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Transition from IBRD-IDA Blend to IBRD-only: Issues ... - Ravi Kanbur

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Conclusion (2)<br />

• Viet Nam, India and others will become <strong>IBRD</strong><strong>only</strong><br />

in the blink of an eye.<br />

• What is the comparative advantage of <strong>IBRD</strong>?<br />

Hypothesis—relative <strong>to</strong> the best alternatives,<br />

its strength lies not in the “hard sec<strong>to</strong>rs” of<br />

infrastructure and finance but in the “soft<br />

sec<strong>to</strong>rs”. These are activities in lagging<br />

regions, in social and environmental sec<strong>to</strong>rs,<br />

and in public management.

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