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World Development Report 1997

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This is the twentieth in the annual series assessing major development issues. The report is devoted to the role and effectiveness of the state: what it should do, how it should do it, and how it can improve in a rapidly changing world. Governments with both centrally-planned and mixed economies are shrinking their market role because of failed state interventions. This report takes an opposite stance: that state's role in the institutional environment underlying the economy, that is, its ability to enforce a rule of law to underpin transactions, is vital to making government contribute more effectively to development. It argues against reducing government to a minimalist state, explaining that development requires an effective state that plays a facilitator role in encouraging and complementing the activities of private businesses and individuals. The report presents a state reform framework strategy: First, focus the state's activities to match its capabilities; and second, look for ways to improve the state's capability by re-invigorating public institutions. Successful and unsuccessful examples of states and state reform provide illustrations.

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  • World Bank, 1997. "World Development Report 1997," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 5980.
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    1. World Bank, 1995. "World Development Report 1995," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 5978.
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    3. World Bank, 1995. "Global Economic Prospects and the Developing Countries 1995," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 32390.
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