World Bank

This post is joint with Arvind Subramanian The next World Bank president will need the legitimacy and wide support that only an open and merit-based selection process can ensure. This is now commonly agreed. The best way to ensure legitimacy is to have more than one serious candidate. The Oba...

This post first appeared on Owen Abroad, along with a list of suggested further readings. Please post any comments on the original version. I am a generally a fan of both the World Bank and of Google, but we should all be worried about their recent deal. The intention is good: it is to...

World Bank president Robert Zoellick has announced he will step down at the end of his term in June. In this post written shortly before the announcement, Nancy Birdsall offers advice to the White House on about how to proceed. The insider talk on the next World Bank president is heating up, ...

This is a joint post with Rita Perakis. After many stages of drafting, debates, and consultations, the World Bank´s proposed results-based financing instrument, Program-for-Results is going for approval to the Bank´s Board on January 24. The latest draft of the policy can be found here; we´re...

Ghana’s recent recalculation of its GDP led to an overnight $500 per capita jump, putting in motion unexpectedly rapid graduation from the International Development Association (IDA) and ultimately a new relationship with the World Bank. In this week’s Wonkcast, I speak with Todd Moss, vice pre...