM MODELS
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE POLICY
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNAL SHOCKS
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectEXTERNALITY
dc.subjectFEASIBILITY STUDIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL POLICIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESTRUCTURING
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICIES
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROWTH MODELS
dc.subjectGROWTH PROCESS
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectGROWTH THEORIES
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHIGH GROWTH
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIMPORT BARRIERS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME GROWTH
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectINEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTEREST RATE
dc.subjectINTEREST RATES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT RATE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLONG RUN
dc.subjectLONG-RUN GROWTH
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMACRO STABILITY
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURES
dc.subjectMARKET LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectMICRO DATA
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMONETARY POLICIES
dc.subjectNATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectNEW GROWTH THEORIES
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOIL PRICES
dc.subjectOPEC
dc.subjectOUTPUT PER CAPITA
dc.subjectOVERVALUATION
dc.subjectPOLICY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOLICY CHANGE
dc.subjectPOLICY CHANGES
dc.subjectPOLICY DECISIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY PACKAGES
dc.subjectPOLICY REFORMS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL STABILITY
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOOR POLICIES
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRIMARY PRODUCTS
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE ASSETS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE RESOURCES
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPROTECTIONISM
dc.subjectPUBLIC ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC PROVISION
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectREAL INCOME
dc.subjectRELATIVE PRICES
dc.subjectREORGANIZATION
dc.subjectRESEARCH AGENDA
dc.subjectRESOURCE MOBILIZATION
dc.subjectRETURN ON EQUITY
dc.subjectRETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectRICH COUNTRIES
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL POOR
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAVING RATE
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSOCIAL COSTS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL POLICIES
dc.subjectSUPPLY CURVES
dc.subjectTARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTERMS OF TRADE
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectTRADE BLOCS
dc.subjectTRADE FLOWS
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRANSITION COUNTRIES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectUNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectURBAN POOR
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.titleDevelopment Economics and the International Development Associationen
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okr.date.disclosure2011-01-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:26:47.564482Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.guid408911468161659904
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5541
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20110607135633
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum14307431
okr.identifier.reportWPS5541
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume1 of 1
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