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including early childhood education, primary, secondary and tertiary education, quality
assurance, planning etc.
The World Bank total titles and reports by field
Field titles Field titles
Agriculture 395 Governance 326
Communities & Human Settlements 316 Health, Nutrition and Population 1,488
Conflict and Development 143 Industry 610
Culture and Development 12 ICTs 262
Education 734 Infrastructure Economics & Finance 183
Energy 262 International Economics & Trade 754
Environment 939 Law and Development 875
Finance and Financial Sector Development 3,604 Macroeconomics and Economic Growth 2,977
Gender 369 Poverty Reduction 1,216
Source: Table is based on the data 2011 from eLibrary the World Bank, http://elibrary.worldbank.org/
Likewise the Bank‟s publications when seen according to regions then the highest number of
titles, approximately 3000, covers Asia that is followed by Latin America with 2,768 titles and
then Africa with 2,143 publication in different fields covering diverse topics.
The World Bank total publications and reports by region
Region Number of Publications
Africa 2,143
East Asia and Pacific 1,561
Europe and Central Asia 1,487
Latin America and Caribbean 2,768
Middle East and North Africa 263
South Asia 954
Table is based on the data 2011 from eLibrary the World Bank, http://elibrary.worldbank.org/
Figure 16 The World Bank total publications and reports produced, data by region
The World Bank Group also publishes two journals scientific; The World Bank Research
Observer (WBRO) is an effective tool to disseminate research on the Bank‟s activities in
economic and policy development. The World Bank Economic Review (WBER) focuses
research in quantitative development policy analysis pertaining to all sectors where the Bank is
active. The World Bank also issues and publishes newsletters on twenty six themes.
5.3.4.2 The World Bank eLiberary
This is a subscription-based library it has a collection of more than 6000 documents related to the
Bank Group, many of them are online. Some of the publications and documents have an open