Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- World Bank Group Mission Statement -- CHAPTER 1 Introduction -- CHAPTER 2 How the World Bank Group Is Organized -- Governance of the World Bank Group -- Founding Documents -- Ownership by Member Countries -- Board of Governors -- Executive Directors -- World Bank Group President -- Managing Directors -- The Five World Bank Group Institutions -- The World Bank: IBRD and IDA -- The International Finance Corporation -- The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency -- The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes -- Organizing Principles -- Relationship to the IMF and the United Nations -- The Bretton Woods Institutions -- Specialized Agency of the United Nations -- CHAPTER 3 How the World Bank Group Operates -- Strategies -- Millennium Development Goals -- Strategic Framework and Directions -- Thematic and Sector Strategies -- Comprehensive Development Framework -- Poverty Reduction Strategies -- Country Assistance Strategies -- Policies and Procedures -- Operational Manual -- Policies at IFC, MIGA, and ICSID -- The Bank Group's Finances -- IBRD and IDA Funding and Lending -- Funding of IFC, MIGA, and ICSID -- Trust Funds -- Financial Reporting: Bank Group Annual Reports -- Products and Services -- World Bank Products and Services -- IFC Products and Services -- MIGA Products and Services -- ICSID Products and Services -- World Bank Project Cycle -- Project Identification -- Preparation -- Appraisal -- Approval -- Effectiveness -- Implementation and Supervision -- Evaluation -- Other Monitoring -- Project Information -- IFC Project Cycle -- Application for IFC Financing -- Project Appraisal -- Public Notification -- Board Review and Approval -- Resource Mobilization -- Legal Commitment -- Disbursement of Funds -- Project Supervision and Evaluation -- Closing.

Project Information -- Partnerships -- Institutional Partnerships -- Bilateral Development Agencies -- Programmatic Partnerships -- Nongovernmental Organizations and Civil Society -- Staff, Consultants, and Vendors -- World Bank Group Staff -- Job Openings, Internships, and Scholarships -- Procurement Opportunities in Projects Financed by IBRD and IDA -- Supplying Directly to the World Bank Group -- CHAPTER 4 World Bank Group Countries and Regions -- Member Countries -- Membership -- Ways of Classifying Countries -- Country Activities and Operations -- Initiatives for Groups of Countries -- Regional Groupings -- Africa (Sub-Saharan) -- The World Bank in Sub-Saharan Africa -- IFC in Sub-Saharan Africa -- MIGA in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Regional Initiatives -- East Asia and the Pacific -- The World Bank in East Asia and the Pacific -- IFC in East Asia and the Pacific -- MIGA in East Asia and the Pacific -- Regional Initiatives -- South Asia -- The World Bank in South Asia -- IFC in South Asia -- MIGA in South Asia -- Regional Initiatives -- Europe and Central Asia -- The World Bank in Europe and Central Asia -- IFC in Europe and Central Asia -- MIGA in Europe and Central Asia -- Regional Initiatives -- Latin America and the Caribbean -- The World Bank in Latin America and the Caribbean -- IFC in Latin America and the Caribbean -- MIGA in Latin America and the Caribbean -- Regional Initiatives -- Middle East and North Africa -- The World Bank in the Middle East and North Africa -- IFC in the Middle East and North Africa -- MIGA in the Middle East and North Africa -- Regional Initiatives -- CHAPTER 5 Topics in Development -- Agriculture and Rural Development -- Agribusiness Department (IFC) -- Agriculture and Rural Development Department (World Bank) -- Aid Effectiveness -- Operations Evaluation -- Quality Assurance Group -- Combating Corruption.

