Operations Evaluation Department2012-06-082012-06-082005978-0-8213-6284-6https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7509The nine Pacific Member Countries (PMCs) of the World Bank Group are Fiji Islands, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga , and Vanuatu. This evaluation covers Bank assistance to the PMCs since 1992. The Country Assistance Evaluation (CAE) examines whether:(a) the objectives of Bank and International Development Association (IDA) assistance were relevant; (b) the Bank's assistance program was effectively designed and consistent with its objectives; and (c) the Bank's program achieved its objectives and had a substantial impact on the country's development during this period. Examining these questions allows the CAE to draw lessons and offer recommendations for future Bank assistance. Annex F describes the methodological approach.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTINGADBAIDAID COORDINATIONAID FLOWSANNEXESASSISTANCE PROGRAMASSISTANCE STRATEGIESBANKBANK LENDINGBANK LOANSBILATERAL DONORSCASCDCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECOMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENTCOMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKCORPORATIONCOUNTRY ASSISTANCECOUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGYCOUNTRY DEPARTMENTCOUNTRY PERFORMANCECOUNTRY STRATEGIESDAMAGESDEBTDEBT SERVICEDEVELOPMENT AIDDEVELOPMENT CONSTRAINTSDEVELOPMENT FINANCEDEVELOPMENT GOALSDEVELOPMENT IMPACTDEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVESDEVELOPMENT PARTNERSDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIESECONOMIC ASSISTANCEECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC COOPERATIONECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTSECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC INTEGRATIONEMPLOYMENTESWEXPORTSEXTERNAL DEBTFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSGDPGDP PER CAPITAGNPGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROSS NATIONAL PRODUCTGROWTH RATEHUMAN CAPITALIMPORTSINCOME LEVELSINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL RESERVESLENDER OF LAST RESORTLENDINGLIMITEDLIVING STANDARDSMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMACROECONOMIC STABILIZATIONMEMBER STATESMIGRATIONMONOPOLIESNATIONAL INCOMENATURAL ENDOWMENTSNATURAL RESOURCESNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSNONLENDING SERVICESOFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEOFFICIAL FLOWSOVERVALUED EXCHANGE RATESPACIFIC REGIONPER CAPITA INCOMEPER CAPITA INCOMESPRESENT VALUEREGIONAL INITIATIVESREORGANIZATIONRESOURCE MANAGEMENTRISK MANAGEMENTSAVINGSSOCIAL SERVICESSTOCKSSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENTSUBSIDIARYSUSTAINABILITYSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTTATECHNICAL ASSISTANCETRANSACTION COSTSTRANSPORTUNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMVALUE ADDEDWAGESWorld Bankhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-6284-6