The Santiago Consensus : From Vision to Reality

James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank Group, discussed a new consensus on economic and social policy in this hemisphere that has been taking shape. This new consensus is one based on recognition of the paramount importance of what I called a few months ago in Hong Kong "The Challenge...

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Main Author: Wolfensohn, James D.
Format: Speech
Language:English
en_US
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25252104/santiago-consensus-vision-reality-james-d-wolfensohn-president
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spelling okr-10986-261592021-04-23T14:04:20Z The Santiago Consensus : From Vision to Reality Wolfensohn, James D. CALL KNOWLEDGE EDUCATION FOR ALL ITS STUDIES EDUCATION DISCUSSIONS GURUS PARTNERSHIPS GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION EDUCATIONAL REFORM GROUPS FIELDS STRATEGIES EXPERTS INFORMATION PRACTITIONERS VISION HEALTH CARE LET AGENCIES LEARNING HEALTH WOMEN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES TECHNOLOGIES GOALS PRACTICE ECONOMICS James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank Group, discussed a new consensus on economic and social policy in this hemisphere that has been taking shape. This new consensus is one based on recognition of the paramount importance of what I called a few months ago in Hong Kong "The Challenge of Inclusion" — the challenge of ensuring that economic progress can become a reality in the lives of all the people of this region, especially the tens of millions who until now been very largely left behind. Chile has made commitments to a new model of Open Regionalism. The consensus goes beyond economics and finance, into the social dimension of development. It is time to retire once and for all that tired old phrase of the so-called Washington Consensus. In addition to financial resources, the Bank is determined to harness the incredible power of new information technologies, and a new spirit of openness and partnership, to make knowledge of global best-practice in development accessible to all. We are already engaged in building the internal architecture of a "Knowledge Bank." The Bank of the future will be committed to pulling its weight in translating the Santiago Consensus into reality at both the national and the regional level. 2017-02-23T22:54:11Z 2017-02-23T22:54:11Z 1998-04-19 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25252104/santiago-consensus-vision-reality-james-d-wolfensohn-president http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26159 English en_US Address in Santiago, Chile, April 19, 1998; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Speech Latin America & Caribbean Chile
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topic CALL
KNOWLEDGE
EDUCATION FOR ALL
ITS
STUDIES
EDUCATION
DISCUSSIONS
GURUS
PARTNERSHIPS
GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE
INTEGRATION
EDUCATIONAL REFORM
GROUPS
FIELDS
STRATEGIES
EXPERTS
INFORMATION
PRACTITIONERS
VISION
HEALTH CARE
LET
AGENCIES
LEARNING
HEALTH
WOMEN
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
TECHNOLOGIES
GOALS
PRACTICE
ECONOMICS
spellingShingle CALL
KNOWLEDGE
EDUCATION FOR ALL
ITS
STUDIES
EDUCATION
DISCUSSIONS
GURUS
PARTNERSHIPS
GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE
INTEGRATION
EDUCATIONAL REFORM
GROUPS
FIELDS
STRATEGIES
EXPERTS
INFORMATION
PRACTITIONERS
VISION
HEALTH CARE
LET
AGENCIES
LEARNING
HEALTH
WOMEN
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
TECHNOLOGIES
GOALS
PRACTICE
ECONOMICS
Wolfensohn, James D.
The Santiago Consensus : From Vision to Reality
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relation Address in Santiago, Chile, April 19, 1998;
description James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank Group, discussed a new consensus on economic and social policy in this hemisphere that has been taking shape. This new consensus is one based on recognition of the paramount importance of what I called a few months ago in Hong Kong "The Challenge of Inclusion" — the challenge of ensuring that economic progress can become a reality in the lives of all the people of this region, especially the tens of millions who until now been very largely left behind. Chile has made commitments to a new model of Open Regionalism. The consensus goes beyond economics and finance, into the social dimension of development. It is time to retire once and for all that tired old phrase of the so-called Washington Consensus. In addition to financial resources, the Bank is determined to harness the incredible power of new information technologies, and a new spirit of openness and partnership, to make knowledge of global best-practice in development accessible to all. We are already engaged in building the internal architecture of a "Knowledge Bank." The Bank of the future will be committed to pulling its weight in translating the Santiago Consensus into reality at both the national and the regional level.
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title_short The Santiago Consensus : From Vision to Reality
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