World Bank Engagement at the State Level : The Cases of Brazil, India, Nigeria, and the Russian Federation

This report summarizes the past 10 years (1998-2008) of World Bank engagement at the state level in four selected large federal countries: Brazil, India, Nigeria, and the Russian Federation. The report identifies lessons and good practice examples...

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Main Author:	Independent Evaluation Group
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ADB ADOPTION ADVISORY SERVICES ADVISORY WORK AGREEMENT AGREEMENTS ASSOCIATION BANK BANK LENDING BANK LOANS BANKS BORROWER BORROWING CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL CITIES COLLECTIONS COOPERATION CORPORATION CORRUPTION CREDIT CREDITWORTHINESS CRITERIA DEBT DEBT RELIEF DEBTS DECENTRALIZATION DEFICITS DELTA DEMOCRACY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION DEVOLUTION DIRECTORS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC REFORMS ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXTERNAL SHOCKS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS FEE FINANCE FINANCE MANAGEMENT FINANCES FINANCIAL CAPACITY FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL SECTOR ASSESSMENT FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORM FINANCING FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL DEFICITS FISCAL FEDERALISM FISCAL POLICY FISCAL REFORM FISCAL REFORMS FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN EXCHANGE GENDER GENDER POLICY GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE REFORM GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENTS GRANT GRANTS GUARANTEE GUARANTEES INCOME INCOME GROUP INDEBTEDNESS INEQUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTEREST INTERESTS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTMENT INVESTMENTS LABOR LAW LEADERSHIP LEGAL FRAMEWORK LENDING LENDING PORTFOLIO LIABILITIES LICENSES LIMITED LIMITED ACCESS LINES OF CREDIT LOAN LOANS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL LEVEL MARKET ECONOMY MEDIUM MILITARY REGIME MINISTERS MUNICIPALITIES NATURAL RESOURCES NEW BUSINESSES NUTRITION ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATION PARTNERSHIP PARTNERSHIPS PEOPLE PER CAPITA INCOME POLICIES POLICY ENVIRONMENT POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICS POVERTY REDUCTION PRINCIPAL PRIVATIZATION PROJECTS PUBLIC PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS REPORTS REVENUE REVENUES SERVICE SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL FUNDS SOCIAL SERVICES SOVEREIGN GUARANTEE SOVEREIGN GUARANTEES SPONSORS STATE STATE BANK STATE GOVERNMENT STATE GOVERNMENTS STATES STOCK STRATEGIES STRATEGY SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS SUBSIDIARY TAX CAPACITY TAXES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TRANSFERS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRUST UNION UNIONS UNIVERSITY VALUE WATER SUPPLY WOMEN
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