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Title

The World Bank forest strategy : striking the right balance / Uma Lele [and others].

Publication

Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2000.

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Additional Authors

Lele, Uma J.

Description

xxxii, 153 pages : illustrations; 28 cm.

Series Statement

OED study series

Uniform Title

World Bank operations evaluation study.

Subject

• World Bank
• Forests and forestry > Economic aspects
• Forest policy

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-150).

Contents

• 1. The Challenges of Forest Strategy. Experience with the 1991 Forest Strategy. Country Conditions and Forest Strategy -- 2. Bank Group Forest-Related Services and Lending. Nonlending Services. Forest Sector Lending. Consistency of Project Design with the 1991 Forest Strategy. Performance of Forest and Forest-Component Projects. Policy and Institutional Reform. Environmental Adjustment and Sustainable Development. Poverty and Participation. Gender. Safeguards. Links with the Private Sector. Biodiversity and Protected Areas. Bank Group Activities. GEF Activities -- 3. The Country as Unit of Account in the 1991 Forest Strategy. Forest-Rich, Forest-Poor, and Transitional Countries. Market Forces and Deforestation. Land Conversion and Agriculture. Forests and Poverty Alleviation. Institutional Issues. Land Tenure. Decentralization. The Bank's 1991 Forest Strategy and Forest-Poor Countries. The Bank's 1991 Forest Strategy and Forest-Rich Countries --
• 4. Global Trends and Changes Affecting Forest Policy. Changes in the Forest Sector. Changes in the Global Economic Environment. Changes in the International Institutional Setting. New Thinking and Policy Experiments. Changes in Strategy Implementation. Three Perspectives on Forest Strategy -- 5. Conclusions. Strategy Implementation. Effectiveness. Reconsidering the Bank's Forest Strategy. Recommendations. Annex A. Expanded Executive Summary -- Annex B. Methodology of the Review -- Annex C. Portfolio Review Data -- Annex D. Quality Assurance Group Risk Ratings for Active Bank Operations -- Annex E. Operations Evaluation Department Project Evaluations -- Annex F. Country Case Study Data -- Annex G. The Surveys -- Annex H. Study Staff and Consultation Contacts -- Annex I. World Bank Operational Policy 4.36, Forestry -- Annex J. World Bank Good Practices 4.36, Forestry -- Annex K. Implementation of the 1991 Forest Strategy in the IFC's Projects --
• Annex L. Recent World Bank Reviews of Forest Strategy Implementation -- Annex M. Report from Committee on Development Effectiveness.

ISBN

0821348418

LCCN

00043862

OCLC

• ocm44876839
• SCSB-4110743

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries