Challenges Facing the Bank in the 21st Century

James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank Group, discussed the challenges facing the World Bank. The Bank is now working and trying to deal with the questions of poverty and equity. While poverty is rarely about the lack of one thing, but instead many, the bottom line is that poor constantly live with hunger. Poverty has important psychological dimensions such as powerlessness, noiselessness, dependency, shame, and humiliation. The poor lack access to basic infrastructure such as roads, transportation, clean water. The poor rarely speak of income but instead focus on managing assets and the environment, social and human.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wolfensohn, James D.
Format: Speech biblioteca
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2000-03-14
Subjects:COMMUNITIES, CAPITAL MARKETS, LIABILITY, POLITICS, REGIONAL BANKS, PRINCIPAL, FUTURES, INCOME, LAWS, PRIVATIZATION, DEBT CRISIS, GOVERNMENT, JUSTICE SYSTEMS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, INDUSTRY, BANKING SYSTEM, STRATEGIES, MACROECONOMIC POLICY, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, HOUSING, SANCTIONS, REORGANIZATION, POOR PEOPLE, PROJECTS, CORRUPTION, CRIME, PAYMENTS, BUDGET, EQUITY SWAPS, LEGAL SYSTEMS, SAVINGS, FORGIVENESS, DIGITAL, CURRENCY, BANKER, COMPUTERS, MARKET DISCOUNT, PROGRAMMING, CIVIL SOCIETY, EQUITY SWAP, BANK DEBT, GLOBALIZATION, MIGRATION, MONETARY FUND, VIOLENCE, DEBT, MARKETS, CONFIDENCE, LOANS, ENTERPRISES, FINANCIAL SYSTEM, FINANCE, GRANTS, INFRASTRUCTURE, MARKET ECONOMY, TECHNOLOGY, EQUITY, INVESTORS, DEBT REDUCTION, POLICIES, INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT, POLICE, FINANCIAL CRISIS, COMMERCIAL DEBT, CREDIT, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, ABSOLUTE POVERTY, RURAL, SHARES, ASSETS, MARKET, LOCAL CURRENCY, TRADE LIBERALIZATION, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, POLICY, INTERNET, GOVERNANCE, SHAREHOLDERS, JUSTICE, CRIMINALS, SECURITY, BANK LOANS, LEGAL SYSTEM, WAR, INVESTMENT, RISK, INVESTMENT BANKING, SHARE, ORGANIZATION, RURAL AREAS, POVERTY, CLEAN WATER, MICRO CREDIT, JUSTICE SYSTEM, INVESTMENTS, LENDING, CLEAN GOVERNMENT, LEADERSHIP, DEBT FORGIVENESS, POOR, STRATEGY, NEPOTISM, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, TECHNOLOGIES, GOVERNMENTS, SERVICE, DEVELOPMENT BANK, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION, DEBT RELIEF,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25669529/challenges-facing-bank-21st-century-remarks-national-press-club-james-d-wolfensohn-president
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31128
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