World Development Report 2009 - World Bank

[nottyisdabest]

For all the people in Edge Hill doing a critigue on this, Hey!

[lovelplants]

hmm well, in the city we really have a better opportunity indeed. but it doesn't mean that we all succeed..

[Ben0rz]

a very one sided report...

[Mghazawy]

why not build the full cities with full services nearer to the rural areas so that population will be more distibuted?

[luffy6666]

"The process of bringing people to prosperity is a process of moving people out of rural areas into the cities... And this process should be encouraged..."

- Prof. Paul Collier

WHAT?!?!? I simply can't believe that i heard what i heard.

And I wonder how come that a guy that says such barbarity is teaching at the Oxford University.

[aitrbaa1]

no bro. its not West and East.. not it is Muslim and Christian..that not deffrient,its poor people and rich people,look india is not muslim but many poor is there ,and look for the many countries in centre-america is too lot of peaples poor,but its not same religion.our problems is :how has money,and how has nothings.but we should belive only Humnain race.thanks bro

[jack999rocks]

it is not West and East ..it is Muslim and Christian culture..that do not match in many cases...! other cultures in the Asia other than Christian and Muslim ...

for example the Hindu..the Buddu..the Chinese Cultures are open minded.

[jimmyass]

The world bank development report is to simplistic, although they highlight key areas that city and national governace can improve, in trying to meet the 3D's. This approach is to simplistic and focuses on economics. The world bank dismisses any connection so social and environmental causes and states that it is a purely economic cause. A grass routes persepective is needed to understand development within cities and agricutlral regions rather than this top down appoach.

[jimmyass]

This video highlights probably the most important point, dont try and shape the market, let people migrate to places, let economic grwoth occur unevenly, but accomodate the movement of people with infrasturcture as at the end of the day there will be convergence.

[sonibel80]

It is about time people took charge of their destiny, because over the years IMF did nothing tangible to reduce world poverty, instead they made it worse with the way they managed the world economic affairs especially those of the developing countries. No wonder a speaker from London Hyde Park corner (Speakers Corner) called them the - International Mother Fuckers (IMF)

[djStrimmer]

This suggests the World Bank may have given up on its own Millenium Goals to reduce poverty. No mention of them at all.

Nothing about malaria, aids and disease. Maybe that will be covered next year!

Will Obama give the multilaterals more money?

The EU has all ready cut their Aid budget by over '$4.6 billion less than a year ago' ( H Morris, p7,FT 11.03. 09) according to Kevin Watkins of UNESCO.

[mockingbird83]

this focuses an awful lot on infrastructure development. which no doubt, is extremely important, but is certainly not the only crucial element in development. Recent studies indicate that the means are as important as the ends when it comes to infrastructure. That utilising 'grass-roots' community associations to undertake much of the infrastructure development assist locals in not only developing their communities, but also better engaging with local officials and politicans.

[LUKAvac2]

World bank like crises. Every one know that.