Europe and Central Asia - Rural, Environment, & Social Development Strategies for the Europe and Central Asia Region

Drawing on the experience of the World Bank , this study proposes a strategy for assisting the rural, environmental and social development of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. It is intended to invite discussion and suggestions for improvement of the Bank's strategies.

The strategy proposes continued support for market-based policy and institutional reforms, and for investment in infrastructure and other public goods which improve the enabling environment for growth.

There are two important changes in approach: first, consistent with the Bank's development agenda, the future strategy focuses more on poverty reduction and equitable and sustainable growth than in the past. Second, it focuses more on lower income countries, and on countries with the largest numbers of poor people.

The strategy gives much more prominence to social development issues, including improved governance and transparency, and participatory decentralized approaches to rural, environment and natural resource management. The paper also touches on broader social issues.

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Table of Contents (52K)
Acronyms and Abbreviations (17K)
Introduction and Overview of World Bank Strategies for Rural, Environmental, and Social Development in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (65K)
Introduction
The World Bank's Broad Objectives in the Region
Rural Development
Environment Management and Improvement
Social Development Strategy
Notes
Rural Development Strategy (238K)
Introduction and Strategic Framework
Agriculture, the Rural Economy, and the Status of Transition
Existing World Bank Portfolio
Strategy for Assisting Rural Development
Notes
Integrating Environmental and Natural Resource Management and Poverty Reduction (266K)
Introduction
Regional Context
Past Bank Assistance
Future Environmental and Natural Resources Management Strategy
Priorities by Subregions: Increased Focus on the CIS
Strategy Implementation: Instruments
Notes
A Social Development Strategy for the ECA Region (107K)
Introduction
Historical Background and Social Development Issues in ECA
Risks and Opportunities in ECA
Current and Planned Activities in ECA
Conclusion

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