摘要：Over the years, as more has been learned about the conditions for successful
development assistance, the Bank¡¯s strategy has broadened
its focus beyond physical investments to policies and institutions. Policy
reform and institutional development are seen not as ends in themselves,
but rather as necessary to creating an environment conducive to pro-poor
growth and to widespread, sustainable poverty reduction. The 2003 Annual
Review of Development Effectiveness (ARDE 2003) examines the effectiveness
of Bank support to borrower countries to help them put in place such policies.
The Review focuses primarily, although not exclusively, on the years
1999 through 2003. This is done to facilitate the juxtaposition of recent evaluation
evidence with trends in policy indicators.
