Representation on the World Bank's board of directors is based on which criterion?

Representation on the World Bank's board of directors is based on which criterion?

• A. The size of the member nation's economy
• B. Population
• C. Geographic region
• D. Historical alliance

Answer: (A)

Voting power on the World Bank board is tied to the economic size of a member country. Larger economies contribute more capital to the Bank, and that financial stake translates into a bigger share of voting rights and board representation. While geographic regions help organize which countries share a constituency, the number of seats and the influence a country wields come from the size of its economy, not its population or historical alliances. So the criterion guiding representation is the size of the member nation’s economy.

Voting power on the World Bank board is tied to the economic size of a member country. Larger economies contribute more capital to the Bank, and that financial stake translates into a bigger share of voting rights and board representation. While geographic regions help organize which countries share a constituency, the number of seats and the influence a country wields come from the size of its economy, not its population or historical alliances. So the criterion guiding representation is the size of the member nation’s economy.