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Growth and Productivity in Agriculture and Agribusiness
Enhanced agricultural growth and productivity are essential if we are to meet the worldwide demand for food and reduce poverty, particularly in the poorest developing countries. Between 1998 and 2008, the period covered…
Azerbaijan - Country assistance strategy completion report (CASCR) review for the period FY2007-10 : IEG review
The FY07-FY10 Azerbaijan Country
Partnership Strategy (CPS) was a joint strategy of IBRD and
IFC. This review evaluates the FY 2007 CPS, its FY 2009 CPS
Progress Report (CPSPR) and…
IDA Internal Controls: Evaluation of Management's Remediation Program
The key purpose of the International Development Agency's (IDA) internal control system is to assure its stakeholders that IDA complies with its articles and policies and that the funds it provides for development…
Safeguards and Sustainability Policies in a Changing World: An Independent Evaluation of World Bank Group Experience
Recent global financial and environmental crises demonstrate the need to create and implement regulatory frameworks that balance private and social benefits and costs. The World Bank Group (WBG) instituted safeguards…
Cost-Benefit Analysis in World Bank Projects
Historically, the World Bank's reputation for rigorous analysis was built on its use of cost-benefit analysis. Such analysis served to demonstrate its commitment to measuring results and ensuring accountability. It was…
Uruguay - Country assistance strategy completion report (CASCR) review for the period FY2005-10 : IEG review
This review examines the
implementation of the FY2005-10 Uruguay country assistance
strategy (CAS) of FY2005 and the CAS progress report (PR) of
FY2008, and evaluates the CAS…
Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic of - Country partnership strategy completion report (CPSCR) review for the period FY2007-10 : IEG review
The FY 2007-2010 FYR Macedonia Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) was a joint strategy of the World Bank (WB) and International Finance Corporation (IFC). This review evaluates the FY 2007 CPS, its FY 2009 CPS Progress…
Cost-Benefit Analysis in World Bank Projects
This IEG evaluation reveals that the percentage of World Bank projects justified by cost-benefit analysis has been declining for several decades, due to both a decline in adherence to policy and difficulty in applying…
Growth and Productivity in Agriculture and Agribusiness (FTB)
This is a Fast Track Brief for the Growing and Productivity in Agriculture and Agribusiness. Agricultural growth remains central to poverty reduction, particularly in the poorest countries where a large share of the…
Climate Change and The World Bank Group: The Challenge of Low Carbon Development (FTB)
This is the Fast Track Brief for the Climate Change and the World Bank Group: The Challenge of Low Carbon Development.
This evaluation reviews a broad range of WBG activity in the adoption and diffusion of emissions-…