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Foreword by Lewis T. Preston, President of the World Bank -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Evolution of an independent inspection function in World Bank operations: 1. Motives for the establishment of an inspection function -- 2. The Narmada lesson -- 3. Existing control mechanisms -- 4. Internal and external initiatives for change -- 5.The related issue of information disclosure -- 6. Preparatory work in the Bank's management and board -- 2. The resolution establishing the World Bank inspection panel: its drafting history and interpretation: 1. Objectives of the inspection function -- 2. Scope of the panel's mandate -- 3. Eligibility of the party requesting inspection -- 4. Composition of the panel -- 5. Role of the panel: procedural aspects and safeguards in the inspection function -- 6. Administrative and financial aspects of the panel's work -- 3. A preliminary assessment and concluding remarks: 1. A preliminary assessment of the inspection function as defined in the resolution -- 2. Concluding remarks: impact on the evolution of international law and policy -- Annexes. Basic documents: Annex 1. The resolution establishing the inspection panel -- Annex 2. Operational policy statements and operational directives most relevant to the panel's work -- Annex 3. Postscript: Operating procedures of the inspection panel, as adopted by the panel on August 19, 1994 -- Index -- Books by the author.