Conflict Prevention and Reconstruction -- Debt Relief -- Economic Research and Data -- Data and Statistics -- Research -- Education -- Education Department (World Bank) -- World Bank Institute -- IFC Investments in Private Education -- Empowerment and Participation -- Energy and Mining -- Environment -- Environment Department (World Bank) -- Environment and Social Development Department (IFC) -- Financial Sector -- Financial Sector Network (World Bank Group) -- Global Financial Markets Group (IFC) -- Gender -- Globalization -- Governance and the Public Sector -- Health, Nutrition, and Population -- World Bank and Health -- IFC and Health -- Indigenous Peoples -- IFC and Indigenous Peoples -- Information and Communication Technologies -- Global Information and Communication Technologies Department -- Development Communication Division (World Bank) -- Infrastructure -- IFC and Infrastructure -- Labor and Social Protection -- IFC and Social Protection -- Law and Justice -- Poverty -- IFC on Poverty -- Private Sector Development -- Small and Medium Enterprise Department (World Bank Group) -- Social Development -- Sustainable Development -- IFC and Sustainability -- Trade -- IFC and Trade -- Transportation -- IFC and Transportation -- Urban Development -- Water -- IFC and Water Resources -- Appendixes -- A Contacting the World Bank Group -- B Timeline of World Bank Group History -- C Presidents of the World Bank Group -- D Country Membership in World Bank Group Institutions -- E Constituencies of the Executive Directors -- F World Bank Sectors -- G Additional Country Resources -- Index -- Boxes -- Box 1.1 The Five World Bank Group Institutions -- Box 2.1 World Bank Group President James D. Wolfensohn -- Box 2.2 Origin of the Term "World Bank" -- Box 2.3 Basic Facts: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Box 2.4 Basic Facts: International Development Association -- Box 2.5 Basic Facts: International Finance Corporation -- Box 2.6 Basic Facts: Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency -- Box 2.7 Basic Facts: International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes -- Box 3.1 Millennium Development Goals for 2015 -- Box 3.2 Poverty Reduction Strategies: Key Steps -- Box 3.3 Reporting Fraud or Corruption -- Box 3.4 Web Links for Products and Services -- Box 3.5 Financial Terms for New World Bank Loans -- Box 3.6 Obtaining World Bank Group Publications -- Box 3.7 Web Links for Project Information, Disclosure, and Evaluation -- Box 3.8 Web Links for Partnerships -- Box 4.1 Web Links for Country Membership Information -- Box 4.2 IBRD Graduates -- Box 4.3 Key Facts for IBRD Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2002 -- Box 4.4 Key Facts for IBRD Countries in East Asia and the Pacific, 2002 -- Box 4.5 Key Facts for IBRD Countries in South Asia, 2002 -- Box 4.6 Key Facts for IBRD Countries in Europe and Central Asia, 2002 -- Box 4.7 Key Facts for IBRD Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2002 -- Box 4.8 Key Facts for IBRD Countries in the Middle East and North Africa, 2002 -- Box 5.1 Web Links for Data and Statistics -- Figures -- Figure 1.1 Net financial flows to developing countries (1995-2002) -- Figure 2.1 Relationship of member countries and the World Bank Group -- Figure 2.2 Voting power of the largest shareholders of IBRD -- Figure 3.1 Total IRBD-IDA lending by theme, fiscal 2002 -- Figure 3.2 Total IRBD-IDA lending by sector, fiscal 2002 -- Figure 3.3 World Bank project cycle -- Figure 4.1 Total IBRD-IDA lending by region, fiscal 2002 -- Figure 4.2 Africa: IBRD and IDA lending by theme, fiscal 2002 -- Figure 4.3 Africa: IBRD and IDA lending by sector, fiscal 2002 -- Figure 4.4 East Asia and the Pacific: IBRD and IDA lending by theme, fiscal 2002.

Figure 4.5 East Asia and the Pacific: IBRD and IDA lending by sector, fiscal 2002 -- Figure 4.6 South Asia: IBRD and IDA lending by theme, fiscal 2002 -- Figure 4.7 South Asia: IBRD and IDA lending by sector, fiscal 2002 -- Figure 4.8 Europe and Central Asia: IBRD and IDA lending by theme, fiscal 2002 -- Figure 4.9 Europe and Central Asia: IBRD and IDA lending by sector, fiscal 2002 -- Figure 4.10 Latin America and the Caribbean: IBRD and IDA lending by theme, fiscal 2002 -- Figure 4.11 Latin America and the Caribbean: IBRD and IDA lending by sector, fiscal 2002 -- Figure 4.12 Middle East and North Africa: IBRD and IDA lending by theme, fiscal 2002 -- Figure 4.13 Middle East and North Africa: IBRD and IDA lending by sector, fiscal 2002 -- Figure E.1 Voting power of the largest shareholders of IBRD -- Figure E.2 Voting power of the largest shareholders of IDA -- Figure E.3 Voting power of the largest shareholders of IFC -- Figure E.4 Voting power of the largest shareholders of MIGA -- Tables -- Table 2.1 Country Eligibility for Borrowing from the World Bank (as of July 1, 2002) -- Table 2.2 Cumulative IDA Subscriptions and Contributions -- Table 3.1 IBRD and IDA Cumulative Lending by Country, June 30, 2002 -- Table 4.1 Classification of Countries by Region and Level of Income -- Table D.1 Country Memberships and Voting Shares in Each Institution -- Table E.1 Voting Shares of Directors of IBRD -- Table E.2 Voting Shares of Directors of IDA -- Table E.3 Voting Shares of Directors of IFC -- Table E.4 Voting Shares of Directors of MIGA.