1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450385603321

Titolo

Getting to know the World Bank [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for young people

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2005

ISBN

1-280-18383-7

9786610183838

0-8213-5915-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (112 p.)

Disciplina

332.1/532

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Youth and Development; 2 Why Do We Need a World Bank?; 3 Building Roads to Opportunity: What the World Bank Does; 4 How the World Bank Works; 5 How the World Bank Is Changing; 6 Success Stories from around the World; 7 The Future: Youth and the World Bank; Resources for Action; Acronyms; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; Photo Credits

Sommario/riassunto

As a knowledge bank, the World Bank produces a wide and varied range of information tools, from project documents, country assistance strategies, and development reports to monographs, electronic databases, and web sites. Generally, these products cater to the needs of its international partners and stakeholders, such as other multilateral organizations, governments, and civil society to name a few. However a basic guide to the World Bank for young people cannot be found. Getting to Know the World Bankserves an excellent starting point for young readers who want to learn more about the World B