Positioning the World Bank
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
Gilbert, C; Powell, A; Vines, D
署名单位：
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; University of London; Queen Mary University London; University of Oxford; Australian National University
刊物名称：
ECONOMIC JOURNAL
ISSN/ISSBN：
0013-0133
发表日期：
1999
页码：
F598-F633
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摘要：
This article examines the rationale for the World Bank and explores whether its objective is best served by its current mix of activities. We are critical of the Bank's reliance on conditionality, and advocate evolution into a Knowledge Bank, which would lend with few conditions to countries with good policies and good institutions, and would concentrate on the provision of knowledge and technical assistance, rather than lending, in countries where the policy framework is poor. We also advocate an expansion in the Bank's role as a provider of global public goods; we critically examine the Banks role in relation to financial crises.