World Bank2012-03-192012-03-192011-06-29978-0-8213-8545-6https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2342This guide introduces the reader to the conceptual work of the World Bank Group. Its goal is to serve as a starting point for more in-depth inquiries into subjects of particular interest. It provides a glimpse into the wide array of activities in which the Bank Group institutions are involved, and it directs the reader toward other resources and websites that have more detailed information. This new, updated third edition of a guide to the World Bank provides readers with an accessible and straightforward overview of the Bank Group's history, organization, mission, and work. It highlights the numerous activities and an organizational challenge faced by the institution, and explains how the Bank Group is reforming itself to meet the needs of a multipolar world. The book then chronicles the Bank Group's work in such areas as climate change, financial and food crises, conflict prevention and fragile states, combating corruption, and education. For those wishing to delve further into areas of particular interest, the book guides readers to sources containing more detailed information, including websites, electronic products, and even mobile phone applications.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO CAPITALACCESS TO FINANCEACCESS TO INFORMATIONACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTINGADULT ILLITERACYADVISORY SERVICESADVISORY WORKAID EFFECTIVENESSARBITRAL AWARDSARBITRATIONARBITRATION LAWASSET MANAGEMENTAUDIT COMMITTEEAUDITINGBANK LENDINGBANK OFFICEBOARDS OF DIRECTORSBONDSBORROWERBORROWINGBUSINESS ACTIVITIESBUSINESS ADVISORYBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTBUSINESS RISKCAPITAL MARKETSCAPITAL MARKETS DEVELOPMENTCAPITALIZATIONCENTRAL BANKCOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMMERCIAL CREDITCOMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCONFLICT OF INTERESTCONSUMER FINANCECOPYRIGHT CLEARANCECORPORATE FINANCECORPORATE GOVERNANCECORRUPTIONCREDIBILITYCREDIT AGENCIESCREDIT RISKCREDIT-RATING AGENCIESCREDITORCREDITORSCREDITSCREDITWORTHINESSCURRENCY CRISISDEBTDEBT FUNDSDEBT REDUCTIONDEBT RELIEFDECENTRALIZATIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPING COUNTRYDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEE-LEARNINGECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC CRISISECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC POLICYEMERGING ECONOMIESEMERGING MARKETSENTREPRENEURSHIPENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYEQUITY CAPITALEQUITY FINANCEEQUITY FINANCINGEQUITY INVESTMENTSEXPROPRIATIONEXTREME POVERTYFAMILIESFINANCESFINANCIAL ABILITYFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIESFINANCIAL INTERMEDIATIONFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL MARKETSFINANCIAL OBLIGATIONSFINANCIAL PRODUCTSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL RISKFINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFINANCIAL STRENGTHFINANCIAL SUPPORTFINANCIAL SYSTEMSFINANCIAL TRANSACTIONSFOREIGN CURRENCYFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN EXCHANGEFOREIGN INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTORSFRAUDFREE LOANSGENDERGENDER EQUALITYGLOBAL CAPITALGLOBAL CAPITAL MARKETSGLOBAL ECONOMYGLOBAL TRADEGOVERNMENT GUARANTEESGOVERNMENT OWNERSHIPGRACE PERIODGROUP OF BANKGROWTH OPPORTUNITIESGUARANTEE AGENCYHEALTH SERVICESHOST COUNTRYHOST GOVERNMENTSHOUSEHOLDSHOUSINGHOUSING FINANCEHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCESINCOME GROUPINDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEURSINFORMATION MANAGEMENTINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINFRASTRUCTURE FINANCEINSTITUTIONAL REFORMSINSURANCEINSURANCE MARKETINTERNAL AUDITINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETSINTERNATIONAL TRADEINTERNATIONAL TRADE LAWINVESTINGINVESTMENT CLIMATEINVESTMENT FUNDSINVESTMENT PROJECTSISLAMIC FINANCEJOB CREATIONJUSTICE SYSTEMLENDERLENDERSLIMITED ACCESSLIQUIDITYLIVING STANDARDSLLCLOANLOAN GUARANTEESLOCAL BUSINESSESLOCAL CURRENCYLONG-TERM INVESTORSLONG-TERM LOANSMACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTMATURITIESMICROENTERPRISESMICROFINANCEMIGRATIONMOBILE PHONEMONETARY FUNDMULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKSNATURAL DISASTERSNATURAL RESOURCESNUTRITIONOPERATING EXPENSESOPERATING INCOMEOUTREACHPOLITICAL RISKPOLITICAL RISKSPORTFOLIOPORTFOLIO MANAGEMENTPRIVATE CAPITALPRIVATE CREDITORSPRIVATE EQUITYPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE INVESTORSPRIVATE SECTOR FINANCINGPRODUCTIVITYPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSRATING AGENCIESREGULATORY AUTHORITIESREMITTANCESREPAYMENTREPAYMENT OF PRINCIPALREPAYMENTSRESERVESRESOURCE MOBILIZATIONRETAIL INVESTORSRETIREMENTRISK MANAGEMENTRISK MANAGEMENT TOOLSSAFETY NETSETTLEMENTSHAREHOLDERSSHORT-TERM FINANCESMALL FARMERSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYSOCIAL SAFETY NETSSTOCK MARKETSSUBNATIONAL FINANCESUBSIDIARYSUPPLY CHAINTAXTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETERRORISMTRADE FINANCETRANSITION COUNTRIESTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTTREASURYTRUST FUNDSURBAN DEVELOPMENTVALUATIONVENTURE CAPITALVENTURE CAPITAL FUNDSWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-8545-6