Which of the Following Is an Issue on Which the World

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an issue on which the World Bank has been criticized?

• A)The shifting of the World Bank from being an international welfare organization to a "lender of last resort."
• B)The bank's lending policies which often reward macroeconomic inefficiency in the developing world.
• C)The attempt of the bank to focus on local initiatives rather than large projects.
• D)It entertains too many alternative perspectives on development, which jeopardizes its main objectives.
• E)It has allowed itself to be dominated and controlled by developing nations.

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