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UNINA9910778029403321 |
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Titolo |
Improving effectiveness and outcomes for the poor in health, nutrition, and population : : an evaluation of World Bank Group support since 1997 |
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World Bank, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-15419-2 |
1-282-18400-8 |
9786612184000 |
9786612154195 |
0-8213-7951-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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xxxvi, 187 pages : illustrations ; ; 28 cm |
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Collana |
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Independent Evaluation Group studies |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Poor - Medical care |
Health services accessibility |
Poor - Nutrition |
Human services |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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At head of title: IEG World Bank, IFC, MIGA. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-187). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Executive Summary; Management Response Summary; Chairperson's Summary: Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE); Advisory Panel Statement; 1 Introduction; Figures; Boxes; Tables; 1.1 Objectives and Strategic Directions of Healthy Development, the 2007 World Bank HNP Strategy; 1.2 Business and Developmental Objectives of IFC's 2002 Health Strategy; 2 Evolution and Performance of the World Bank's Country Support for Health, Nutrition, and Population; 2.1 Objectives of HNP Projects Approved in Fiscal 1997-2006 |
2.2 Key Developments in the HNP Portfolio2.3 More Project Appraisal Documents Have Baseline Data, but There Is Still Some Distance to Go, Fiscal Years 1997 and 2007; 2.4 Few HNP Projects Have Objectives That Explicitly Mention the Poor; 2.5 The Poverty Focus of HNP Analytic Work Declined; 3 Lessons from Three Approaches to Improve Outcomes; 3.1 Outcomes and Bank Performance Are Lower for Health Reform Projects |
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than for Other HNP Projects in Middle-Income Countries; 3.2 HNP Projects Supporting Health SWAps in IEG Country Cases or Project Evaluations |
4 The Contribution of Other Sectors to Health, Nutrition, and Population Outcomes4.1 Distribution of Multisectoral HNP Projects by Management and Implementation Arrangements; 5 IFC's Health Strategy and Operations; 5.1 IFC Health Investments by Type of Investment and Period; 5.2 Geographic Distribution of IFC Projects by Period; 5.3 Profitability of IFC Health and Pharmaceutical Investments; 5.4 IFC Advisory Services in Health (1997-2007); 5.5 Percent of Health and IFC Projects Rated High, PCR Pilots 1 and 2; 6 Conclusions and Recommendations; Appendixes; Endnotes; References |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This study evaluates the effectiveness of the World Bank Group's support for health, nutrition, and population (HNP) in developing countries from 1997 to 2008 - totaling more than 17 billion - and distills lessons for greater impact in the future. It finds that the Bank Group now funds a smaller share of global support for HNP than a decade ago, but its support remains substantial and adds considerable value. About two-thirds of the Bank's HNP support has had satisfactory outcomes, often in difficult environments. But in a number of country settings, particularly in Africa, it has not perform |
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