Proceedings of the World Bank annual conference on development economics 1989 : introduction

The World Bank's series of annual conferences on development economics was begun in 1989 to bring Bank staff researchers together with academics and policymakers from around the world to discuss key issues of development. Its aim is to provide a forum for an exchange of views and ideas between those who do research on development issues and those who draw on that research to design and implement development policies and projects. The second conference, held April 26-27, in Washington, D.C., focuses on four pressing policy and research issues: long-term growth, project evaluation, the environment, and population growth.