Address to the Board of Governors

In his final address to the Board of Directors, President Robert S. McNamara discusses the future role of the Bank during a time in which surging oil prices threaten critical development tasks. He examines four themes: the prospects for economic growth and social advance in oil-importing developing countries; a program of structural adjustment that developing countries, industrialized nations, and OPEC countries can take to maximize growth; the need to accelerate the attack on absolute poverty; and the role the World Bank ought to play in the decade ahead.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McNamara, Robert S.
Format: Speech biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 1980-09-30
Subjects:ABSENTEEISM, ABSOLUTE AMOUNTS, ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ADULT LITERACY, AFFILIATE, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, ASSET RATIOS, BALANCE OF PAYMENTS, BANK LENDING, BASIC EDUCATION, BASIC NEEDS, BORROWING, BORROWINGS, BUDGETARY CONSTRAINT, BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS, CAPITAL BASE, CAPITAL FLOWS, CAPITAL FORMATION, CAPITAL MARKETS, CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS, CHILD MORTALITY, CHILD MORTALITY RATES, CITIZENS, COMBAT POVERTY, COMMERCIAL BANKERS, COMMERCIAL BANKS, CONSUMERS, CONTRIBUTION, CONTRIBUTIONS, CREDITS, CREDITWORTHINESS, CURRENT ACCOUNT, CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICITS, CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS, CURRENT PLANS, CURRENT PROGRAM, DEBT, DEBT RELIEF, DEBT SERVICE, DEBTS, DEFICITS, DEPOSIT, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPING COUNTRY, DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, DEVELOPMENT FINANCE, DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT POLICIES, DISBURSEMENTS, DISEASES, DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION, DROPOUT, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC PROGRESS, ECONOMIC SYSTEMS, EDUCATION OF WOMEN, EDUCATIONAL LEVEL, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ENROLLMENTS, EQUITABLE ACCESS, EQUITY CAPITAL, EQUITY FUNDS, EXCHANGE RATES, EXPENDITURE, EXPLOITATION, EXPORTERS, EXTERNAL BORROWING, EXTERNAL CAPITAL, EXTERNAL FINANCE, EXTERNAL FUNDS, FAMILIES, FARMERS, FEMALE EDUCATION, FERTILITY, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS, FINANCIAL CONCERN, FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES, FINANCIAL FLOWS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION, FINANCIAL MARKETS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FINANCIAL STRUCTURE, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FINANCIAL SYSTEM, FINANCING NEEDS, FOOD PRODUCTION, GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH EXPENDITURES, HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH SECTOR, HUMAN BEINGS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN DIGNITY, HUMAN POTENTIAL, HUMAN RESOURCE, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, ILLITERACY, ILLNESS, INCOME GROUP, INCOMES, INDUSTRIALIZATION, INFANT, INFANT MORTALITY, INFANT MORTALITY RATE, INFLATION, INTEREST RATES, INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL, INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MARKETS, INTERNATIONAL CONSENSUS, INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INTERNATIONAL POLICIES, INVESTMENT BANKERS, INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INVESTMENT PROGRAMS, JOB CREATION, LABOR FORCES, LACK OF CAPITAL, LEGISLATION, LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS, LENDING POLICIES, LEVELS OF POPULATION GROWTH, LIABILITY, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LIMITED ACCESS, LITERACY PROGRAMS, LOAN, LOAN FUNDS, LOAN PORTFOLIO, LOW-INCOME, LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES, LOWER FERTILITY, MEASLES, MIGRATION, MODERNIZATION, MONETARY FUND, MORAL RESPONSIBILITY, NEW JOBS, NOMINAL PRICES, NUMBER OF PEOPLE, NUTRITION, OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, OIL PRICES, OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN, OUTSTANDING DEBT, OUTSTANDING LOANS, PAYMENTS IMBALANCES, PENALTIES, PERSONAL INCOME, PLAN OF ACTION, POOR NATIONS, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIVATE BANKING, PRIVATE BANKS, PRIVATE FINANCIAL MARKETS, PRIVATE FUNDS, PROBABILITY, PRODUCTIVITY, PROFITABLE INVESTMENT, PROFITABLE INVESTMENTS, PROGRESS, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, PUBLIC SERVICES, RAPID POPULATION GROWTH, RATE OF GROWTH, RATE OF INFLATION, RATES OF GROWTH, REAL COST, REAL INTEREST, REAL INTEREST RATES, RECESSION, REGULATORY AGENCIES, REINVESTMENT, REMITTANCES, REPAYMENT, RESERVES, RESOURCE FLOWS, RESPECT, RETAINED EARNINGS, RETURN, RETURNS, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SALARIES, SANITATION, SAVINGS, SAVINGS PATTERNS, SAVINGS RATE, SCARCE RESOURCES, SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN, SHORT-TERM FINANCE, SMALL FARMERS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL PROGRAMS, SOCIAL PROGRESS, SOCIAL SECTOR, SOURCES OF FUNDS, STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TOTAL COST, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNION, UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION, URBAN AREAS, VILLAGE, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS, WAGES, WAR, WORLD COMMUNITY, WORLD TRADE, WORTH,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1980/09/9089951/address-board-governors-robert-s-mcnamara
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/25797
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