, "Inside the Bank," focuses on the author's early career at the World Bank, a monolithic institution that effectively held the … future of Africa in its hands yet employed very few Africans. The book explores the World Bank's changing attitudes … reassert control over its future. The third part, "Around the World," goes behind the scenes of some of the bold, African …

international institutions, including the World Bank Group. Challenges of poverty and fragile states, environment, and climate … change remain daunting. But the manner in which these are best addressed is shifting. The World Bank Group, a crucial partner … the increasingly multipolar world. But there are opportunities for coordination across the World Bank Group, whether …

The World Bank support for public sector reform has grown notably in recent years. To address the questions of what is … working and why in this area, the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) has examined Bank lending and other support for public …

Evaluation Group (IEG) recommended that the World Bank Group develop an "institution-wide, principles-based living evaluation …, World Bank Group Management and IEG have jointly developed common principles for evaluation in the World Bank Group, which … of key actors and encourage synergy among them throughout the evaluation process; and (c) ensure that all World Bank …