Research for Development : A World Bank Perspective on Future Directions for Research

Development Economics Senior Vice Presidency

dc.creator	Development Economics Senior Vice Presidency
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:42:10Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:42:10Z
dc.date	2010-09-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T21:05:58Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T21:05:58Z
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dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3919
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dc.description	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.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5437
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACADEMIC RESEARCH
dc.subject	ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE
dc.subject	ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subject	ACCOUNTING
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subject	AGRICULTURE
dc.subject	BANK LOANS
dc.subject	BANKS
dc.subject	BENCHMARKING
dc.subject	CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE
dc.subject	CIVIC SOCIETY
dc.subject	CIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subject	COLLABORATION
dc.subject	COLLECTIVE ACTION
dc.subject	COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subject	COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
dc.subject	COUNTRY COMPARISONS
dc.subject	DAMAGES
dc.subject	DATA COLLECTION
dc.subject	DECISION MAKERS
dc.subject	DEMAND FOR FOOD
dc.subject	DEPOSIT INSURANCE
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subject	DISCIPLINES
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC HISTORIANS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC HISTORY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subject	ECONOMIC PROGRESS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
dc.subject	ECONOMICS
dc.subject	ELITES
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	ENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subject	EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subject	EXPORTS
dc.subject	EXTERNALITIES
dc.subject	EXTREME POVERTY
dc.subject	FARMERS
dc.subject	FARMS
dc.subject	FEASIBILITY STUDIES
dc.subject	FINANCIAL CRISES
dc.subject	FINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL DEEPENING
dc.subject	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
dc.subject	FISHERIES
dc.subject	FOOD PRICES
dc.subject	FUTURE RESEARCH
dc.subject	GDP
dc.subject	GDP PER CAPITA
dc.subject	GENDER
dc.subject	GENDER DISPARITIES
dc.subject	GENDER EQUITY
dc.subject	GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE
dc.subject	GLOBAL MARKETS
dc.subject	HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subject	HIGHER INCOMES
dc.subject	HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	HOUSING
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	HUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INCOME LEVELS
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY
dc.subject	INFLATION
dc.subject	INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
dc.subject	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	INNOVATIONS
dc.subject	INSURANCE
dc.subject	KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS
dc.subject	LAND USE
dc.subject	LEARNING
dc.subject	LITERACY
dc.subject	LITERACY LEVELS
dc.subject	LIVESTOCK
dc.subject	LIVING STANDARDS
dc.subject	LOW INCOME
dc.subject	MACROECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT
dc.subject	MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subject	MARKETING
dc.subject	MICROFINANCE
dc.subject	MIGRATION
dc.subject	MORAL HAZARD
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	NEW TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subject	OPEN ACCESS
dc.subject	OPEN MARKETS
dc.subject	OVERVALUATION
dc.subject	PAPERS
dc.subject	PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subject	POLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subject	POLITICAL INFORMATION
dc.subject	POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
dc.subject	POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	POVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subject	POVERTY ASSESSMENTS
dc.subject	PRICE SUBSIDIES
dc.subject	PRIVATE SCHOOLS
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subject	PROGRAMS
dc.subject	PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subject	PUBLIC FINANCE
dc.subject	PUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subject	PURCHASING POWER
dc.subject	PURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subject	QUALITY ASSURANCE
dc.subject	REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	REGULATORY REFORM
dc.subject	RESEARCH AGENDA
dc.subject	RESEARCH CAPACITY
dc.subject	RESEARCH FINDINGS
dc.subject	RESEARCH FUNCTIONS
dc.subject	RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
dc.subject	RESEARCH REPORT
dc.subject	RESEARCHERS
dc.subject	RESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subject	RISK FACTORS
dc.subject	RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	RURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	SAFETY NETS
dc.subject	SAVINGS
dc.subject	SCHOOLS
dc.subject	SHADOW PRICES
dc.subject	SOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject	SOCIOLOGY
dc.subject	STRUCTURAL CHANGE
dc.subject	TAXATION
dc.subject	TEACHING
dc.subject	TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.subject	TELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subject	TRADE FLOWS
dc.subject	TRADE POLICIES
dc.subject	TRANSPORT
dc.subject	UNIVERSITIES
dc.subject	URBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	URBANIZATION
dc.subject	WAGES
dc.subject	WATER USE
dc.subject	WEALTH
dc.subject	WELL-INFORMED CITIZENS
dc.title	Research for Development : A World Bank Perspective on Future Directions for Research
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	The World Region
dc.coverage	The World Region