WORLD BANK INFOSHOP EVENT: "Remittances and Development: Lessons from Latin America" on Tuesday, April 8th

Tuesday, April 8, 2008
2:00 - 3:00 pm

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Please RSVP to infoshopevents@worldbank.org

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World Bank External Affairs Unit for Latin America and the Caribbean

invite you to a panel discussion featuring a recent publication

"Remittances and Development: Lessons from Latin America"

Book presentation and debate on the impact of US economic slowdown

Workers' remittances have become a major source of financing for developing
countries and are especially important in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC),
which is at the top of the ranking of remittances receiving regions in the
world. While there has been a recent surge in analytical work on the topic, this
book is motivated by the large heterogeneity in migration and remittances
patterns across countries and regions, and by the fact that existing evidence
for LAC is restricted to only a few countries, such as Mexico and El Salvador.
Because the nature of the phenomenon varies across countries, its development
impact and policy implications are also likely to differ in ways that are still
largely unknown. This book helps fill the gap by exploring, in the specific
context of Latin America and Caribbean countries, some of the main questions
faced by policymakers when trying to respond to increasing remittances flows.

For more information, or to order the book, please click here.

INTRODUCED BY
Pamela Cox
Vice President, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, World Bank
Ms. Cox is the World Bank?s Vice President for the Latin America and the
Caribbean Region. She is a development economist and has held several management
positions in various countries and regions since joining the Bank in 1980. Most
recently, she was Director of Strategy and Operations for the Africa Region,
where she oversaw the increase of Bank lending to the poorest African countries.
Ms. Cox also served as Country Director for South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho,
Namibia and Swaziland. She was Chief of the Country Operations Division in East
Asia, and served as Chief of the Agriculture and Environment Operations in the
same region.

PRESENTED BY EDITORS
Pablo Fajnzylber
Senior Economist, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, World Bank
Mr. Fajnzylber is a Senior Economist in the Chief Economist?s Office of the
Latin America and Caribbean Region of the World Bank. Previously, he worked at
the Bank?s Finance and Private Sector Development Department and at its
Development Economics Research Group. Mr. Fajnzylber has published in various
professional journals on a variety of development topics, including the economic
impact of workers? remittances, the dynamics of micro-enterprises in developing
countries, the impact of international trade on labor demand, and the economic
causes of violent crime. He has also contributed to publications on informality
and the determinants of economic growth in Latin America.

J. Humberto Lopez
Lead Economist and Sector Leader, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, World
Bank
Mr. Lopez has been Lead Economist and Sector Leader for Poverty Reduction and
Economic Management for Central America at the World Bank since February 2008.
Previously, he was a senior economist in the Office of the Regional Chief
Economist, where he co-authored reports on pro-poor growth and on remittances
and development. He worked on operational aspects of the Poverty Reduction
Strategy Paper and Heavily Indebted Poor Country initiatives at the Bank's
Central America department and on pro-poor growth and poverty and social impact
analysis in the Poverty department. Mr. Lopez has published on issues related
to fiscal policy, optimal currency areas and real exchange rate misalignment,
international business cycle synchronization, armed conflict and development,
and pro-poor growth.

COMMENTS BY
Susan Minushkin
Deputy Director, Pew Hispanic Center
Ms. Minushkin joined the Pew Hispanic Center from the Centro de Investigaciones
y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) in Mexico City, where she was a professor of
international studies and director of the first ongoing public and elite survey
in Mexico on foreign policy and Mexican attitudes toward international issues.
Her research expertise includes Mexican public opinion and foreign policy, Latin
American politics, and economic globalization in developing countries.

MODERATED BY
Sergio Jellinek
Communications Advisor, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, World Bank
Mr. Jellinek is the Communications Advisor for the Latin America and the
Caribbean Region at the World Bank, where he oversees communications for the
Bank?s entire action field within the region. He is also a founder of COM+
Alliance, which is a partnership of international organizations and
communications professionals who are committed to using communications to
advance a vision of sustainable development. He has extensive experience in
developing countries both as a working journalist and as an advisor to
international organizations.

