World Bank Policy Research Articles

On concealed dimensions of Third World involvement in international economic organizations

International economic organizations once identified as Western have evolved in some cases to the extent that their survival depends importantly on forging symbiotic links with Third and Fourth World clients. Such national governments often derive net gains from membership in those organizations, for example, the World Bank. These gains may be as much political as economic. Thus the Government of India, influential in World Bank policy generally, has used Bank agricultural projects to overcome states' resistance to central priorities. Mobilizing domestic political resources is an important dimension of membership in the international economy. Where this occurs, it argues for a view of the governments of poor countries as active, rather than passive, and as agents of domestic social transformation.

Informal Economic Activity in African Cities: proposals for research

This brief note will argue the case for certain lines of investigation, both empirical and theoretical, in African cities. It is increasingly recognised that the constellation of issues revolving around urbanisation and its effects will be a major factor in development for the rest of the century: witness the convocation of the Habitat Conference in Vancouver, June 1976, and the World Bank's new Urban Policy Task Force. Yet, as always, comprehension trails behind actual developments.

Agriculture in integrated rural development: The experience of the World Bank

The World Bank's lending policy for agriculture has undergone great change since its lending operations began in 1946. Dr Yudelman details the evolution of the Bank's attitude to agriculture and discusses the present emphasis it places on lending for small farmers as part of a general policy for promoting rural development. He illustrates the Bank's experience in this area and emphasises the need to develop mechanisms for monitoring and evaluating projects in order to provide guidance for effective implementation of future projects and an understanding of what constitutes a viable rural development project.

Rates of Return to Investment in Education around the World

Previous articleNext article No AccessRates of Return to Investment in Education around the WorldGeorge PsacharopoulosGeorge Psacharopoulos Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Comparative Education Review Volume 16, Number 1Feb., 1972 Sponsored by the Comparative and International Education Society Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/445569 Views: 61Total views on this site Citations: 21Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1971 The Comparative and International Education SocietyPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Claudia Díaz Ríos, Nathalia Urbano-Canal The World Bank and Education Policy in Colombia: A Comparative Analysis of the Effects of International Organizations’ Learning on Domestic Policy, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice 28 (Dec 2021): 1–17.https://doi.org/10.1080/13876988.2021.1991796Orla Kelly The Silver Bullet? Assessing the Role of Education for Sustainability, Social Forces 99, no.11 (Jan 2020): 178–204.https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/soz144Claudia Milena Diaz Rios Foreign Prescriptions and Domestic Interests: A Comparison of Education Reform in Argentina and Chile, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice 20, no.22 (Oct 2016): 193–208.https://doi.org/10.1080/13876988.2016.1239321George Psacharopoulos, Harry Anthony Patrinos , Education Economics 26, no.55 ( 2018): 445.https://doi.org/10.1080/09645292.2018.1484426James Kenneth Timmis, Steven Black, Rino Rappuoli Improving accountability in vaccine decision-making, Expert Review of Vaccines 16, no.1111 (Oct 2017): 1057–1066.https://doi.org/10.1080/14760584.2017.1382358James Kenneth Timmis, Fabio Rigat, Rino Rappuoli Core values for vaccine evaluation, Vaccine 35 (Jan 2017): A57–A62.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.11.034Kapil Dev Regmi Lifelong learning: Foundational models, underlying assumptions and critiques, International Review of Education 61, no.22 (Mar 2015): 133–151.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11159-015-9480-2George Psacharopoulos The Returns to Investment in Higher Education, (Jan 2014): 121–148.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-794-0_8Gemma Cassells, Iain H Woodhouse, Genevieve Patenaude, Mavuto Tembo Academic and research capacity development in Earth observation for environmental management, Environmental Research Letters 6, no.44 (Oct 2011): 044002.https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/6/4/044002Dhiraj Sharma The Impact of Financial Incentives on Academic Achievement and Household Behavior: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Nepal, SSRN Electronic Journal (Jan 2010).https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1681186Stephen Morris, Alistair McGuire The private net present value and private internal rate of return to becoming a nurse in Great Britain, Applied Economics 34, no.1717 (Nov 2002): 2189–2200.https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840210139328Jorge R. Sanchez, Frankie Santos Laanan The Economic Returns of a Community College Education, Community College Review 25, no.33 (Sep 2016): 73–87.https://doi.org/10.1177/009155219702500306George Psacharopoulos, Ying Chu Ng Earnings and Education in Latin America, Education Economics 2, no.22 (Jul 2006): 187–207.https://doi.org/10.1080/09645299400000016L.C. Solmon The Quality of Education, (Jan 1987): 53–59.https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-033379-3.50015-2Lewis C. Solmon Quality of education and economic growth, Economics of Education Review 4, no.44 (Jan 1985): 273–290.https://doi.org/10.1016/0272-7757(85)90013-5S. Heyneman Educational investment and economic productivity: Evidence from Malawi, International Journal of Educational Development 4, no.11 (Jan 1984): 9–15.https://doi.org/10.1016/0738-0593(84)90023-3Stephen P. Heyneman Investment in Indian education: Uneconomic?, World Development 8, no.22 (Feb 1980): 145–163.https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-750X(80)90023-6Doug White Comparisons as Cognitive Process, and the Conceptual Framework of the Comparativist, Comparative Education 14, no.22 (Jul 2006): 93–108.https://doi.org/10.1080/0305006780140202Thomas La Belle, Robert Verhine Nonformal Education and Occupational Stratification: Implications for Latin America, Harvard Educational Review 45, no.22 (Jul 1975): 160–190.https://doi.org/10.17763/haer.45.2.25g8026w70601705Lee Sigelman, Raoul Naroll Holonational Bibliography, Comparative Political Studies 7, no.33 (Jun 2016): 357–382.https://doi.org/10.1177/001041407400700305Jan Versluis Secondary education, training and employment: The qualitative mismatch in developing countries, Prospects 3, no.33 (Sep 1973): 349–356.https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02198530

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