Roundtable Discussion on Economic Development, Georgia State, GA, December 11, 2006

Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, and Ambassador Andrew Young engaged in a roundtable discussion on economic development, moderated by Dean Bahl of Georgia State. Wolfowitz has made Africa the first priority of the Bank. There is really a chance for Africa to turn the corner. It’s going t...

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Main Authors: Wolfowitz, Paul, Young, Andrew
Format: Speech
Language:English
en_US
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25926560/roundtable-ambassador-andrew-young-dean-bahl-georgia-state-ga-paul-wolfowitz-president
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spelling okr-10986-249002021-04-23T14:04:20Z Roundtable Discussion on Economic Development, Georgia State, GA, December 11, 2006 Wolfowitz, Paul Young, Andrew PRIVATE CORPORATION EQUIPMENT CORPORATION PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP MARKET MECHANISMS POLITICS GLOBAL MARKETS INTEREST LAWS GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ETHNIC GROUPS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES JOINT VENTURE COMPANIES MINISTER PROJECTS TAX CORRUPTION ASSOCIATIONS RESERVE SAVING CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOPING COUNTRY BUDGET FOREIGN INVESTOR PUBLIC POLICY STATES CEO CIVIL SOCIETY DEMOCRACY GLOBALIZATION VIOLENCE MARKETS TRUST ORGANIZATIONS PRIVATE INVESTMENT JAIL MEDIUM DIRECT INVESTMENT LABOR LOANS FARMERS NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUNDS SUBSIDIES FINANCE GRANTS INFRASTRUCTURE MARKET PRICE SMALL LOANS INTEGRITY FEDERAL RESERVE GOOD ACCOUNTABILITY POLICE FUTURE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT BANK GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY MACROECONOMICS FOREIGN INVESTMENT COLLAPSE PARTNERSHIP MASS TRANSIT PROPERTY PROPERTIES TAX RATES ASSETS MARKET COMPANY POLICY TREASURY BANK ACCOUNTS LAWYER MICROCREDIT GOVERNANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INVESTOR GOODS LAND STATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE COMPANY ORGANIZATION SHARE POVERTY RULING PARTY BID LAW UNIVERSITY IT LENDING CHECK LEADERSHIP SOCIETY AGREEMENT WHITE ELEPHANTS PATRIOTISM JAILS GOVERNMENTS SERVICE SMALL BUSINESSES Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, and Ambassador Andrew Young engaged in a roundtable discussion on economic development, moderated by Dean Bahl of Georgia State. Wolfowitz has made Africa the first priority of the Bank. There is really a chance for Africa to turn the corner. It’s going to have to start with the best performers, doing what the so-called Tigers did in East Asia, showing the way for other countries. Young said you can make more money honestly in a growing economy, than you can steal in a dying economy. Wolfowitz gave examples of the turnaround in Africa. Africa needs an environment where foreign investment support and local domestic investment is even more important. 2016-08-16T19:47:15Z 2016-08-16T19:47:15Z 2006-12-11 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25926560/roundtable-ambassador-andrew-young-dean-bahl-georgia-state-ga-paul-wolfowitz-president http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24900 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Speech Europe and Central Asia Sub-Saharan Africa Ghana Rwanda Tanzania
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topic PRIVATE CORPORATION
EQUIPMENT
CORPORATION
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
MARKET MECHANISMS
POLITICS
GLOBAL MARKETS
INTEREST
LAWS
GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
ETHNIC GROUPS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
JOINT VENTURE
COMPANIES
MINISTER
PROJECTS
TAX
CORRUPTION
ASSOCIATIONS
RESERVE
SAVING
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
BUDGET
FOREIGN INVESTOR
PUBLIC POLICY
STATES
CEO
CIVIL SOCIETY
DEMOCRACY
GLOBALIZATION
VIOLENCE
MARKETS
TRUST
ORGANIZATIONS
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
JAIL
MEDIUM
