Over the years, the World Bank has been a research leader in measuring poverty and inequality. Still, the economists found some studies poorly organized or based on old research methods. They also found the bank's Web site difficult to use. Angus Deaton says the bank needs a research-based ability to learn from its projects and policies. Without that, he says, it cannot remain the world's leading development agency. The report says the World Bank should create an independent research group, protected against any political influences. The bank now spends two and one-half percent of its administrative budget on research. Professor Deaton says this is too low, given all the research the bank has to do. He says the need for high-quality advice will only grow as the world becomes richer, and the need for lending shrinks.Chief economist Francois Bourguignon says research at the bank is a complex process that requires compromises. Yet even with their criticisms, he noted that the economists rated 61% of the studies they read as being of higher quality. An additional 28% were rated average.
1.inequality-inequlity拼写
2.or-were 听力问题
3.of its adminstrative-at many astrative adminstrative没有听力词汇，只是阅读词汇
4.all the-old 听力问题
5.quality-qulity 拼写，不过第二个quality拼对了，不扎实
6.shrinks 同adminstrative，不是听力词汇
7.compromises-comprimises 拼写
8.criticisms-critisims拼写
9.an-and
几年来，世界银行一直是研究衡量贫穷与不公的领袖。然而，经济学家发现世界银行的某些研究结构混乱或是方法陈旧。同样，其网站使用也多有不便。Angus Deaton说世界银行需要从其项目与政策中取得实战能力。否则的话，他说道，世界银行将无法保持其领先发展地位。报告指出，世界银行应有其独立的研究团体，且不受任何政治因素干扰。世界银行现将其百分之二点五的行政预算用于研究调查。Deaton教授说，这个数字相比较其他银行用于研究的实在是太低了。他还说，全球经济越来越繁荣时，高质量建议的需求会增加，而借款的需求则会下降。首席经济学家Francois Bourguignon说对于银行的调查是一个复杂的过程，需要不断地妥协。尽管受到了经济学家的指责，他还是注意到了经济学家们认为61%的阅读材料是高质量的建议，另有28%质量中等。
posted @ 2007-02-01 14:59
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