Speech at the Multi-Sectoral Conference on Partnerships for Governance and Development

James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank Group, noted that we face a worldwide challenge as the population in developing countries grows. What sort of conditions are those people going to live in? Is there going to be equity? Social justice? Peace? The world has changed in the last 50 years,...

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Main Author: Wolfensohn, James D.
Format: Speech
Language:English
en_US
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25657943/speech-multi-sectoral-conference-partnerships-governance-development-james-d-wolfensohn-president
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spelling okr-10986-261782021-04-23T14:04:20Z Speech at the Multi-Sectoral Conference on Partnerships for Governance and Development Wolfensohn, James D. SAFETY NETS LOCAL COMMUNITY JUDICIAL SYSTEM JUSTICE SOCIAL SECTORS NGO EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS CAPITAL MARKETS SOCIAL SAFETY NETS ACCOUNTABILITY URBANIZATION CORRUPT SOCIAL SECTOR INVESTMENT SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS FINANCIAL CRISIS FUTURE BANK GOVERNMENT CIVIL SOCIETY SERVICES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES GOVERNORS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES DECISION MAKING CIVIL SOCIETY-GOVERNMENT MEDIUM PRIVATE SECTOR SOCIAL ISSUES INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS CRIME CORRUPTION FINANCIAL SYSTEM SOCIAL PROGRAMS MULTILATERAL INSTITUTIONS POLICY POVERTY ALLEVIATION OUTPUT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT GOVERNANCE James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank Group, noted that we face a worldwide challenge as the population in developing countries grows. What sort of conditions are those people going to live in? Is there going to be equity? Social justice? Peace? The world has changed in the last 50 years, with the private sector and market-oriented economies prevalent, with a more dynamic civil society. In the Philippines, one in three live in poverty. Addressing this must be done in a cooperative way. The Comprehensive Development Framework brings together stakeholders. Social programs will only work if there is an effective structure involving these elements: the first element is strengthening governance; second element is a proper legal and judicial system; third element is the issue of financial supervision and control; fourth element is social system in place; and fifth element is the issue of corruption. The issue of implementation and the issue of transparent review and accountability are tremendously important. 2017-02-24T20:37:28Z 2017-02-24T20:37:28Z 2000-02-26 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25657943/speech-multi-sectoral-conference-partnerships-governance-development-james-d-wolfensohn-president http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26178 English en_US Makati City, Philippines, February 26, 2000; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Speech East Asia and Pacific Philippines
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topic SAFETY NETS
LOCAL COMMUNITY
JUDICIAL SYSTEM
JUSTICE
SOCIAL SECTORS
NGO
EQUITY
COMMUNICATIONS
CAPITAL MARKETS
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
ACCOUNTABILITY
URBANIZATION
CORRUPT
SOCIAL SECTOR
INVESTMENT
SOCIAL JUSTICE
SOCIAL SERVICES
PARTNERSHIPS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FUTURE
BANK
GOVERNMENT
CIVIL SOCIETY
SERVICES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
GOVERNORS
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
DECISION MAKING
CIVIL SOCIETY-GOVERNMENT
MEDIUM
PRIVATE SECTOR
SOCIAL ISSUES
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
CRIME
CORRUPTION
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
MULTILATERAL INSTITUTIONS
POLICY
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
OUTPUT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
GOVERNANCE
spellingShingle SAFETY NETS
LOCAL COMMUNITY
JUDICIAL SYSTEM
JUSTICE
SOCIAL SECTORS
NGO
EQUITY
COMMUNICATIONS
CAPITAL MARKETS
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
ACCOUNTABILITY
URBANIZATION
CORRUPT
SOCIAL SECTOR
INVESTMENT
SOCIAL JUSTICE
SOCIAL SERVICES
PARTNERSHIPS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FUTURE
BANK
GOVERNMENT
CIVIL SOCIETY
SERVICES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
GOVERNORS
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
DECISION MAKING
CIVIL SOCIETY-GOVERNMENT
MEDIUM
PRIVATE SECTOR
SOCIAL ISSUES
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
CRIME
CORRUPTION
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
MULTILATERAL INSTITUTIONS
POLICY
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
OUTPUT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
GOVERNANCE
Wolfensohn, James D.
Speech at the Multi-Sectoral Conference on Partnerships for Governance and Development
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
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relation Makati City, Philippines, February 26, 2000;
description James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank Group, noted that we face a worldwide challenge as the population in developing countries grows. What sort of conditions are those people going to live in? Is there going to be equity? Social justice? Peace? The world has changed in the last 50 years, with the private sector and market-oriented economies prevalent, with a more dynamic civil society. In the Philippines, one in three live in poverty. Addressing this must be done in a cooperative way. The Comprehensive Development Framework brings together stakeholders. Social programs will only work if there is an effective structure involving these elements: the first element is strengthening governance; second element is a proper legal and judicial system; third element is the issue of financial supervision and control; fourth element is social system in place; and fifth element is the issue of corruption. The issue of implementation and the issue of transparent review and accountability are tremendously important.
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title Speech at the Multi-Sectoral Conference on Partnerships for Governance and Development
title_short Speech at the Multi-Sectoral Conference on Partnerships for Governance and Development
title_full Speech at the Multi-Sectoral Conference on Partnerships for Governance and Development
title_fullStr Speech at the Multi-Sectoral Conference on Partnerships for Governance and Development
title_full_unstemmed Speech at the Multi-Sectoral Conference on Partnerships for Governance and Development
title_sort speech at the multi-sectoral conference on partnerships for governance and development
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url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25657943/speech-multi-sectoral-conference-partnerships-governance-development-james-d-wolfensohn-president
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