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Title: Does the World Bank have any impact on human development in the poorest countries? Some preliminary evidence from Africa
Authors: Bhaumik, SK
Keywords: Development;Health;Education;World Bank;Africa
Issue Date: 2005
Publisher: Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam
Citation: Economic Systems 29(4): 422-432, Aug 2005
Abstract: In an attempt to better understand the impact of the World Bank on human development in poor countries, we use cross-country data on African countries, for the 1990-2002 period, to examine this relationship. The coefficient estimates of our parsimonious fixed-effects models indicate that while loans and grants of the Bank have had a positive impact on some relatively short-term indicators of health and education in an average African country, there is little evidence to suggest that such loans and grants have helped these countries to consolidate on the short-term gains.
URI: http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/1144
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Dept of Economics and Finance Research Papers

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