What Is to be Done, and What Will I Do? : Confronting the Biggest Challenges of Our Time

Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, addressed the theme of what is to be done, and what will I do? He opened with stories from his life, which made him realize that activism could drive social change. World Bank Group has set goals to end extreme poverty by 2030 and to boo...

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Main Author:	Kim, Jim Yong
Format:	Speech
Language:	English en_US
Published:	2016
Subjects:	EMPOWERMENT JOBS COLLEGE ECONOMIC GROWTH FINANCIAL AID TEACHERS CLIMATE CHANGE HIGHER LEARNING POLICIES TEMPERATURE SOCIAL JUSTICE SCIENCE DROUGHT STUDENT CARBON INCOME VALUE TUITION CONVERGENCE ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS CLIMATE DEMAND HEALTH OUTCOMES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES EMISSIONS DISCRIMINATION FOSSIL FUEL FUEL PRICES CO PRICE MARKET WILL POLICY DEVELOPING COUNTRY POVERTY REDUCTION HOME JUSTICE RESIGNATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHILDREN TROPICS REDISTRIBUTIVE POLICIES EXTREME POVERTY CHILD GROWTH FRONT EQUAL RIGHTS PARTNERS POVERTY COAL LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FLOODS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS INVESTMENTS SOCIAL CHANGE LEARNING RENEWABLE ENERGY FAMILIES JAIL SCHOOL CIVIL RIGHTS SUBSIDIES PRICES CARBON EMISSIONS ENERGY INEQUALITY GROWTH
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25872410/remarks-world-bank-group-president-jim-yong-kim-brown-university-done-providence-rhode-island-united-states http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24339

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spelling	okr-10986-243392021-04-23T14:04:21Z What Is to be Done, and What Will I Do? : Confronting the Biggest Challenges of Our Time Kim, Jim Yong EMPOWERMENT JOBS COLLEGE ECONOMIC GROWTH FINANCIAL AID TEACHERS CLIMATE CHANGE HIGHER LEARNING POLICIES TEMPERATURE SOCIAL JUSTICE SCIENCE DROUGHT STUDENT CARBON INCOME VALUE TUITION CONVERGENCE ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS CLIMATE DEMAND HEALTH OUTCOMES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES EMISSIONS DISCRIMINATION FOSSIL FUEL FUEL PRICES CO PRICE MARKET WILL POLICY DEVELOPING COUNTRY POVERTY REDUCTION HOME JUSTICE RESIGNATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHILDREN TROPICS REDISTRIBUTIVE POLICIES EXTREME POVERTY CHILD GROWTH FRONT EQUAL RIGHTS PARTNERS POVERTY COAL LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FLOODS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS INVESTMENTS SOCIAL CHANGE LEARNING RENEWABLE ENERGY FAMILIES JAIL SCHOOL CIVIL RIGHTS SUBSIDIES PRICES CARBON EMISSIONS ENERGY INEQUALITY GROWTH Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, addressed the theme of what is to be done, and what will I do? He opened with stories from his life, which made him realize that activism could drive social change. World Bank Group has set goals to end extreme poverty by 2030 and to boost shared prosperity for the bottom 40 percent in every developing country. These goals will drive our work going forward. But three major challenges will determine whether we succeed: achieving inclusive economic growth; investing in people; and slowing the rising tide of climate change. Finally he concludes saying that, whatever you do, please remember that the time is now for all of us to work together to bend the arc of history toward justice. 2016-05-24T19:15:35Z 2016-05-24T19:15:35Z 2014-03-07 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25872410/remarks-world-bank-group-president-jim-yong-kim-brown-university-done-providence-rhode-island-united-states http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24339 English en_US Ogden Lecture at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, March 7, 2014; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Speech
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topic	EMPOWERMENT JOBS COLLEGE ECONOMIC GROWTH FINANCIAL AID TEACHERS CLIMATE CHANGE HIGHER LEARNING POLICIES TEMPERATURE SOCIAL JUSTICE SCIENCE DROUGHT STUDENT CARBON INCOME VALUE TUITION CONVERGENCE ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS CLIMATE DEMAND HEALTH OUTCOMES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES EMISSIONS DISCRIMINATION FOSSIL FUEL FUEL PRICES CO PRICE MARKET WILL POLICY DEVELOPING COUNTRY POVERTY REDUCTION HOME JUSTICE RESIGNATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHILDREN TROPICS REDISTRIBUTIVE POLICIES EXTREME POVERTY CHILD GROWTH FRONT EQUAL RIGHTS PARTNERS POVERTY COAL LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FLOODS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS INVESTMENTS SOCIAL CHANGE LEARNING RENEWABLE ENERGY FAMILIES JAIL SCHOOL CIVIL RIGHTS SUBSIDIES PRICES CARBON EMISSIONS ENERGY INEQUALITY GROWTH
spellingShingle	EMPOWERMENT JOBS COLLEGE ECONOMIC GROWTH FINANCIAL AID TEACHERS CLIMATE CHANGE HIGHER LEARNING POLICIES TEMPERATURE SOCIAL JUSTICE SCIENCE DROUGHT STUDENT CARBON INCOME VALUE TUITION CONVERGENCE ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS CLIMATE DEMAND HEALTH OUTCOMES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES EMISSIONS DISCRIMINATION FOSSIL FUEL FUEL PRICES CO PRICE MARKET WILL POLICY DEVELOPING COUNTRY POVERTY REDUCTION HOME JUSTICE RESIGNATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHILDREN TROPICS REDISTRIBUTIVE POLICIES EXTREME POVERTY CHILD GROWTH FRONT EQUAL RIGHTS PARTNERS POVERTY COAL LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FLOODS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS INVESTMENTS SOCIAL CHANGE LEARNING RENEWABLE ENERGY FAMILIES JAIL SCHOOL CIVIL RIGHTS SUBSIDIES PRICES CARBON EMISSIONS ENERGY INEQUALITY GROWTH Kim, Jim Yong What Is to be Done, and What Will I Do? : Confronting the Biggest Challenges of Our Time
relation	Ogden Lecture at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, March 7, 2014;
description	Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, addressed the theme of what is to be done, and what will I do? He opened with stories from his life, which made him realize that activism could drive social change. World Bank Group has set goals to end extreme poverty by 2030 and to boost shared prosperity for the bottom 40 percent in every developing country. These goals will drive our work going forward. But three major challenges will determine whether we succeed: achieving inclusive economic growth; investing in people; and slowing the rising tide of climate change. Finally he concludes saying that, whatever you do, please remember that the time is now for all of us to work together to bend the arc of history toward justice.
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title	What Is to be Done, and What Will I Do? : Confronting the Biggest Challenges of Our Time
title_short	What Is to be Done, and What Will I Do? : Confronting the Biggest Challenges of Our Time
title_full	What Is to be Done, and What Will I Do? : Confronting the Biggest Challenges of Our Time
title_fullStr	What Is to be Done, and What Will I Do? : Confronting the Biggest Challenges of Our Time
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What Is to be Done, and What Will I Do? : Confronting the Biggest Challenges of Our Time

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