The End of the Third World? : Modernizing Multilateralism for a Multipolar World

Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Bank Group, spoke on the theme that we are now in a new, fast-evolving multipolar world economy in which outdated classifications no longer fit. He discussed these topics: (i) the end of the third world; (ii) multilateralism matters; (iii) new sources of de...

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Main Author: Zoellick, Robert B.
Format: Speech
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
PURCHASING POWER PARITY TERM; FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW; SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE ENTERPRISE; CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCE; GLOBAL ECONOMY; MULTILATERAL INSTITUTION; INTEREST RATE RISK; WORLD ECONOMY; EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT; SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND; PATTERNS OF INTEGRATION; PUBLIC SECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE; GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS; DOMESTIC POLITICAL CONSTRAINT; CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY; CAPACITY OF INDIVIDUAL; CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; INCREASE ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH; ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY; AGRICULTURAL VALUE CHAIN; DEMAND FOR IMPORT; SOURCE CAPITAL; LACK OF COMMITMENT; EFFECTIVE SAFETY NETS; LAND USE POLICY; GLOBAL MARKET; MUTUAL INTEREST; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PROPERTY RIGHT; CONSUMER GOOD; CONSUMER GOODS; NARROW INTEREST; TECTONIC PLATE; MIDDLE CLASS; FOREIGN EXCHANGE; INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMS; DECENTRALIZATION MODEL; OPEN ACCESS; CREATING OPPORTUNITY; STRATEGIC FOCUS; CORRUPT INDIVIDUALS; CAPITAL INVESTMENTS; FINANCIAL RESOURCE; CAPITAL INCREASE; INDUSTRIAL ZONE; CURRENCY BORROWING; AFRICAN CHILDREN; BINARY CHOICE; GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT; POWER RELATIONSHIP; CLEANER ENERGY; FINANCIAL INNOVATION; WORLD OUTPUT; ENERGY SECURITY; TRANSITION COUNTRY; BASIC TECHNOLOGY; HYDRO ELECTRICITY; STOCK MARKET; TRANSITION COUNTRIES; MANUFACTURING JOBS; IMPORT DEMAND; CONSTRUCTION ENTERPRISE; SMALLER ONE; DOMESTIC PRODUCTION; EMERGING ECONOMY; PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENT; HIGH DEBT; CAPITAL GOOD; CURRENCY SWAP; LARGEST MARKETS; FINANCIAL REFORM; FINANCIAL REGULATION; FAULT LINE; SUPERVISORY STANDARD; SUPERVISORY FRAMEWORK; PRIVATE MARKET; SYSTEMIC RISK; IMPORT VOLUME; FINANCIAL FLOW; FINANCIAL SECTOR; TRANSACTION COST; ASSET PRICE; UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE; FINANCIAL SERVICE; EXPENSIVE ITEM; WORLD TRADE; VOICE SERVICE; EQUITY FUND; DISTRIBUTION NETWORK; LIVING STANDARD; LOCAL MANUFACTURERS; LOCAL MARKET; OFFICIAL RESERVE; GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY; MULTILATERAL SYSTEM; COMMON DESTINY; AFRICAN FARMER; INTEGRATED MARKET; GLOBAL LIQUIDITY; PUBLIC GOODS; CORPORATE SCORECARD; EMERGING ECONOMIES; FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION; BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY; GRAIN PRICE; INFORMATION BARRIERS; EFFICIENCY GAIN; WEATHER DERIVATIVE; TIDAL WAVE; ASIAN CRISIS; POWER SOURCES; CLEAN ENVIRONMENT; LIVESTOCK INSURANCE; CATASTROPHE INSURANCE; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; MUTUAL BENEFITS; INTERNATIONAL POLITICS; INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/535001521621952910/The-end-of-the-third-world-modernizing-multilateralism-for-a-multipolar-world-by-Robert-B-Zoellick-President-World-Bank-Group
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29639