Title
Campus Units
Community and Regional Planning
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2010
Journal or Book Title
Encyclopedia of Geography
DOI
10.4135/9781412939591.n1256
Abstract
The World Bank (often called simply “the Bank”) is one of the Bretton Woods institutions, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), that have their roots in the post-World War II meeting of eminent economists in Bretton Woods (New Hampshire) to discuss the rebuilding of Europe. While the Bank was to provide longer-term funds for investment in productive endeavors, the IMF was to provide short-term balance-of-payments relief.
What is often referred to as the World Bank is part of the World Bank Group, which is made up of the following five development institutions: (1) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), (2) International Development Association (IDA), (3) International Finance Corporation (IFC), (4) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and (5) International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
Copyright Owner
Sage Publication, Inc.
Copyright Date
2010
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Owusu, Francis, "World Bank" (2010). Community and Regional Planning Publications. 39.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/communityplanning_pubs/39
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Comments
This book chapter is published as Owusu, F., World Bank in Encyclopedia of Geography, edited by Barney Warf; 2010. DOI: 10.4135/9781412939591.n1256. Posted with permission.