***********************************
About the InfoShop
The InfoShop is the public information center of the World Bank and serves as a
forum for substantial debate on international development. Our extensive events
program consists of more than 250 events over the past two years and has hosted
many internationally recognized speakers including Queen Noor, Francis Fukuyama,
Jeffrey Sachs, Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz, Thomas Friedman, and Carly Fiorina.
The InfoShop functions as the only publicly accessible space at headquarters and
provides internal and external audiences with over 15,000 titles published by
the World Bank, international organizations, and other publishers on development
issues.
For more information, visit: www.worldbank.org/infoshop
Comments about the events program: http://go.worldbank.org/TDG9T8O9K0

WORLD BANK INFOSHOP EVENT: "Remittances and Development: Lessons from Latin America" on Tuesday, April 8th

The InfoShop/World Bank Public Information Center

&

World Bank External Affairs Unit for Latin America and the Caribbean

invite you to a panel discussion featuring a recent publication

"Remittances and Development: Lessons from Latin America"

Book presentation and debate on the impact of US economic slowdown

Workers' remittances have become a major source of financing for developing
countries and are especially important in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC),
which is at the top of the ranking of remittances receiving regions in the
world. While there has been a recent surge in analytical work on the topic, this
book is motivated by the large heterogeneity in migration and remittances
patterns across countries and regions, and by the fact that existing evidence
for LAC is restricted to only a few countries, such as Mexico and El Salvador.
Because the nature of the phenomenon varies across countries, its development
impact and policy implications are also likely to differ in ways that are still
largely unknown. This book helps fill the gap by exploring, in the specific
context of Latin America and Caribbean countries, some of the main questions
faced by policymakers when trying to respond to increasing remittances flows.

For more information, or to order the book, please click here.

INTRODUCED BY
Pamela Cox
Vice President, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, World Bank
Ms. Cox is the World Bank?s Vice President for the Latin America and the
Caribbean Region. She is a development economist and has held several management
positions in various countries and regions since joining the Bank in 1980. Most
recently, she was Director of Strategy and Operations for the Africa Region,
where she oversaw the increase of Bank lending to the poorest African countries.
Ms. Cox also served as Country Director for South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho,
Namibia and Swaziland. She was Chief of the Country Operations Division in East
Asia, and served as Chief of the Agriculture and Environment Operations in the
same region.

PRESENTED BY EDITORS
Pablo Fajnzylber
Senior Economist, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, World Bank
Mr. Fajnzylber is a Senior Economist in the Chief Economist?s Office of the
Latin America and Caribbean Region of the World Bank. Previously, he worked at
the Bank?s Finance and Private Sector Development Department and at its
Development Economics Research Group. Mr. Fajnzylber has published in various
professional journals on a variety of development topics, including the economic
impact of workers? remittances, the dynamics of micro-enterprises in developing
countries, the impact of international trade on labor demand, and the economic
causes of violent crime. He has also contributed to publications on informality
and the determinants of economic growth in Latin America.

J. Humberto Lopez
Lead Economist and Sector Leader, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, World
Bank
Mr. Lopez has been Lead Economist and Sector Leader for Poverty Reduction and
Economic Management for Central America at the World Bank since February 2008.
Previously, he was a senior economist in the Office of the Regional Chief
Economist, where he co-authored reports on pro-poor growth and on remittances
and development. He worked on operational aspects of the Poverty Reduction
Strategy Paper and Heavily Indebted Poor Country initiatives at the Bank's
Central America department and on pro-poor growth and poverty and social impact
analysis in the Poverty department. Mr. Lopez has published on issues related
to fiscal policy, optimal currency areas and real exchange rate misalignment,
international business cycle synchronization, armed conflict and development,
and pro-poor growth.

COMMENTS BY
Susan Minushkin
Deputy Director, Pew Hispanic Center
Ms. Minushkin joined the Pew Hispanic Center from the Centro de Investigaciones
y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) in Mexico City, where she was a professor of
international studies and director of the first ongoing public and elite survey
in Mexico on foreign policy and Mexican attitudes toward international issues.
Her research expertise includes Mexican public opinion and foreign policy, Latin
American politics, and economic globalization in developing countries.

MODERATED BY
Sergio Jellinek
Communications Advisor, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, World Bank
Mr. Jellinek is the Communications Advisor for the Latin America and the
Caribbean Region at the World Bank, where he oversees communications for the
Bank?s entire action field within the region. He is also a founder of COM+
Alliance, which is a partnership of international organizations and
communications professionals who are committed to using communications to
advance a vision of sustainable development. He has extensive experience in
developing countries both as a working journalist and as an advisor to
international organizations.

