A Case for Aid: Building a Consensus for Development Assistance

ISBN-13: 9780821351628 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 228 str.

Roger D. Cowe

Opis

This publication includes readings related to the U.N. International Conference on Financing for Development, held in Monterrey, Mexico, in March 2002:
(a) 'A Partnership for Development and Peace, ' a keynote speech given by World Bank president James D. Wolfensohn, two weeks before the Monterrey event;
(b) 'Making the Case for Aid, ' a note by World Bank chief economist Nicholas Stern, discussing the consensus that emerged from Monterrey;
(c) 'The Role and Effectiveness of Development Assistance, ' a report presented at Monterrey, detailing lessons from the World Bank's experience, written by Ian Goldin, Halsey Rogers, and Nicholas Stern;
(d) 'The Monterrey Consensus, ' the official United Nations document outlining the major agreements reached at the conference, with an introduction by Mats Karlsson, World Bank vice president for external and U.N. affairs.