Publication: Poverty Reduction and the World Bank : Progress in Operationalizing the WDR 2000/2001
Date
2002-03
ISSN
Published
2002-03
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
Attacking persistent poverty in low- and
middle-income countries is the greatest single challenge
facing the global development community as the world moves
forward into the 21st century. But despite progress during
the past decade, the battle is far from won, and progress
has been slower than had been hoped at the beginning of the
1990s. This report discusses how the Bank is responding to
this challenge and translating the approach of the World
Development Report 2000/2001 on poverty into practice. This
edition of the annual Progress Report on Poverty Reduction
consolidates the findings of two documents prepared by World
Bank staff and presented to the institution's Executive
Board in June 2001: a report, Poverty Reduction and the
World Bank: Progress in Fiscal 2000 and 2001, and a paper,
Attacking Poverty: Operationalizing the World Development
Report 2000/2001 at the World Bank. Progress and prospects
towards achieving development goals, encompass attention to
trends in income poverty, and contain human capital
achievements, but responsive to broader understanding, and
sharper focus in strengthening intellectual underpinnings,
and refining strategic directions, and country business
environment. Country assistance strategies should be
reoriented to improving poverty analysis, and monitoring
results, within a framework to empower communities, increase
opportunities, and strengthening security.
Citation
“World Bank. 2002. Poverty Reduction and the World Bank : Progress in Operationalizing the WDR 2000/2001. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/7b36b3fc-f557-53dd-91da-fc6d16549576 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”