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5.2.11 The OECD <strong>role</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Asian</strong> higher <strong>education</strong> ...................................................................................... 180<br />

5.2.11.1 How do OECD contribut<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>Asian</strong> HE ................................................................................................... 181<br />

5.2.11.1.1 OECD publications <strong>and</strong> <strong>Asian</strong> <strong>countries</strong> .............................................................................................. 181<br />

5.2.11.1.2 OECD data <strong>and</strong> <strong>Asian</strong> <strong>countries</strong> .......................................................................................................... 183<br />

Summary .......................................................................................................................................................... 184<br />

5.3 THE WORLD BANK ........................................................................................................................................... 187<br />

5.3.1 A glance at <strong>the</strong> World Bank ............................................................................................................... 187<br />

5.3.1.1 The Bretton Woods Institutions ............................................................................................................... 188<br />

1) The International Bank for Reconstruction <strong>and</strong> Development (IBRD) .................................................................... 189<br />

2) The International Development Association (IDA): ................................................................................................ 190<br />

3) The International F<strong>in</strong>ance Corporation (IFC) ........................................................................................................... 191<br />

4) The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) ........................................................................................ 192<br />

5) The International Centre for Settlement <strong>of</strong> Investment Disputes (ICSID) .............................................................. 192<br />

5.3.1.2 How <strong>the</strong> World Bank Group (WBG) is organized ..................................................................................... 193<br />

5.3.1.3 Independent Evaluation Group ................................................................................................................ 194<br />

5.3.1.4 The Five Institutions <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> World Bank Group ........................................................................................ 194<br />

5.3.2 The World Bank .................................................................................................................................. 195<br />

5.3.2.1 IBRD <strong>and</strong> IDA Fund<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> Lend<strong>in</strong>g: sources <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>come <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> World Bank ............................................ 195<br />

5.3.2.2 World Bank’s lend<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>struments ......................................................................................................... 196<br />

5.3.3 Grants ................................................................................................................................................ 196<br />

5.3.4 Capacity build<strong>in</strong>g through <strong>in</strong>formation dissem<strong>in</strong>ation ...................................................................... 196<br />

5.3.4.1 Publications .............................................................................................................................................. 196<br />

5.3.4.2 The World Bank eLiberary ........................................................................................................................ 197<br />

5.3.4.3 Data <strong>and</strong> Statistics.................................................................................................................................... 198<br />

5.3.5 The World Bank Group <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> World .................................................................................................. 198<br />

5.3.5.1 The World Bank <strong>in</strong> its member <strong>countries</strong> ................................................................................................ 198<br />

5.3.6 The World Bank <strong>and</strong> civil society organizations (CSOs) ..................................................................... 199<br />

5.3.7 The World Bank <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>tergovernmental organizations (IGOs) .......................................................... 200<br />

5.3.7.1.1 UN specialized agencies: ..................................................................................................................... 200<br />

5.3.7.1.2 Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs): .......................................................................................... 200<br />

5.3.7.1.3 Multilateral F<strong>in</strong>ancial Institutions (MFIs): ........................................................................................... 201<br />

5.3.7.1.4 Sub-Regional Banks: ........................................................................................................................... 201<br />

5.3.7.1.5 The development agencies: ................................................................................................................ 201<br />

5.3.8 The World Bank <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Education sector ............................................................................................ 202<br />

5.3.8.1 The Word Bank, capacity build<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> higher <strong>education</strong> ......................................................................... 203<br />

5.3.8.1.1 Capacity build<strong>in</strong>g through technical assistance .................................................................................. 203<br />

5.3.8.1.2 Capacity build<strong>in</strong>g measures through scholarships .............................................................................. 204<br />

5.3.8.1.2.1 The World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) ....................................................... 204

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