Region
Invite you to a book launch featuring a recent publication
Crime, Violence and Development
Trends, Costs and Policy Options in the Caribbean
by Andrew Morrison, Bernice van Bronkhorst, Gabriel Demombynes and Ted Leggett
Many Caribbean governments spend between one and four percent of their GDP
fighting crime and violence in their country. At the core of these high rates of
crime lies narcotics trafficking, which accounts for many crimes perpetrated in
the Caribbean and makes the region number one in terms of murder rates globally.
Caribbean countries are not producers of cocaine, but constitute major transit
points in the global narcotics trade. Hence, many of the issues of crime and
violence faced by Caribbean countries transcend national boundaries and require
a strong coordinated regional and international response.
Monday, September 10, 2007
12:00 p.m.
World Bank J Building, J1-050
701 18th St. NW corner of 18th St. and Pennsylvania Ave.
For non bank staff, please RSVP to infoShopevents@worldbank.org
A light lunch will be served
Moderated by
Caroline Anstey
Country Director, Caribbean Country Management Unit, World Bank
Ms. Anstey joined the World Bank in 1995. Since then, she has held various
positions including Assistant and Speechwriter to the President, James D.
Wolfensohn, Director of Media, and Chief Spokesperson for the World Bank. In
her current position, Ms. Anstey is responsible for leading the Bank's policy
dialogue, assistance strategy, program delivery and overall relationship in the
countries of the Caribbean, in close collaboration with sector and country
colleagues. Prior to joining the Bank, Ms. Anstey worked for six years as
editor of the BBC flagship weekly current affairs program "Analysis." Before
joining the BBC, Ms. Anstey worked as a political assistant to the Rt. Hon James
Callaghan MP. She has served for over 20 years as Secretariat member of the
InterAction Council.
Presented by
Gabriel Demombynes
Economist, Poverty and Gender Group, Latin American and the Caribbean Region,
World Bank
Gabriel Demombynes is an Economist in the Poverty and Gender Group in the Latin
American and the Caribbean Region. He has published journal articles on poverty
mapping, poverty and growth analysis, and risk factors for crime. At the Bank,
his work has included research on crime in Jamaica, along with contributions to
studies on informal labor and on rural poverty in Argentina. Previous to his
current position, he was economy policy advisor to Howard Dean during his U.S.
presidential campaign in 2003-04.
Bernice K. van Bronkhorst
Urban Specialist, Latin and the Caribbean Region, World Bank
Bernice van Bronkhorst is an urban specialist in the urban and water cluster in
the Latin American and the Caribbean Region. She has also worked in various
sectors and country units at the World Bank, including the private sector and
infrastructure unit and the poverty reduction and economic management sector.
Prior to coming to the World Bank, she was a lecturer in gender studies at
Regent's College in London, U.K.
Ambassador Curtis A. Ward
Former Ambassador of Jamaica
Ambassador Curtis Ward was appointed in May 2002 to serve as an Expert Advisor
to the UN?s Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC). The CTC is a unique body created
by the UN Security Council post- 9/11 and tasked with monitoring all states in
establishing the mandatory measures of SCR 1373 to prevent and suppress
international terrorism. Prior to joining the CTC, Mr. Ward served as
Ambassador of Jamaica and as Alternate Representative of Jamaica at the United
Nations Security Council from 1 Jan. 2000 to 31 Dec. 2001. Prior to his
appointment in 1999 as Ambassador to the UN, Mr. Ward engaged in private
practice law in Washington, DC for a period of nineteen years. Mr Ward holds
and LLM in International Economic Law from Georgetown University, a J.D. in
International and Commercial Law and a B.A. in Economics and Political Science
from Howard University.
For more information or to order the report, please visit:
http://web.worldbank.org/external/default/main?pagePK=146736&theSitePK=258554&contentMDK=21320843&noSURL=Y
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About the World Bank Caribbean Country Management Unit
The World Bank Caribbean Country Management Unit (CMU) serves 15 Caribbean
countries and is part of the Latin American and Caribbean region. The Caribbean
CMU is responsible for the Bank's development strategy and programs in the
Caribbean region. For more information on the Bank's programs in the Caribbean,
please visit:
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