在许多人看来,世界银行就是发展中国家经济进步的同义语。观察家们既可举出南朝鲜和台湾成功的事例,也可以印度、泰国和马来西亚的产业部门在世界银行资助下取得经济增长为例证。另有一些人则认为,判断第三世界的经济发展不应只看国民生产总值或一国通过出口所赚得的硬通货数量。他们坚持认为,幼婴死亡率、识字率和人口增长率等标准更能说明人类的进步或倒退。其中某些评论家最为关心世界银行的政策对那些最穷 To many, the World Bank is synonymous with the economic progress in developing countries. Observers can cite the successes of South Korea and Taiwan as examples, as evidenced by the growth of industries in India, Thailand and Malaysia under the auspices of the World Bank. Others argue that judging the third world’s economic development should not look at gross domestic product or the amount of hard currency that a country gains through exports. They insist that standards such as infant mortality, literacy and population growth rate better account for human progress or retrogression. Some of these critics are most concerned about the World Bank’s policies toward the poorest