***********************************
About the InfoShop
The InfoShop is the public information center of the World Bank and serves as a
forum for substantial debate on international development. Our extensive events
program consists of more than 250 events over the past two years and has hosted
many internationally recognized speakers including Queen Noor, Francis Fukuyama,
Jeffrey Sachs, Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz, Thomas Friedman, and Carly Fiorina.
The InfoShop functions as the only publicly accessible space at headquarters and
provides internal and external audiences with over 15,000 titles published by
the World Bank, international organizations, and other publishers on development
issues.
For more information, visit: www.worldbank.org/infoshop
Comments about the events program: http://go.worldbank.org/TDG9T8O9K0

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INTRODUCED BY
Pamela Cox
Vice President, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, World Bank
Ms. Cox is the World Bank?s Vice President for the Latin America and
the Caribbean Region. She is a development economist and has held
several management positions in various countries and regions since
joining the Bank in 1980. Most recently, she was Director of
Strategy and Operations for the Africa Region, where she oversaw the
increase of Bank lending to the poorest African countries. Ms. Cox
also served as Country Director for South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho,
Namibia and Swaziland. She was Chief of the Country Operations
Division in East Asia, and served as Chief of the Agriculture and
Environment Operations in the same region.

PRESENTED BY EDITORS
Pablo Fajnzylber
Senior Economist, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, World Bank
Mr. Fajnzylber is a Senior Economist in the Chief Economist?s Office
of the Latin America and Caribbean Region of the World Bank.
Previously, he worked at the Bank?s Finance and Private Sector
Development Department and at its Development Economics Research
Group. Mr. Fajnzylber has published in various professional journals
on a variety of development topics, including the economic impact of
workers? remittances, the dynamics of micro-enterprises in
developing countries, the impact of international trade on labor
demand, and the economic causes of violent crime. He has also
contributed to publications on informality and the determinants of
economic growth in Latin America.

J. Humberto Lopez
Lead Economist and Sector Leader, Latin America and the Caribbean
Region, World Bank
Mr. Lopez has been Lead Economist and Sector Leader for Poverty
Reduction and Economic Management for Central America at the World
Bank since February 2008. Previously, he was a senior economist in
the Office of the Regional Chief Economist, where he co-authored
reports on pro-poor growth and on remittances and development. He
worked on operational aspects of the Poverty Reduction Strategy
Paper and Heavily Indebted Poor Country initiatives at the Bank's
Central America department and on pro-poor growth and poverty and
social impact analysis in the Poverty department. Mr. Lopez has
published on issues related to fiscal policy, optimal currency areas
and real exchange rate misalignment, international business cycle
synchronization, armed conflict and development, and pro-poor
growth.

COMMENTS BY
Susan Minushkin
Deputy Director, Pew Hispanic Center
Ms. Minushkin joined the Pew Hispanic Center from the Centro de
Investigaciones y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) in Mexico City, where
she was a professor of international studies and director of the
first ongoing public and elite survey in Mexico on foreign policy
and Mexican attitudes toward international issues. Her research
expertise includes Mexican public opinion and foreign policy, Latin
American politics, and economic globalization in developing
countries.

MODERATED BY
Sergio Jellinek
Communications Advisor, Latin America and the Caribbean Region,
World Bank
Mr. Jellinek is the Communications Advisor for the Latin America and
the Caribbean Region at the World Bank, where he oversees
communications for the Bank?s entire action field within the region.
He is also a founder of COM+ Alliance, which is a partnership of
international organizations and communications professionals who are
committed to using communications to advance a vision of sustainable
development. He has extensive experience in developing countries
both as a working journalist and as an advisor to international
organizations.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
About the InfoShop
The InfoShop is the public information center of the World Bank and
serves as a forum for substantial debate on international
development. Our extensive events program consists of more than 250
events over the past two years and has hosted many internationally
recognized speakers including Queen Noor, Francis Fukuyama, Jeffrey
Sachs, Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz, Thomas Friedman, and Carly
Fiorina. The InfoShop functions as the only publicly accessible
space at headquarters and provides internal and external audiences
with over 15,000 titles published by the World Bank, international
organizations, and other publishers on development issues.
For more information, visit: www.worldbank.org/infoshop

Comments about the events program:

http://go.worldbank.org/TDG9T8O9K0

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David King. Harcourt. 3/2008. $14.00pb.

