Research for Development : A World Bank Perspective on Future Directions for Research
This paper provides an overview of the history of development research at the World Bank and points to new future directions in both what we research and how we research. Six main messages emerge. First, research and data have long been essential e...
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ACADEMIC RESEARCH ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURE BANK LOANS BANKS BENCHMARKING CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE CIVIC SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY COLLABORATION COLLECTIVE ACTION COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS COUNTRY COMPARISONS DAMAGES DATA COLLECTION DECISION MAKERS DEMAND FOR FOOD DEPOSIT INSURANCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES DEVELOPMENT AGENCY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISCIPLINES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC HISTORIANS ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC PROGRESS ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMIC STRUCTURE ECONOMICS ELITES EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EXCHANGE RATE EXPORTS EXTERNALITIES EXTREME POVERTY FARMERS FARMS FEASIBILITY STUDIES FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL DEEPENING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FISHERIES FOOD PRICES FUTURE RESEARCH GDP GDP PER CAPITA GENDER GENDER DISPARITIES GENDER EQUITY GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE GLOBAL MARKETS HEALTH SERVICES HIGHER INCOMES HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INCOME LEVELS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY INFLATION INFORMATION DISSEMINATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS INSURANCE KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS LAND USE LEARNING LITERACY LITERACY LEVELS LIVESTOCK LIVING STANDARDS LOW INCOME MACROECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MARKETING MICROFINANCE MIGRATION MORAL HAZARD NATURAL RESOURCES NEW TECHNOLOGIES OPEN ACCESS OPEN MARKETS OVERVALUATION PAPERS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INFORMATION POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POLITICAL PARTICIPATION POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY ASSESSMENTS PRICE SUBSIDIES PRIVATE SCHOOLS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC SERVICES PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY QUALITY ASSURANCE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REFORM RESEARCH AGENDA RESEARCH CAPACITY RESEARCH FINDINGS RESEARCH FUNCTIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS RESEARCH REPORT RESEARCHERS RESOURCE ALLOCATION RISK FACTORS RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SCHOOLS SHADOW PRICES SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIOLOGY STRUCTURAL CHANGE TAXATION TEACHING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRADE FLOWS TRADE POLICIES TRANSPORT UNIVERSITIES URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBANIZATION WAGES WATER USE WEALTH WELL-INFORMED CITIZENS |
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ACADEMIC RESEARCH ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURE BANK LOANS BANKS BENCHMARKING CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE CIVIC SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY COLLABORATION COLLECTIVE ACTION COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS COUNTRY COMPARISONS DAMAGES DATA COLLECTION DECISION MAKERS DEMAND FOR FOOD DEPOSIT INSURANCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES DEVELOPMENT AGENCY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISCIPLINES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC HISTORIANS ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC PROGRESS ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMIC STRUCTURE ECONOMICS ELITES EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EXCHANGE RATE EXPORTS EXTERNALITIES EXTREME POVERTY FARMERS FARMS FEASIBILITY STUDIES FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL DEEPENING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FISHERIES FOOD PRICES FUTURE RESEARCH GDP GDP PER CAPITA GENDER GENDER DISPARITIES GENDER EQUITY GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE GLOBAL MARKETS HEALTH SERVICES HIGHER INCOMES HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INCOME LEVELS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY INFLATION INFORMATION DISSEMINATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS INSURANCE KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS LAND USE LEARNING LITERACY LITERACY LEVELS LIVESTOCK LIVING STANDARDS LOW INCOME MACROECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MARKETING MICROFINANCE MIGRATION MORAL HAZARD NATURAL RESOURCES NEW TECHNOLOGIES OPEN ACCESS OPEN MARKETS OVERVALUATION PAPERS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INFORMATION POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POLITICAL PARTICIPATION POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY ASSESSMENTS PRICE SUBSIDIES PRIVATE SCHOOLS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC SERVICES PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY QUALITY ASSURANCE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REFORM RESEARCH AGENDA RESEARCH CAPACITY RESEARCH FINDINGS RESEARCH FUNCTIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS RESEARCH REPORT RESEARCHERS RESOURCE ALLOCATION RISK FACTORS RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SCHOOLS SHADOW PRICES SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIOLOGY STRUCTURAL CHANGE TAXATION TEACHING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRADE FLOWS TRADE POLICIES TRANSPORT UNIVERSITIES URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBANIZATION WAGES WATER USE WEALTH WELL-INFORMED CITIZENS Development Economics Senior Vice Presidency Research for Development : A World Bank Perspective on Future Directions for Research |
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Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5437 |
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This paper provides an overview of the
history of development research at the World Bank and points
to new future directions in both what we research and how we
research. Six main messages emerge. First, research and data
have long been essential elements of the Bank's country
programs and its contributions to global public goods, and
this will remain the case. Second, development thinking is
in a state of flux and uncertainty; it is time to reconsider
both the Bank's research priorities and how it does
research. Third, a more open and strategic approach to
research is needed -- an approach that is firmly grounded in
the key knowledge gaps for development policy emerging from
the experiences of developing countries, including the
questions that policy makers in those countries ask. Fourth,
four major sets of problems merit high priority for our
future research: (i) securing economic transformation; (ii)
broadening opportunities to participate in the benefits of,
and contribute to, such transformation; (iii) dealing with
emerging risks at all levels; and (iv) assessing the results
of development efforts, including external assistance.
