The inspection panel : annual report August 1, 1997 to July 31, 1998

Table of Contents: “…TABLA DE CONTENIDO: Overview -- Letter of transmittal -- Introduction -- About the panel -- Operations: Formal requests received in FY 1998 -- Further action on earlier requests -- Information and disclosure -- Administration and budget -- Annexes -- Box 1.…”

The World Bank and the poorest countries : support for development in the 1990s

Table of Contents: “…Looking ahead -- Annexes -- Boxes -- Figure -- Tables.…”

Debt relief for the poorest : an OED review of the HIPC initiative / Madhur Gautam by Gautam, Madhur

Table of Contents: “…Findings and recommendations -- Annexes -- Endnotes -- References -- Figures -- Tables -- Boxes.…”

Outreach and sustainability of six rural finance institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa / Marc Gurgand, Glenn Pederson, Jacob Yaron by Gurgand, Marc

Table of Contents: “…Rural finance institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa: a matrix of key indicators -- Case studies -- Bibliography -- Figures -- Tables -- Boxes.…”

The impact of environmental assessment : the World Bank's experience. Second Environmental Assessment Review / Olav KjrÌœven by KjrÌœven, Olav

Table of Contents: “…Special issues -- References -- Annex 1 -- Annex 2 -- Annex 3 -- Annex 4 -- Annex 5 --Boxes -- Figures -- Tables.…”

The World Bank and irrigation / William I. Jones by Jones, William I.

Table of Contents: “…Findings and recommendations -- Supplement -- Figures -- Tables -- Boxes.…”

Power for development : a review of the World Bank Group's experience with private participation in the electricity sector / Fernando Manibog, Rafael Dominguez, Stephan Wegner by Manibog, Fernando Reyes

Table of Contents: “…Recommendations -- Annexes -- Endnotes --Bibliography -- Tables -- Figures -- Boxes.…”

Poverty reductionand the World Bank : progress and challenges in the 1990s

Table of Contents: “…Lessons learned and future directions -- Annexes -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Note to all operational managers and staff: poverty reduction in Bank operations -- Tables -- Boxes.…”

Public money for private infrastructure : deciding when to offer guarantees, output-based subsidies, and other fiscal support / Timothy Irwin by Irwin, Timothy

Table of Contents: “…Concluding remarks -- Annex: Valuing revenue guarantees and variable subsidies -- References -- Boxes -- Figures -- Tables.…”