• Media type: E-Book
  • Title: Demand for World Bank lending
  • Contributor: Ratha, Dilip [Author]
  • Corporation: World Bank, Economic Policy and Prospects Group
  • imprint: Washington, D.C: World Bank, Economic Policy and Prospects Group, 2001
    Online-Ausg.
  • Published in: Policy research working paper ; 2652
  • Extent: Online-Ressource
  • Language: English
  • Keywords: World Bank Developing countries ; Economic assistance Developing countries ; Finance Developing countries ; Loans Developing countries
  • Reproductino series: World Bank E-Library Archive
  • Type of reproduction: Online-Ausg.
  • Reproduction note: Also available in print
  • Origination:
  • Footnote: "July 2001"--Cover
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 17-19)
    Title from title screen as viewed on Sept. 04, 2002
  • Description: IBRD and IDA lending commitments appear to reflect variations in borrowing countries' need for external financing to meet debt service commitments. This is true during financial crises and more tranquil times, suggesting that aid may be more fungible than previously believed