The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing
from Crisis to Sustainability, by James Gustave Speth. Yale University Press.
3/2008. $28.00hb.

An Introduction to Sustainable Development, by Peter P. Rogers, Kazi F. Jalal
and John A. Boyd. Earthscan. 3/2008. $36.95pb.

Integrating Climate Change Actions into Local Development, edited by Livia
Bizikova, John Robinson and ZStewart Cohen. Earthscan. 3/2008. $127.00hb.

Environmental Policy Analysis and Practice, by Michael R. Greenberg. Rutgers
University Press. 3/2008. $32.95pb.

Humanity's Footprint: Momentum, Impact, and Our Global Environment, by Walter K.
Dobbs. Columbia University Press. 1/2008. $29.50pb.

Lost Worlds: Adventures in the Tropical Rainforest, by Bruce M. Beehler. Yale
University Press. 3/2008. $28.00hb.

Implementation of Environmental Policies in Developing Countries: A Case of
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World Hunger Series 2007: Hunger and Health. United Nations World Food
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Fighting the Diseases of Poverty, edited by Philip Stevens. Transaction
Publishers. 3/2008. $29.95pb.

The State of Health Atlas: Mapping the Challenges and Causes of Disease, by
Diarmuid O'Donovan. University of California Press. 3/2008. $19.95pb.

Population Growth: The Vital Revolution, edited by Ronald Freeman. Transaction
Publishers. 3/2008. $29.95pb.

Infrastructure, Transportation and Urban Development

The Endless City: The Urban Age Project by the London School of Economics and
Deutsche Bank's Alfred Herrhausen Society, edited by Ricky Burdett and Deyan
Sudjic. Phaidon. 3/2008. $69.95hb.

Cities and Economies, by Yeong-Hyun Kim and John Rennie Short. Routledge.
12/2007. $30.95pb.

Labor and Income

Trade Union Responses to Globalization, edited by Verena Schmidt. International
Labour Office. 3/2008. $24.95pb.

The New Offshoring of Jobs and Global Development, by Gary Gereffi.
International Labour Office. 3/2008. $13.995pb.

The International Mobility of Talent: Types, Causes, and Development Impact,
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Towards Full and DSecent Employment, edited by Jose Antonio Ocampo and Jomo K.
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The Accelerating Decline in America's High-Skilled Workforce: Implications for
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Public Values and Public Interest: Counterbalancing Economic Individualism, by
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The Dynamics of Performance Management: Constructing Information and Reform, by
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Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing without Organizations, by Clay
Shirky. The Penguin Press. 3/2008. $25.95hb.

Overselling the Web: Development and the Internet, by Charles Kenny. Lynne
Rienner Publishers. 2006. $45.00hb.

Information Economy Report 2007-2008: Science and Technology for Development -
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Managing the Infosphere: Governance, Technology, and Cultural Practice in Motion
, by Stephen D. McDowell, Philip E. Steinberg and Tami K. Tomasello. Temple
University Press. 2007. $22.95pb.

Water Supply and Sanitation

Water Supply and Sanitation Services for the Rural Poor: The Gram Vikas
Experience, by Pamela Keirns. Practical Action Publishing. 3/2008. $31.95pb.

The Last Taboo: Opening the Door on the Global Sanitation Crisis, by Maggie
Black and Ben Fawcett. Earthscan. 3/2008. $38.95pb.

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Starved for Science: How Biotechnology Is Being Kept Out of Africa, by Robert
Paarlberg. Harvard University Press. 3/2008. $24.95hb.

Business and the State in Southern Africa: The Politics of Economic Reform, by
Scott D. Taylor. Lynne Rienner Publishers. 2007. $58.000hb.

African Agriculture and the World Bank: Development or Impoverishment?, edited
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Natural Fashion: Tribal Decoration from Africa, by Hans Silvester. Thames and
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A Culture of Corruption: Everyday Deception and Popular Discontent in Nigeria,
by Daniel Jordan Smith. Princeton University Press. 3/2008. $22.95. New in
paperback

The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur, by Daoud Hari. Random House.
3/2008. $23.00hb.

