The World Bank Group Beyond the Crisis
Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Bank, addressed the following issues: seeds of crisis; the changing context; responsible globalization; the current role of the World Bank Group; the role of the World Bank Group in a new post-crisis World; and the reform agenda. He pointed to four aspects...
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okr-10986-296342021-04-23T14:04:53Z The World Bank Group Beyond the Crisis Zoellick, Robert B. ECONOMIC GROWTH FINANCIAL CRISES GLOBALIZATION POVERTY REDUCTION DISEASE CONTROL CLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMIC COOPERATION UNEMPLOYMENT GROWTH POLES SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS RESOURCE MOBILIZATION DEVELOPMENT FINANCE KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS BEST PRACTICES PRACTITIONER KNOWLEDGE LOW CARBON DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTABILITY TRANSPARENCY BOTTOM BILLION Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Bank, addressed the following issues: seeds of crisis; the changing context; responsible globalization; the current role of the World Bank Group; the role of the World Bank Group in a new post-crisis World; and the reform agenda. He pointed to four aspects of Group’s future role: development finance; delivering knowledge products; the global public goods agenda (such as climate change and communicable diseases); and unforeseen future crises. Reform efforts include: 1) improving development effectiveness with a focus on results, decentralization, gender, investment lending reform, and human resources; 2) promoting accountability and good governance, and 3) increasing cost efficiency. He noted the completion of recent enhancements to the voice and representation of developing and transition countries in the Bank Group. Bretton Woods is being overhauled before our eyes. 2018-04-05T20:17:05Z 2018-04-05T20:17:05Z 2009-10-09 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/119141522053577316/The-World-Bank-Group-beyond-the-crisis-by-Robert-B-Zoellick-President-World-Bank-Group http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29634 English Address to Board of Governors, World Bank Group, Istanbul, Turkey; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Speech |
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ECONOMIC GROWTH FINANCIAL CRISES GLOBALIZATION POVERTY REDUCTION DISEASE CONTROL CLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMIC COOPERATION UNEMPLOYMENT GROWTH POLES SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS RESOURCE MOBILIZATION DEVELOPMENT FINANCE KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS BEST PRACTICES PRACTITIONER KNOWLEDGE LOW CARBON DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTABILITY TRANSPARENCY BOTTOM BILLION |
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ECONOMIC GROWTH FINANCIAL CRISES GLOBALIZATION POVERTY REDUCTION DISEASE CONTROL CLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMIC COOPERATION UNEMPLOYMENT GROWTH POLES SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS RESOURCE MOBILIZATION DEVELOPMENT FINANCE KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS BEST PRACTICES PRACTITIONER KNOWLEDGE LOW CARBON DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTABILITY TRANSPARENCY BOTTOM BILLION Zoellick, Robert B. The World Bank Group Beyond the Crisis |
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Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Bank, addressed the following issues: seeds of crisis; the changing context; responsible globalization; the current role of the World Bank Group; the role of the World Bank Group in a new post-crisis World; and the reform agenda. He pointed to four aspects of Group’s future role: development finance; delivering knowledge products; the global public goods agenda (such as climate change and communicable diseases); and unforeseen future crises. Reform efforts include: 1) improving development effectiveness with a focus on results, decentralization, gender, investment lending reform, and human resources; 2) promoting accountability and good governance, and 3) increasing cost efficiency. He noted the completion of recent enhancements to the voice and representation of developing and transition countries in the Bank Group. Bretton Woods is being overhauled before our eyes. |
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