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Annex 2, Agenda item 91 (1960) [hereinafter U.N.-IDA Relationship Agreement]. 7. See infra Part II.C-D. for a more detailed discussion of the types of activities funded by the World Bank. 8. WORLD BANK, THE WORLD BANK OPERATIONAL MANUAL, Operational Directive 4.20: Indigenous Peoples (Sept. 1991) (discussing World Bank policy on indigenous people) [hereinafter OPERATIONAL MANUAL]. 9. OPERATIONAL MANUAL, supra note 8, Operational Directive 4.30: Involuntary Resettlement (June 1990) (stating that World Bank policy on involuntary resettlement is designed to ensure that those forced to relocate as a result of a Bank-funded project should still share the benefits of the project). But see WORLD BANK, RESETTLEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT: THE BANKWIDE REVIEW OF PROJECTS INVOLVING INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT 1986-1993 (1994) (revealing Bank problems in implementing this policy). 10. Not all Member States are eligible to borrow from the World Bank. Those States that have a per capita income of less than US$5,295 (in 1995 dollars) can borrow from the IBRD and less than US$1,465 (in 1995 dollars) can borrow from IDA. In practice, however, only countries with annual per capita incomes of less than US$905 receive IDA credits. In this Article, Member States that are eligible for IBRD or IDA loans shall be referred to as "Borrower States" or "Member States." The focus of this section of the Article is on the operation of the IBRD and IDA in these States.
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