Angola: The Weight of History, edited by Patrick Chabal and Nuno Vidal. Columbia
University Press. 2007. $50.00hb.

Untapped: The Scramble for Africa's Oil, by John Ghazvinian. Harcourt. 3/2008.
$15.00pb.

Mean and Lowly Things: Snakes, Science, and Survival in the Congo, by Kate
Jackson. Harvard University Press. 3/2008. $27.95hb.

Latin America and the Caribbean

Policymaking in Latin America: How Politics Shapes Policies, edited by Ernesto
Stein and Mariano Tommasi, w/ Pablo T. Spiller and Carlos Scartascini. Harvard
University Press/Inter-American Development Bank. 3/2008. $29.95pb.

The Political Economy of Macroeconomic Policy Reform in Latin America: The
Distributive and Institutional Context, by Eduardo Wiesner. Edward Elgar.
3/2008. $120.00hb.

Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy: 2007 Trends, w/CD-ROM.
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. United Nations. 3/2008.
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Revolution! South America and the Rise of the New Left, by Nikolas Kozloff.
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Lula of Brazil: The Story So Far, by Richard Bourne. University of California
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Dual Transitions from Authoritarian Rule: Institutionalized Regimes in Chile and
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Looking Forward: Comparative Perspectives on Cuba's Transition, edited by
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Ireland Now: Tales of Change from the Global Island, by William Flanagan.
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Modern Romania: The End of Communism, the Failure of Democratic Reform, and the
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A Glossary of the European Union, by Alistair Jones. Edinburgh University Press.
3/2008. $20.00pb.

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Mirror of the Arab World: Lebanon in Conflict, by Sandra Mackey. Norton. 3/2008.
$25.95hb.

Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East, by Robin Wright. The Penguin
Press. 3/2008. $26.95hb.

A History of Modern Israel, by Colin Shindler. Cambridge University Press.
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Israel/Palestine, 2/e, by Alan Dowty. Polity Press. 3/2008. $22.95pb.

Peace Be Upon You: Fourteen Centuries of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish Conflict
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Israel since 1980, by Guy Ben-Porat, Yagil Levy, Shlomo Mizrahi, Arye Naor, and
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The Quest for Democracy in Iran: A Century of Struggle Against Authoritarian
Rule, by Fakhreddin Azimi. Harvard University Press. 3/2008. $35.00hb.

The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, by Noah Feldman. Princeton University
Press. 3/2008. $22.95hb.

A History of Palestine: From the Ottoman Conquest to the Founding of the State
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Voices of the New Arab Public: Iraq, Al-Jazeera, and Middle East Politics Today,
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Iran in World Politics: The Question of the Islamic Republic, by Arshin
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The Road to Democracy in Iran, by Akbar Ganji. MIT Press. 3/2008. $14.95hb.

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China's Water Warriors: Citizen Action and Policy Change, by Andrew C. Mertha.
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Future Perspectives on the Economic Development of Asia, by John Malcolm
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Modern China: A Very Short Introduction, by Rana Mitter. Oxford University
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The Business of Lobbying in China, by Scott Kennedy. Harvard University Press.
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Privatizing China: Socialism from Afar, edited by Li Zhang and Aihwa Ong.
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China Business Culture: Strategies for Success, by Yuan Wang, Xin Sheng Zhang
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China Vignettes: An Inside Look at China, by Dominic Barton w/Mei Ye. Talisman.
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Authenticating Tibet: Answers to China's 100 Questions, edited by Anne-Marie
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East Asian Multilateralism: Prospects for Regional Stability, edited by Kent E.
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China's Communist Party: Atrophy and Adaptation, by David Shambaugh. University
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The Three Faces of Chinese Power: Might, Money, and Minds, by David M. Lampton.
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Asia in the Global Economy: Finance, Trade and Investment, by Ramkishen S. Rajan
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China's Expansion into the Western Hemisphere: Implications for Latin America
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Japanese Economic Development: Markets, Norms, Structures, by Carl Mosk.
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China Rising: Peace, Power, and Order in East Asia, by David C. Kang. Columbia
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Race for the Exits: The Unraveling of Japan's System of Social Protection, by
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Understanding Inequality and Poverty in China: Methods and Applications, edited
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North Korea under Kim Il Jong: From Consolidation to Systemic Dissonance, by
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REMINDER: "China Urbanizes: Consequences, Strategies, and Policies" discussed on Friday, March 28 at 12:00 pm in J1-050

