The World Bank
Subtitle: Structure and Policies (Global Economic Institutions)
Contributors: Christopher L. Gilbert (Editor); David Vines (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 2, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 359
ISBN-13: 9780521029018
Subjects: Banking; International economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Business & Economics; Business/Economics; Banks & Banking; Economics - Macroeconomics; Business & Economics / Economics / International; Business & Economics / Macroeconomics; Business & Economics : Banks & Banking; World Bank; World Bank World Bank
First sentence: The World Bank (henceforth 'the Bank') is an institution whose objective is the promotion, world-wide, of sustainable economic development and poverty reduction.