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The World Bank seeks to assess the effectiveness of the privatization program which was initiated in Zambia in 1992 with significant assistance from The World Bank and other donor agencies. The authors of this paper…

This assessment finds that the project achieved its main objective, to eliminate water shortages in the Istria region. These shortages had become a major obstacle to the growth of the tourism industry, a mainstay of the…

All three projects had outcomes that were satisfactory or better. The outcome of the Gas Sector Development Project (Bolivia-Brazil gas pipeline), was highly satisfactory. Sustainability, in all cases, is likely or…

This review covers Brazil~^!!^s country assistance strategy completion report (CASCR) for the period FY2000-03. The Brazil country assistance evaluation (CAE) examined three key…

The Bank's commitment to a comprehensive knowledge initiative was timely and appropriate. It has sparked much innovation that has provided staff, clients, and partners with faster and easier access to Bank knowledge.…

Jordan's successful stabilization policies of the 1990s were accompanied by donor-supported economic reforms. Nevertheless, real per capita incomes stagnated and the poverty rate remained higher than in the late 1980s…

This report on the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is part of an independent review by the Operations Evaluation Department (OED) of the World Bank's involvement in global programs, and…

In a country with deeply rooted and widespread governance issues, where the authorities are not committed to deep reforms, the Bank needs to have realistic expectations about the outcome of its interventions. The…

The five projects examined for Guinea, the Second, Third, And Fourth Structural Adjustment, Public Enterprise Sector Rationalization & Privatization Technical Assistance, and Financial Sector Adjustment Credits have…