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| | standards rise and how widely prosperity is |
| | shared, which activities flourish and how many |
| | jobs they create. A huge challenge looms, and |
| | China provides a unique vantage point from |
| | which to observe the gains to be derived from |
| | urban development and to examine the pressures |
| | that it generates. How China manages the |
| | process of urbanization is of vital interest |
| | for the Chinese themselves and other countries |
| | - especially in South Asia - which are also |
| | on the cusp of a surge in urbanization. |
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| | "China Urbanizes" provides just the kind of |
| | cross disciplinary analysis and review of the |
| | latest research that the topic demands and the |
| | stimulus for further study. For more |
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InfoShop events are on LMS, please click here to register.

Friday, March 28, 2008
12:00 - 2:00 pm
Auditorium J1-050
World Bank J Building
701 18th Street NW

A light lunch will be served

For non Bank staff, please RSVP to infoshopevents@worldbank.org

CHAIR
Vikram Nehru
Director, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management and Private and
Financial Sector Department, World Bank
Mr. Nehru was formerly the Director of the World Bank?s Economic
Policy and Debt Department, which covers macroeconomic and debt
issues for developing countries. Prior to that Mr. Nehru worked
extensively on issues of economic growth, financial sector policy,
and the implications of global trends and developments on the
economic prospects of developing countries in China, Indonesia and
Malaysia, among other countries. His latest work includes: "When is
External Debt Sustainable?"; "China 2020: Development Challenges in
the New Century"; and "Indonesia: Imperative for Reform".

PRESENTERS
Shahid Yusuf
Economic Adviser, Development Research Group, World Bank
Mr. Yusuf was the Director of the World Development Report for
1999/2000. Since 2000, he has served as Economic Adviser in the
Development Economics Research Group and manages a major research
study on East Asia?s Future Economy. Mr. Yusuf?s most recent
publications are: "China's Development Priorities" co-authored with
Kaoru Nabeshima; "Post Industrial East Asian Cities" co-authored
with Kaoru Nabeshima; "Dancing with Giants" co-edited with L. Alan
Winters and "Growing Industrial Clusters in Asia" co-edited with
Kaoru Nabeshima and Shoichi Yamashita.

Zmarak Shalizi
Independent Scholar and Former Senior Research Manager, World Bank
Mr. Shalizi was recently the Senior Research Manager for
Infrastructure and Environment Research in the Development Economics
Vice Presidency at the World Bank. In the last five years he has
also assisted the Bank?s China team and WBI in working with the
National Development and Reform Commission, and the State
Environmental Planning Authority in China on energy, water, and
sustainable development issues. In 2001-2002 he was Director and
Lead Author of the World Development Report 2003 on Sustainable
Development in a Dynamic World, which was presented at the World
Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002. Mr.
Shalizi has held numerous senior positions in the Bank, and prior to
joining the Bank, worked in private consulting, and taught courses
on economics and on regional and urban planning techniques at MIT.

DISCUSSANTS
Yukon Huang
Former Country Director for China 1997-2004, World Bank
After leaving Beijing, Mr. Huang was Senior Advisor to the East Asia
Vice-President. He is currently editing a volume of studies on the
spatial dimensions of development in East Asia as a companion volume
to the 2009 WDR. Prior to his China assignment, he was Director for
Russia and other Former Soviet Union Republics of Central Asia from
1992 to 1997. He joined the World Bank in 1976 as an Economist for
S. Asia. Career positions include Chief of Bank Assistance Policy
with responsibilities for reviewing the Bank?s overall lending and
risk assessment policies; Lead Economist; and Country Operations
Chief for Asia. Mr. Huang supervised economic and policy work
covering all ASEAN countries as well as North and South Asia during
his career at the World Bank. Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Huang
worked at the US Treasury and taught and conducted research at
various universities in the United States, Asia and Africa. His
publications have covered a range of issues concerning economic
development and have appeared in journals such as Journal of
Political Economy, Economic Journal and Economic Development and
Cultural Change.

