Rich and Poor : Opportunities and Challenges in an Age of Disruption

Rich and Poor : Opportunities and Challenges in an Age of Disruption

Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, spoke about how before 1800 everybody was poor and lived in poverty. He referred to the young people now who may not own a smart phone, but who have access to smart phones. By 2025, as many analysts...

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Main Author: Kim, Jim Yong
Format: Speech
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
FRAGILITY
CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE
HUMAN CAPITAL
INTERNET ACCESS
POVERTY REDUCTION
EXTREME POVERTY
SHARED PROSPERITY
BROADBAND
HEALTH SERVICES
INCLUSIVE GROWTH
RESILIENCE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CAPITAL FLOWS
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
FAMINE
INSURANCE
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
EARLY CHILD EDUCATION
STUNTING
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/476581536587708442/Positioning-Speech-by-World-Bank-Group-President-Jim-Yong-Kim-at-the-2018-Spring-Meeting-American-University
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spelling okr-10986-311192021-05-25T09:17:53Z Rich and Poor : Opportunities and Challenges in an Age of Disruption Kim, Jim Yong FRAGILITY CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE HUMAN CAPITAL INTERNET ACCESS POVERTY REDUCTION EXTREME POVERTY SHARED PROSPERITY BROADBAND HEALTH SERVICES INCLUSIVE GROWTH RESILIENCE CLIMATE CHANGE CAPITAL FLOWS OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FAMINE INSURANCE PRIVATE INVESTMENT EARLY CHILD EDUCATION STUNTING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, spoke about how before 1800 everybody was poor and lived in poverty. He referred to the young people now who may not own a smart phone, but who have access to smart phones. By 2025, as many analysts are saying, the entire world will have access to broadband. He examined three ways to end extreme poverty, that is, people living under 1.90 US dollars a day, by 2030. First, focus on inclusive, sustainable economic growth. Second, focus on fostering resilience to pandemics, climate change, refugees, fragility, conflict, and violence. Third, invest more and more effectively in people. 2019-01-07T21:57:46Z 2019-01-07T21:57:46Z 2018-04-10 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/476581536587708442/Positioning-Speech-by-World-Bank-Group-President-Jim-Yong-Kim-at-the-2018-Spring-Meeting-American-University http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31119 English Speech Delivered at American University, Washington, DC, April 10, 2019; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Speech
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topic FRAGILITY
CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE
HUMAN CAPITAL
INTERNET ACCESS
POVERTY REDUCTION
EXTREME POVERTY
SHARED PROSPERITY
BROADBAND
HEALTH SERVICES
INCLUSIVE GROWTH
RESILIENCE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CAPITAL FLOWS
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
FAMINE
INSURANCE
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
EARLY CHILD EDUCATION
STUNTING
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
spellingShingle FRAGILITY
CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE
HUMAN CAPITAL
INTERNET ACCESS
POVERTY REDUCTION
EXTREME POVERTY
SHARED PROSPERITY
BROADBAND
HEALTH SERVICES
INCLUSIVE GROWTH
RESILIENCE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CAPITAL FLOWS
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
FAMINE
INSURANCE
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
EARLY CHILD EDUCATION
STUNTING
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Kim, Jim Yong
Rich and Poor : Opportunities and Challenges in an Age of Disruption
relation Speech Delivered at American University, Washington, DC, April 10, 2019;
description Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, spoke about how before 1800 everybody was poor and lived in poverty. He referred to the young people now who may not own a smart phone, but who have access to smart phones. By 2025, as many analysts are saying, the entire world will have access to broadband. He examined three ways to end extreme poverty, that is, people living under 1.90 US dollars a day, by 2030. First, focus on inclusive, sustainable economic growth. Second, focus on fostering resilience to pandemics, climate change, refugees, fragility, conflict, and violence. Third, invest more and more effectively in people.
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author Kim, Jim Yong
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title Rich and Poor : Opportunities and Challenges in an Age of Disruption
title_short Rich and Poor : Opportunities and Challenges in an Age of Disruption
title_full Rich and Poor : Opportunities and Challenges in an Age of Disruption
title_fullStr Rich and Poor : Opportunities and Challenges in an Age of Disruption
title_full_unstemmed Rich and Poor : Opportunities and Challenges in an Age of Disruption
title_sort rich and poor : opportunities and challenges in an age of disruption
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
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