Forty Years of Reform and Poverty Reduction : Remarks at the International Forum on China’s Reform and Opening Up and Poverty Reduction
Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, spoke about the following: i) understand China’s journey and get the historical record right; ii) understand China’s past reforms, because they are important for future reforms; iii) understanding China’s reforms is increasingly important for the res...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/567321544711350532/World-Bank-Group-President-Jim-Yong-Kim-s-Remarks-at-the-International-Forum-on-China-s-Reform-and-Opening-Up-and-Poverty-Reduction http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31123 |
| Summary: | Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, spoke about the following: i) understand China’s journey and get the historical record right; ii) understand China’s past reforms, because they are important for future reforms; iii) understanding China’s reforms is increasingly important for the rest of the world; iv) china’s reform and opening up program, which was the foundation for the rapid growth that allowed people to lift themselves out of poverty; v) a focused and sustained effort targeted at poverty reduction throughout the reform period. |
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