Independent Evaluation Group2012-06-012012-06-012007978-0-8213-7287-6https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6841This IEG evaluation brings a fresh perspective to the debate by assessing the development effectiveness of the Bank's recent work. It presents evidence -- including views from the client countries themselves -- about the outcomes of the Bank's support to individual countries over the past 12 years. It also spotlights three growing dimensions of the Bank Group's role -- sharing knowledge across countries, engaging countries in global programs, and combining support to the public and private sectorsen-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO CAPITALACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTINGADVISORY SERVICESADVISORY WORKALTERNATIVE FUNDINGASSET MANAGEMENTAWARENESS OF CORRUPTIONBANK FINANCINGBANK LENDINGBANK LOANSBANK SERVICESBANKING PRODUCTSBANKING SERVICESBASIC SERVICESBEST PRACTICEBEST PRACTICESBORROWINGCAPITAL MARKETCAPITAL MARKETSCASH TRANSFERCIVIL SOCIETYCLEARING HOUSECOMMODITYCONFLICTS OF INTERESTCONSTANT PRICESCONSULTING SERVICESCONTINGENCYCONTINGENCY PLANSCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONSCORPORATIONCORRUPTIONCOST SHARINGCREDIT ENHANCEMENTCREDIT RATINGCREDIT RATINGSCURRENCYDEBTDEBT MANAGEMENTDEBT RELIEFDECENTRALIZATIONDELIVERY MECHANISMDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEDEVELOPMENT FINANCEDOMESTIC CURRENCYECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC POLICYETHNIC GROUPSEXPENDITURESEXTERNAL SHOCKSFAVORABLE TERMSFINANCESFINANCIAL ASPECTSFINANCIAL CRISESFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTSFINANCIAL MARKETSFINANCIAL SECTORFINANCIAL SECTOR ASSESSMENTFINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCIAL SUPPORTFISCAL POSITIONSFISCAL YEARSFLEXIBLE LOANFLEXIBLE LOANSFUNDING SOURCESGENDERGENDER ISSUESGLOBAL INITIATIVESGOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTSGREATER ACCESSGUARANTEE AGENCYINCOMEINCOME CATEGORYINCOME RANGEINCOMESINCORPORATEDINEQUALITYINITIATIVEINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSURANCEINTEREST RATEINTEREST RATESINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL CAPITALINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINVENTORYINVESTMENT CLIMATELAND USELATIN AMERICANLEADERSHIPLIMITADALIMITEDLIQUIDITY ASSISTANCELOANLOAN PRODUCTSLOW-INCOMEMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMACROECONOMIC STABILIZATIONMARKET CONDITIONSMIDDLE EASTNATIONAL ECONOMIESNEW MARKETNORTH AFRICAPARTNERSHIPPOLICY ENVIRONMENTPOVERTY RATEPOVERTY RATESPROCUREMENTPROSPERITYPUBLIC GOODSPUBLIC INFORMATIONPUBLIC POLICIESPUBLIC POLICYPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSREPAYMENTREPAYMENT SCHEDULESREPAYMENTSRESEARCH ASSISTANCERESOURCE MANAGEMENTRISK MANAGEMENTSHAREHOLDERSSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL EXCLUSIONSOCIAL FUNDSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SAFETY NETSSPONSORSSTAKEHOLDERSSUB-SAHARAN AFRICASUBSIDIARYTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETRANSITION ECONOMIESTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTTRIALUNIONVALUABLEWITHDRAWALYOUNG WOMANWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-7287-6