Working as a family : letters to World Bank staff on first day as president, Washington, D.C.

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1 Working as a family : letters to World Bank staff on first day as president, Washington, D.C. p. 13 "We're here for one reason only, and that is to change the world" : remarks at an open house p. 17 for World Bank staff, Women and the transformation of the 21st century : address at the fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing New directions and new partnerships : address to the board of governors at the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, p. 23 p. 28 Education : the best investment p. 41 Economies in transition - from plan to market : foreword to World Development Report 1996 p. 43 People and development : address to the board of governors at the annual meetings of the p. 45 World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, 1996 : a stronger, more agile, more effective World Bank : message from the president and p. 55 The banking community in an interdependent world : opportunities and challenges : address to the Bankers' Club, London p. 58 The World Bank and the evolving challenges of development : address at a congressional p. 64 staff forum sponsored by the Overseas Development Council, Helping China grow p. 70 The challenge of inclusion : address to the board of governors at the annual meetings of the World Bank and the Iternational Monetary Fund, Hong Kong SAR, China 1997 : the strategic compact and a more effective fight against poverty : message from the president and p. 73 p. 85 Do we have the courage to grab our chance in Asia? p. 87 A new bank strategy for rural development : foreword to rural development : from vision to action p. 90 The message of Kampala : address to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, p. 92 Addis Ababa The world needs a strong and internationally active Japan : address at the annual dinner of the Japan Society, New York The other crisis : address to the board of governors at the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, p. 103 p : changes bearing fruit : message from the president and p. 121 West bank and Gaza : without economic hope there cannot be peace : remarks for the prime p. 123 minister's jubilee business summit, Jerusalem "Our working together... is a matter of necessity" : remarks at the World Bank-NGO Conference on Participatory Development, p. 125 A proposal for a comprehensive development framework : excerpts from a memorandum to p. 128 the board of executive directors and staff of the World Bank, The right wheel : an agenda for comprehensive development remarks at the International Conference on Democracy, Market Economy, and Development, Seoul p. 138 More focus on the social sector : remarks at the Bretton Woods Committee annual meeting, p. 145

2 How do you spell "debt relief'? p. 151 Coalitions for change : address to the board of governors at the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, p : facing the new millennium with clarity of mission : message from the president and p. 166 Culture is the base of development : remarks at culture counts : a conference on p. 168 financing, resources, and the economics of culture in sustainable development, Florence, Italy Fighting corruption is central to development : remarks at the ninth International Anti-corruption Conference, Durban, South Africa Postconflict countries and defining new cooperation in the humanitarian agenda : remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, p. 175 p. 181 Global trade and the development round : seizing the day : remarks at the third ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization, Seattle War against AIDS in Africa : excerpts from an address to the United Nations Security Council, New York p. 190 p. 194 Empowerment and voices of the poor : can anyone hear us? : foreword to volume I of Voices p. 199 of the poor Ensuring safe water for all through participation, innovation, and inclusion : remarks at the second World Water Forum : from vision to action, the Hague p. 201 "It is difficult to talk reason when people are on the barricades" : remarks at the Multilateral Development Banks' meeting on the HIPC initiative, Investing in our children : excerpts from an address at the World Bank Early Childhood Development Conference 2000, New challenges for development in the Middle East : remarks at the 30th-anniversary International Board of Governors meeting, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel Developing countries in an evolving world financial system : remarks to the Harvard Business School global alumni conference on "business without walls," Berlin p. 208 p. 213 p. 216 p. 227 The role of information technology in a knowledge-based global economy : address to the p. 233 United Nations Economic and Social Council, New York Poverty amid plenty the world's greatest challenge : foreword to World Development Report 2000/2001 p. 240 Winning the war on biodiversity conservation p. 244 Building an equitable world : address to the board of governors at the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, Prague p : we have embarked on a path of change : message from the president and p. from 258 the 2000 World Bank annual report Why public-private partnerships matter for development - and are good for business : keynote speech at the fifth German World Bank Forum, Berlin "Educating a woman is educating a family" : remarks at a reception to celebrate International Women's Day, p. 261 p. 265 Africans are ready for bold change, with help p. 269 Local action in a globalizing economy : important roles for mayors and city administrations : remarks delivered by videoconference from p. 272

