AUTHOR'S BIO
James D. Wolfensohn
James Wolfensohn is Chairman of Wolfensohn & Co and a former President of the World Bank.
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Hope for the Roma
George Soros and James D. Wolfensohn Series: Human Rights 2009-11-02Hated, alienated, and shunned, the Roma have for too long been easy and defenseless targets for Europe's disgruntled racists, with violent attacks escalating in recent months. Only through much stronger efforts can European countries break the nexus of poverty and educational deprivation that traps too many Roma – and leaves them vulnerable to unspeakable abuse.... read Comments: 1 Recommended: 0 Read: 6949
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Farewell to Development’s Old Divides
James D. Wolfensohn Series: Frontiers of Growth 2007-11-23The notion of a divide between the rich north from the poor and developing south – for years a central concept in thinking about economic development – has been rendered obsolete by unprecedented levels of global growth and interdependence in the past two decades. As a result, the north-south divide has been replaced by a four-tier world with its own set of challenges. ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 11298
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The Greening of New York
James D. Wolfensohn Series: The World in Words 2007-08-08New York City has always been a global leader in finance, the arts, and many other fields. Now, thanks to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's bold vision, It is an ideal candidate to create a blueprint for cleaner and more efficient urbanization in the US and the world.... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 9617
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Putting Youth First
James D. Wolfensohn, Eduardo Missoni and Giacomo Filibeck Series: Frontiers of Growth 2004-09-09All of the world's current crises - conflict, HIV/AIDS, unemployment - have one thing in common: they all involve young people who are burdened by the despair of these problems, but who are also a largely untapped source of change.... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 12919
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Making Growth Green
James D. Wolfensohn Series: Frontiers of Growth 2004-05-28When the world's leaders met at the Millennium Summit four years ago, they agreed on a set of goals aimed at cutting global poverty in half by 2015. They also set targets for the environment, because they understood its centrality to long-term economic growth, human development, and the stability of the planet. The problem is that today, ten years shy of when the 2015 goals are to be met, progress on the environment is alarmingly slow. So much more is possible.... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 15236
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Why Europe's Roma Matter
George Soros and James D. Wolfensohn Series: The World in Words 2003-06-26The World Bank, the Open Society Institute, and the European Commission are co-sponsoring a conference, Roma in an Expanding Europe: Challenges for the Future, from June 30-July 1 in Budapest, with the Government of Hungary as host. Here, the President of the World Bank and the Chairman of the OSI discuss the problems that must be addressed.... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 12415
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