This paper examines historically the World Bank's twin features: lending to developing economies to achieve tangible results and advocating specific development policies. Section 1 provides some conceptual underpinnings for the view that an effective state is essential for development. It asks whether development can be engineered, and state capacity increased, with large aid flows. Section 2 sketches the historical evolution of what characterizes...
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2012/11/01
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS6275
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2012/11/01
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Disclosed
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The World Bank and governance : the Bank's efforts to help developing countries build state capacity
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sustainable development and poverty reduction