3 The challenges of globalization : the role of the World Bank : address to the Bundestag, Berlin Partnership to fight malaria : address at the fourth global partnership meeting to roll back malaria, p. 276 p. 287 Infrastructure and the World Bank's mission : building a foundation for poverty p. 291 reduction : remarks at the World Bank group infrastructure forum 2001, Turning the tide on AIDS p. 296 A vision of development and peace on the Nile : keynote address at the launching of the International Consortium for Cooperation on the Nile, Geneva "It is a different world today" : closing remarks at Public Sector Day, World Bank headquarters, 2001 : the urgency for action on poverty is pressing : message from the president and p. 300 p. 305 p. 311 The greatest long-term challenge p. 314 A growing international recognition of global interdependence : statement at the International Monetary and Financial Committee meeting, Ottawa Creating better lives for poor people : PRSPs : remarks at a townhall meeting at World Bank group headquarters, A partnership for development and peace : keynote address delivered at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Financing development for peace through enduring partnerships : address at the International Conference on Financing for Development, Monterrey, Mexico p. 317 p. 323 p. 329 p. 338 Parliamentary actions and cooperation for poverty reduction : address at the third annual conference of the parliamentary network on the World Bank, Bern, Switzerland p. 342 Timor-Leste : the struggle against poverty ahead : letter from Dili, Timor-Leste, posted May 21, 2002 Toward education for all : what can the G-8 do? : remarks at a press conference at the Council on Foreign Relations, "United in the dream of... a better world" : remarks at a reception for new staff, World Bank headquarters, "Remember the past, but build for the future" : address to the Rwandan National Assembly, Kigali, Rwanda p. 348 p. 350 p. 353 p. 356 Rich, poor should join hands for sustainable development p. 360 A time to act : address to the board of governors at the annual meetings of the World Bank p. 365 and the International Monetary Fund, 2002 : there are not two worlds - there is only one : message from the president and Lifelong learning and the knowledge economy : keynote address at the Lifelong Learning Conference, Stuttgart, Germany Development evaluation and aid efficiency : remarks at a seminar of the Operations Evaluation Department, Cooperation and partnership : harmonizing the activities of development agencies for poverty reduction : remarks at the high-level forum on harmonization, Rome p. 371 p. 375 p. 380 p. 382 Scale up the global fight against tuberculosis : a killer returns p. 386 Trade, development, and the Doha round : statement at the World Trade Organization general council meeting on coherence, Geneva p. 388

4 Promoting the knowledge economy : keynote address at the German World Bank Forum, Bonn, p. 393 Germany A matter of passion and commitment : remarks at the Bretton Woods Committee annual meeting, MIGA's key role in the bank's mission : foreword to the 2003 Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency annual report "A true partnership with the Roma people" : remarks at the conference on Roma in an expanding Europe : challenges for the future, Budapest The inspection panel : transparency and accountability : foreword to accountability at the World Bank : the inspection panel 10 years on p. 402 p. 409 p. 411 p. 415 Making services work for poor people : foreword to World Development Report 2004 p. 417 Small business and creating jobs : foreword to 2003 annual review : small business activities p. 419 "We recognize a need to come together" : remarks at the Youth, Development, and Peace p. 421 Conference, Paris A new global balance : the challenge of leadership : address to the board of governors at the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, Dubai p : building on the Monterrey consensus : message from the president and p. 437 The reconstruction of Iraq - and beyond : remarks to the Council on Foreign Relations, "We must each of us... lift our game" : address to the United Nations high-level dialogue on financing for development, New York p. 440 p. 447 A new deal for the world's poor p. 449 Human rights and development : toward mutual reinforcement : remarks at a dialogue p. 452 organized by the Ethical Globalization Initiative and New York University law school, New York Measuring progress in achieving the 2015 millennium development goals : foreword to world development indicators 2004 p. 459 Press freedom helps fight poverty p. 461 Peace and development : closing remarks at the annual bank conference on development p. 464 economics, Brussels The search for values in a world out of balance : commencement address at Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts Scaling up the fight against poverty : opening remarks at the Shanghai conference on scaling up poverty reduction, Shanghai Russia's development potential : address at the first international conference on corporate governance and economic growth in Russia, Moscow Ensuring accountability in achieving the millennium development goals : foreword to global monitoring report 2004 Faith and development institutions working together to better the lives of the poor : foreword to mind, heart and soul in the fight against poverty p. 468 p. 473 p. 479 p. 483 p. 485 Energy needs for the next 25 years and climate change : excerpts from remarks at a p. 488 conference sponsored by the Brookings Institution and the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, A better investment climate for everyone : foreword to World Development Report 2005 p. 493

5 Securing the 21st century, protecting the planet : address to the board of governors at p. 495 the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C : signs of hope and signs of concern : message from the president and p. 505 "We have to come together to deal with poverty" : address at the high-level encounter of p. 508 the World Council of Churches, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund, Geneva Tryst with destiny : globalisation can be India's hour of glory p. 515 Helping disabled people out of the shadows p. 518 After the tsunami : rebuilding lives, assets, confidence : address to the ASEAN leaders' meeting on the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami, Jakarta Merging global knowledge with local knowledge : remarks transmitted by video conference to the Knowledge Economy Forum, Abuja, Nigeria p. 521 p. 524 Table of Contents provided by Blackwell's Book Services and R.R. Bowker. Used with permission.

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