DIRECT INVESTMENT
LABOR
LOANS
FARMERS
NATURAL RESOURCES
TRUST FUNDS
SUBSIDIES
FINANCE
GRANTS
INFRASTRUCTURE
MARKET PRICE
SMALL LOANS
INTEGRITY
FEDERAL RESERVE
GOOD
ACCOUNTABILITY
POLICE
FUTURE
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
BANK
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY
MACROECONOMICS
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
COLLAPSE
PARTNERSHIP
MASS TRANSIT
PROPERTY
PROPERTIES
TAX RATES
ASSETS
MARKET
COMPANY
POLICY
TREASURY
BANK ACCOUNTS
LAWYER
MICROCREDIT
GOVERNANCE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
INVESTOR
GOODS
LAND
STATE
INVESTMENT
PRIVATE COMPANY
ORGANIZATION
SHARE
POVERTY
RULING PARTY
BID
LAW
UNIVERSITY
IT
LENDING
CHECK
LEADERSHIP
SOCIETY
AGREEMENT
WHITE ELEPHANTS
PATRIOTISM
JAILS
GOVERNMENTS
SERVICE
SMALL BUSINESSES
spellingShingle PRIVATE CORPORATION
EQUIPMENT
CORPORATION
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
MARKET MECHANISMS
POLITICS
GLOBAL MARKETS
INTEREST
LAWS
GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
ETHNIC GROUPS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
JOINT VENTURE
COMPANIES
MINISTER
PROJECTS
TAX
CORRUPTION
ASSOCIATIONS
RESERVE
SAVING
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
BUDGET
FOREIGN INVESTOR
PUBLIC POLICY
STATES
CEO
CIVIL SOCIETY
DEMOCRACY
GLOBALIZATION
VIOLENCE
MARKETS
TRUST
ORGANIZATIONS
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
JAIL
MEDIUM
DIRECT INVESTMENT
LABOR
LOANS
FARMERS
NATURAL RESOURCES
TRUST FUNDS
SUBSIDIES
FINANCE
GRANTS
INFRASTRUCTURE
MARKET PRICE
SMALL LOANS
INTEGRITY
FEDERAL RESERVE
GOOD
ACCOUNTABILITY
POLICE
FUTURE
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
BANK
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY
MACROECONOMICS
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
COLLAPSE
PARTNERSHIP
MASS TRANSIT
PROPERTY
PROPERTIES
TAX RATES
ASSETS
MARKET
COMPANY
POLICY
TREASURY
BANK ACCOUNTS
LAWYER
MICROCREDIT
GOVERNANCE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
INVESTOR
GOODS
LAND
STATE
INVESTMENT
PRIVATE COMPANY
ORGANIZATION
SHARE
POVERTY
RULING PARTY
BID
LAW
UNIVERSITY
IT
LENDING
CHECK
LEADERSHIP
SOCIETY
AGREEMENT
WHITE ELEPHANTS
PATRIOTISM
JAILS
GOVERNMENTS
SERVICE
SMALL BUSINESSES
Wolfowitz, Paul
Young, Andrew
Roundtable Discussion on Economic Development, Georgia State, GA, December 11, 2006
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ghana
Rwanda
Tanzania
description Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, and Ambassador Andrew Young engaged in a roundtable discussion on economic development, moderated by Dean Bahl of Georgia State. Wolfowitz has made Africa the first priority of the Bank. There is really a chance for Africa to turn the corner. It’s going to have to start with the best performers, doing what the so-called Tigers did in East Asia, showing the way for other countries. Young said you can make more money honestly in a growing economy, than you can steal in a dying economy. Wolfowitz gave examples of the turnaround in Africa. Africa needs an environment where foreign investment support and local domestic investment is even more important.
format Speech
author Wolfowitz, Paul
Young, Andrew
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Young, Andrew
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title Roundtable Discussion on Economic Development, Georgia State, GA, December 11, 2006
title_short Roundtable Discussion on Economic Development, Georgia State, GA, December 11, 2006
title_full Roundtable Discussion on Economic Development, Georgia State, GA, December 11, 2006
title_fullStr Roundtable Discussion on Economic Development, Georgia State, GA, December 11, 2006
title_full_unstemmed Roundtable Discussion on Economic Development, Georgia State, GA, December 11, 2006
title_sort roundtable discussion on economic development, georgia state, ga, december 11, 2006
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25926560/roundtable-ambassador-andrew-young-dean-bahl-georgia-state-ga-paul-wolfowitz-president
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