The World Bank Group’s Mission - To End Extreme Poverty

The World Bank Group’s Mission - To End Extreme Poverty

Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, discusses strategies to address inequality that even the poorest nations can adopt, whether through conditional cash transfers, connecting farmers to markets or rural electrification. The lesson is...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kim, Jim Yong
Format: Speech
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
EXTREME POVERTY
FRAGILE AND CONFLICT AFFECTED STATES
DRINKING WATER
INTERNET ACCESS
INFRASTRUCTURE
INCLUSIVE GROWTH
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS
REFUGEES
ENERGY
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
STUDENT LEARNING
DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
CLIMATE CHANGE
INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS
GLOBAL TRADE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/244981536644262530/Speech-by-World-Bank-President-Jim-Yong-Kim-The-World-Bank-Group-s-Mission-To-End-Extreme-Poverty
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30640
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Summary:Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, discusses strategies to address inequality that even the poorest nations can adopt, whether through conditional cash transfers, connecting farmers to markets or rural electrification. The lesson is that inequality is not an unsolvable mystery. Pro-equality policies are not luxury goods and can work in any country. Economic growth must be more robust and more inclusive and human capital investments have to grow in size and effectiveness.

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