World Bank Publications on
The Global Financial Crisis
Global Monitoring Report 2009 A Development Emergency Global Monitoring Report 2009: A Development Emergency analyzes the global financial crisis and assesses its impact on developing countries and progress toward the MDGs. Strong and urgent actions are needed to counter the impact of the global crisis on poor countries and help recover lost ground in progress toward the MDGs. The report sets out six priorities for action: n Ensure
adequate fiscal response to support economic growth and protect poor and vulnerable groups from the impact of the crisis n Shore up the private sector and improve the climate for recovery and growth in private investment n Redouble efforts toward the human development goals, including leveraging private sector role n Scale up aid to poor and vulnerable countries hit hard by the crisis n Maintain an open trade system—including quick action on Doha n Ensure that the multilateral system has the mandate, resources, and instruments to support an effective global response to the global crisis This year’s Global Monitoring Report argues that a global crisis must be met with a global response. It is essential reading to better understand the priorities and actions needed to overcome the current development emergency.
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Global Economic Prospects 2009 Commodities at the Crossroads Global Economic Prospects 2009 analyzes the implications of the current worldwide financial crisis for low- and middle-income countries, including an in-depth look at long-term prospects for global commodity markets and the policies of both commodity producing and consuming nations. Jan 2009 | 200 pages | 978-0-8213-7799-4 Paperback $38
April 2009 | 298 pages | 978-0-8213-7859-5 | Paperback $29.95
International Financial Reporting Standards, Fifth Edition A Practical Guide By Hennie van Greuning
“Overall, this book gets very high marks for its comprehensive yet understandable and easy to read coverage of the field of international accounting and financial reporting. It should prove very useful to anyone seeking an understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards, their requirements, and their application.” – Global Business and Economics Review International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in a business situation can have a significant effect on the financial results and position of a division or an entire business enterprise. This guide gives private or public sector executives, managers, and financial analysts without a strong background in accounting the tools they need to participate in discussions and decisions on the appropriateness or application of IFRS. Apr 2009 | 320 pages | 978-0-8213-7727-7 | Paperback $49.95
Analyzing Banking Risk, Third Edition
Conditional Cash Transfers
A Framework for Assessing Corporate Governance and Financial Risk
By Ariel Fiszbein & Norbert R. Schady
By Hennie van Greuning & Sonja Brajovic-Bratanovic
The third edition of Analyzing Banking Risk provides a comprehensive overview of topics dealing with the assessment, analysis, and management of financial risks in banking. It focuses on risk-management principles and stresses that key players in the corporate governance process are accountable for managing the different dimensions of financial risk. Managing the risks associated with the banking industry today has become more difficult. The approach used in this publication provides a framework for identifying the key players in the risk-management process and discussing their accountability for the various dimensions of the financial and other risk management processes. Apr 2009 | 390 pages | 978-0-8213-7728-4 | Paperback $55
Reducing Present and Future Poverty “This book provides an up-to-date assessment of CCT programs based on impact evaluations studies from across the world.” – Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor, New York City Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs are one of the most popular interventions in the social sectors in developing countries. While the details of program design vary, all of these programs transfer resources to poor households conditional on them taking active measures to build up the human capital of their children (enrolling their children in school, taking them for regular health care visits). In almost every instance, transfers are made to women. CCT programs have two clear objectives. First, they seek to provide poor households with a minimum consumption floor. Second, in making transfers conditional, they seek to encourage the accumulation of human capital, and break a vicious cycle whereby poverty is transmitted across generations. This book provides an assessment, based on thorough research, of CCT programs as an instrument of social policy. Mar 2009 | 380 pages | 978-0-8213-7352-1 | Paperback $30