Promoting environmental sustainability in development : an evaluation of the World Bank's performance

Substantial improvement has been done by the Bank in its environmental performance since 1987. The Bank focused on the environment as a new area of activity, and it has sought to mitigate the negative environmental effects of its development interventions. The Bank ' s participation in the 1992...

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Main Author: Liebenthal, Andrés
Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
Format: Book
Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 2002
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505 |a Acknowledgments -- Foreword, prólogo, préface -- Executive summary, resumen, résumé analytique -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The historical context -- 3. The Bank's record -- 4. Main findings -- 5. Recommendations -- Annexes -- Endnotes -- References -- Boxes, figures, and tables 
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