Charting a Way Ahead : The Results Agenda
Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, makes the case for ending poverty in our lifetime, especially in Africa. There is an urgent need for action, because thousands of people living in extreme poverty, many of them children, die every day from preventable diseases. The call to end poverty reaches across generations, continents, and nationalities. It spans religions, gender, and politics. Wolfowitz claims that the world is at a turning point, with grounds for hope. The last few decades have witnessed dramatic improvement in the condition of the world's poorest people. He cites as key factors leadership and accountability, respect for women, civil society, the private sector, and legal empowerment of the poor. He concludes that in order to find solutions for alleviating poverty, the World Bank needs to strengthen its knowledge and expertise in such areas as education, health, infrastructure, energy and sustainable development, and agriculture. We must chart a course for a future in which today's poor become tomorrow's entrepreneurs.
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Author: |
Wolfowitz, Paul |
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| Format: | Speech
biblioteca
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| Language: | English
en_US |
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| Published: |
2005-09-24
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| Subjects: | ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES,
ACCOUNTABILITY,
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION,
ANTICORRUPTION,
BRIBE,
BRIBERY,
BUSINESSMAN,
CITIZENS,
CIVIL SOCIETY,
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS,
CLIMATE CHANGE,
CORRUPTION,
CURRICULUM,
DEBT,
DEBT RELIEF,
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES,
DRUGS,
ECONOMIC GROWTH,
EMPOWERMENT,
EMPOWERMENT OF THE POOR,
END TO POVERTY,
ENROLLMENT,
ENTREPRENEURS,
EPIDEMIC,
EQUALITY,
EXTREME POVERTY,
FARM INCOMES,
FARMERS,
FORMAL ECONOMY,
FRAUD,
FREE PRESS,
GENDER,
GLOBAL EFFORT,
GREEN REVOLUTION,
GUARANTEE AGENCY,
HEALTH CARE,
HEALTH PROBLEMS,
HUMAN DIGNITY,
INCOME,
INCOMES,
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT,
INITIATIVE,
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE,
INVESTING,
JOB CREATION,
LACK OF CREDIT,
LAWS,
LEADERSHIP,
LEGAL FRAMEWORK,
LOCAL COMMUNITIES,
MALARIA,
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS,
MORTALITY,
NATIONAL AIDS,
NUMBER OF PEOPLE,
NUTRITION,
OBSTACLES TO GROWTH,
POOR COMMUNITIES,
POOR PEOPLE,
POVERTY ALLEVIATION,
POVERTY REDUCTION,
PREVENTABLE DISEASES,
PRODUCTIVITY,
PROGRESS,
QUALITY OF LIFE,
RESPECT,
RESPONSIBILITIES,
RULE OF LAW,
SANCTIONS,
SANITATION,
SCHOOL CHILDREN,
SENIOR,
SMALL LOANS,
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT,
TRANSPORT,
VICTIMS,
VILLAGE,
WOMAN,
YOUNG PEOPLE, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/09/10210638/charting-way-ahead-results-agenda
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24878
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