Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics 2003, Europe Toward Pro-Poor Policies--Aid, Institutions, and Globalization

This publication contains selected papers from the fourth annual European conference, held in Oslo, Norway in June 2002, which brought together more than 350 scholars and policymakers from 50 countries involved in international development issues. The focus of the conference discussions was the role of policies and institutions in development and poverty reduction. The papers from sessions on aid, institutions, and globalisation give a general overview of links between poverty, inequality, and growth, as well as addressing specific topics such as the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative for debt reduction.