Fifth, a new multi-polar world requires a new multi-polar
approach to knowledge; the Bank must learn from, and
collaborate with, developing-country researchers and
institutes. Sixth, greater emphasis must be given to
producing the data and analytic tools for others to do the
research themselves and providing open access to those
tools. And open data initiative needs to be extended to open
knowledge. This will better inform development policy
debates and allow for deeper engagement with the direct
stakeholders in the outcomes of those debates. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Development Economics Senior Vice Presidency |
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Development Economics Senior Vice Presidency |
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Development Economics Senior Vice Presidency |
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Research for Development : A World Bank Perspective on Future Directions for Research |
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Research for Development : A World Bank Perspective on Future Directions for Research |
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Research for Development : A World Bank Perspective on Future Directions for Research |
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Research for Development : A World Bank Perspective on Future Directions for Research |
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Research for Development : A World Bank Perspective on Future Directions for Research |
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research for development : a world bank perspective on future directions for research |
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2012 |
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okr-10986-39192021-04-23T14:02:13Z Research for Development : A World Bank Perspective on Future Directions for Research Development Economics Senior Vice Presidency ACADEMIC RESEARCH ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURE BANK LOANS BANKS BENCHMARKING CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE CIVIC SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY COLLABORATION COLLECTIVE ACTION COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS COUNTRY COMPARISONS DAMAGES DATA COLLECTION DECISION MAKERS DEMAND FOR FOOD DEPOSIT INSURANCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES DEVELOPMENT AGENCY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISCIPLINES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC HISTORIANS ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC PROGRESS ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMIC STRUCTURE ECONOMICS ELITES EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EXCHANGE RATE EXPORTS EXTERNALITIES EXTREME POVERTY FARMERS FARMS FEASIBILITY STUDIES FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL DEEPENING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FISHERIES FOOD PRICES FUTURE RESEARCH GDP GDP PER CAPITA GENDER GENDER DISPARITIES GENDER EQUITY GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE GLOBAL MARKETS HEALTH SERVICES HIGHER INCOMES HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INCOME LEVELS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY INFLATION INFORMATION DISSEMINATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS INSURANCE KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS LAND USE LEARNING LITERACY LITERACY LEVELS LIVESTOCK LIVING STANDARDS LOW INCOME MACROECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MARKETING MICROFINANCE MIGRATION MORAL HAZARD NATURAL RESOURCES NEW TECHNOLOGIES OPEN ACCESS OPEN MARKETS OVERVALUATION PAPERS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INFORMATION POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POLITICAL PARTICIPATION POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY ASSESSMENTS PRICE SUBSIDIES PRIVATE SCHOOLS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC SERVICES PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY QUALITY ASSURANCE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REFORM RESEARCH AGENDA RESEARCH CAPACITY RESEARCH FINDINGS RESEARCH FUNCTIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS RESEARCH REPORT RESEARCHERS RESOURCE ALLOCATION RISK FACTORS RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SCHOOLS SHADOW PRICES SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIOLOGY STRUCTURAL CHANGE TAXATION TEACHING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRADE FLOWS TRADE POLICIES TRANSPORT UNIVERSITIES URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBANIZATION WAGES WATER USE WEALTH WELL-INFORMED CITIZENS This paper provides an overview of the history of development research at the World Bank and points to new future directions in both what we research and how we research. Six main messages emerge. First, research and data have long been essential elements of the Bank's country programs and its contributions to global public goods, and this will remain the case. Second, development thinking is in a state of flux and uncertainty; it is time to reconsider both the Bank's research priorities and how it does research. Third, a more open and strategic approach to research is needed -- an approach that is firmly grounded in the key knowledge gaps for development policy emerging from the experiences of developing countries, including the questions that policy makers in those countries ask. Fourth, four major sets of problems merit high priority for our future research: (i) securing economic transformation; (ii) broadening opportunities to participate in the benefits of, and contribute to, such transformation; (iii) dealing with emerging risks at all levels; and (iv) assessing the results of development efforts, including external assistance. Fifth, a new multi-polar world requires a new multi-polar approach to knowledge; the Bank must learn from, and collaborate with, developing-country researchers and institutes. Sixth, greater emphasis must be given to producing the data and analytic tools for others to do the research themselves and providing open access to those tools. And open data initiative needs to be extended to open knowledge. This will better inform development policy debates and allow for deeper engagement with the direct stakeholders in the outcomes of those debates. 2012-03-19T18:42:10Z 2012-03-19T18:42:10Z 2010-09-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100929111750 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3919 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5437 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper The World Region The World Region |