banks, ministries of finance, major multilateral organizations, and many departments of the World Bank. …

promising. Although global competition is creating new opportunities for developing countries, harnessing globalization requires …

the way forward. The World Development Report 1999/2000, the 22nd edition in this annual series, focuses on two forces of … change: the integration of the world economy and the increasing demand for self government, which will affect responses to … key issues such as poverty reduction, climate change, and water scarcity. The forces of globalization and localization …

This is the first Economic Report on Afghanistan by the World Bank in a quarter-century. It is intended to contribute …