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Summary:The succesful selection and design of Bank lending operations involving policy reforms depends on the World Bank's capacity to assess borrower ownership. The Bank must know whether there is sufficient ownership to justify lending and, if not, how to work with the government to build broader ownership as a prerequisite for lending. This Note surveys the tools that the Bank has typically used to assess borrower ownership, recommends a promising new assessment instrument called reform readiness analysis, and describes how to use this new instrument. The Note also discusses how the Bank might contribute to building ownership.