Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics Global 2007 : Rethinking Infrastructure for Development

The Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) is one of the best-known conferences for the presentation and discussion of new knowledge on development. It is an opportunity for many of the world's finest development thinkers to present their ideas. The 2007 ABCDE -- held in Tokyo on May 29-30, 2006, and cosponsored by the Government of Japan -- was devoted to "Rethinking Infrastructure for Development." The conference opened with remarks by Sadakazu Tanigaki, Japan's Minister of Finance, and Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank. Their remarks were followed by keynote addresses by Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank; Sadako Ogata, President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA); and Joseph Stiglitz, University Professor at Columbia University. Six papers were presented addressing the issues of infrastructure for growth, sustainable development and infrastructure, rural infrastructure and agricultural development, and infrastructure and regional cooperation. François Bourguignon, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank, delivered closing remarks.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Bourguignon, François, Pleskovic, Boris
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2007
Subjects:	ADB, AGRICULTURE, AIR, AIR POLLUTION, AIRPORTS, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY, BANK LENDING, BANK LOANS, BINDING CONSTRAINTS, BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE, BORDER MANAGEMENT, BORDER TRANSPORTATION, BRIDGE, BULLET TRAIN, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT, CAPITAL FLOWS, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, CAPITAL MARKET, CAPITAL MARKETS, CARBON, CLIMATE CHANGE, COAL, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, COMPETITIVENESS, CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, CONNECTIVITY, COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE, COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER, DEBT, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPING ECONOMIES, DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, DEVELOPMENT POLICIES, DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES, DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, DOMESTIC MARKETS, DRINKING WATER, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROUPINGS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, ECONOMIC POLICIES, ECONOMIC RESEARCH, ECONOMIC STRUCTURE, ECONOMIC THEORY, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, ELASTICITIES, EMISSIONS, EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS, EXCHANGE RATE, EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE, EXPORT GROWTH, EXPORTS, EXPOSURE, FACTORS OF PRODUCTION, FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY, FINANCE CORPORATION, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FINANCING OF INFRASTRUCTURE, FOREST MANAGEMENT, FREE TRADE, FREIGHT, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, IMPORTS, INCOME, INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES, INFLATION, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS, INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT, INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, INFRASTRUCTURE REFORM, INFRASTRUCTURES, INSTITUTION BUILDING, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INSURANCE, INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL, INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MARKETS, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, JOB CREATION, LABOR FORCE, LAWS, LDCS, LEGAL FRAMEWORKS, LIVING STANDARDS, TRADING SYSTEM, TRANSACTION COSTS, TRANSITION ECONOMIES, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRANSPORT FACILITIES, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT POLICY, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, TRIP, TRIPS, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, URBAN GROWTH, URBANIZATION, URUGUAY ROUND, VEHICLE, VEHICLE FUEL, WATER SUPPLY, WATER USE, WELFARE GAINS, WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, WTO,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/8730374/annual-world-bank-conference-development-economics-global-2007-rethinking-infrastructure-development https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6834
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