Finance ✦ Penny’s Take
Global Development Finance
World Bank · 2002
58/100
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This 2002 World Bank report was a serious and authoritative document in its moment — comprehensive data on capital flows to 130-plus countries, right at the intersection of the dot-com crash and post-9/11 uncertainty. For development economists and historians of that period it still has archival value. For anyone looking for current policy guidance, two decades of change have made it more artifact than resource.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety82
Substance / usefulness68
Craft & writing45
Originality58
Evidence & accuracy74
Hype vs delivers58
Age-fit72
👁 Human-eye gut-check55
Penny’s verdict58
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