The World Bank in a Changing World

Selected Essays and Lectures: Volume II
1. Auflage 1995
ISBN: 978-90-411-0115-0
Verlag: Wolters Kluwer

Buch, Englisch, 836 Seiten, GB, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1388 g

The World Bank in a Changing World, Volume II, covers the various activities and roles performed by the World Bank and its affiliated agencies. It describes in detail how this group of institutions has emerged as a primary source of international public policy far beyond what was originally envisaged by the drafters of their Articles of Agreement.

As Senior Vice-President and General Counsel of the World Bank, Shihata is singularly qualified to analyze how the role of this important institution has evolved and to articulate the innovative approaches it has followed in adapting its constituent agreement to the changing and growing needs of its members.

For the specialist in international law and international development, the book provides an expert analysis from the perspective of an insider who deals with legal and developmental issues on a daily basis. For the general public, it provides comprehensive information about an institution that has not always been seen as open to outsiders.

`Nothing could have better served as an introduction for me to the key issues facing the Bank today than this fine collection written by this most accomplished individual. Certainly for me, it is a unique source, and I would guess that for the entire community interested in international institutions and the world of development, this book will be a mandatory reference work. ' --From the Preface by James D. Wolfensohn, President of The World Bank Group.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shihata, Ibrahim F I

Shihata, Ibrahim

Wolfensohn, James D

Parra, Antonio

Conable, Barber

Tschofen, Franziska

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Bankwirtschaft
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword and Acknowledgements.
Part One: The Dynamic Evolution of the World Bank Within its Original Legal Framework.
1. Interpretation and Amendment of the IBRD Articles of Agreement.
2. Changing Conditions, Convictions and Aspiration Affecting the World Bank.
3. Major Changes in the Bank's Mandate.
Part Two: Institutional Aspects.
4. Democracy, Development and the World Bank.
5. Political Limitations on the Bank's Work.
6. Relevant Issues in the Establishment of a Sound Legal Framework for a Market Economy.
7. The Settlement of Disputes – General Prepositions and the World Bank's Approach and Experience.
8. World Bank Experience with Judicial Reform in Borrowing Countries – Some Relevant Issues.
9. Role of the Judiciary in the Prevention and Control of Corruption.
10. Some Aspects of Civil Service Reform.
Part Three: Operational Aspects.
11. The World Bank and the World Debt Problems.
12. Financing Local Expenditures – the Bank's Articles of Agreement as Applied in Practice.
13. Matter of State Succession in the Practice of the World Bank.
14. The World Bank's Protection and Promotion of Children's Rights.
15. The World Bank's Contribution to the Progressive Development of International Environmental Law.
16. Implementation, Enforcement and Compliance with International Environmental Agreements – Practical Suggestions in Light of the World Bank's Experience.
17. The World Bank Inspection Panel – Its Historical, Legal and Operational Aspects.
18. Corruption – A General Review with an Emphasis on the Role of the World Bank.
19. Some Recent Trends in Banking Law and Regulations.
20. The Experience of the International Centre of Settlement of Investment Disputes.
21. ICSID and Investment Treaties.
Annexes.
Index.
Publications by the Author.