Pieter Bottelier
Senior Adjunct Professor of China Studies, School of Advanced
International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University
Mr. Bottelier is an international economist, China scholar and
consultant. Mr. Bottelier worked at the World Bank between
1970-1998. He served as Senior Advisor to the Vice President for
East Asia, 1997-98; was Chief of the World Bank?s Resident Mission
in Beijing, 1993-97; held consecutive directorships for Latin
America and North Africa, 1987-93; was Division Chief for Mexico,
1983-87; and resident Chief Economist in Jakarta, 1979-83. He also
carried out various assignments in Africa as an economic analyst
between 1970-79. Before joining the World Bank, Mr. Bottelier was
Economic Advisor to the Zambian Ministry of Finance, 1965-67 and
1968-70; consultant to UNCTAD on the global market for non-ferrous
metal, 1968; Lecturer at Amsterdam University, 1964; and Research
Fellow at the Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, 1963.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________
About the InfoShop
The InfoShop is the public information center of the World Bank and
serves as a forum for substantial debate on international
development. Our extensive events program consists of more than 250
events over the past two years and has hosted many internationally
recognized speakers including Queen Noor, Francis Fukuyama, Jeffrey
Sachs, Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz, Thomas Friedman, and Carly
Fiorina. The InfoShop functions as the only publicly accessible
space at headquarters and provides internal and external audiences
with over 15,000 titles published by the World Bank, international
organizations, and other publishers on development issues.
For more information, visit: www.worldbank.org/infoshop

Comments about the events program:

http://go.worldbank.org/TDG9T8O9K0

SDV/DEC Seminar present: "Fatal Misconception: The Struggle to Control World Population" discussed in the InfoShop on Tuesday, April 8 at 12:30pm

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| | The Struggle to Control World Population |
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| | In the 1970s a host of NGOs and |
| | international organizations, including |
| | the World Bank, declared a ?population |
| | crisis? and demanded an emergency |
| | response, including earmarked |
| | appropriations and "incentive payments" |
| | to persuade poor people to be |
| | sterilized. So much money poured in so |
| | fast that spending became an end onto |
| | itself. The pressure to scale up and |
| | show results transformed organizations |
| | ostensibly dedicated to helping people |
| | plan their families into tools for |
| | social engineering. Leaders like Robert |
| | McNamara pushed ?crash programs," even |
| | though the risks entailed were palpable, |
| | including the long-range sustainability |
| | of programs that really were devoted to |
| | advancing reproductive rights and |
| | health. Rather than accept constraints |
| | or accountability, they preferred to let |
| | population control go out of control. It |
| | finally culminated with the Emergency |
| | Period in India, when over eight million |
| | people were sterilized in a single year. |
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
12:30 - 2:00 pm

Auditorium JB1-080
World Bank J Building
701 18th Street NW

For non Bank staff, please RSVP to infoshopevents@worldbank.org

PRESENTED BY AUTHOR
Matthew Connelly
Associate Professor of History,Columbia University
Professor Connelly works in international and global history. His
publications include A Diplomatic Revolution: Algeria?s Fight for
Independence and the Origins of the Post-Cold War Era (2002) and
research articles in Comparative Studies in Society and History, The
International Journal of Middle East Studies, The American
Historical Review, The Review française d?histoire d?Outre-mer, and
Past & Present. He has also published commentary on international
affairs in The Atlantic Monthly and The National Interest.

MODERATED BY
Varun Gauri
Senior Economist
Mr.Gauri is a Senior Economist in the Development Research Group of
the World Bank. His research focuses on politics and governance in
the social sectors, and aims to combine quantitative and qualitative
methods in economics and social science research. He is leading
research projects on the impact of legal strategies to claim
economic and social rights, and on the cross-country diffusion of
development innovations. He has published papers on a wide variety
of topics, including the political economy of government responses
to HIV/AIDS,  the strategic choices of development NGOs, the use of
vouchers for basic education, and immunization in developing
countries, and was a core team member of the 2007 World Development
Report.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
About the InfoShop
The InfoShop is the public information center of the World Bank and
serves as a forum for substantial debate on international
development. Our extensive events program consists of more than 250
events over the past two years and has hosted many internationally
recognized speakers including Queen Noor, Francis Fukuyama, Jeffrey
Sachs, Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz, Thomas Friedman, and Carly
Fiorina. The InfoShop functions as the only publicly accessible
space at headquarters and provides internal and external audiences
with over 15,000 titles published by the World Bank, international
organizations, and other publishers on development issues.
For more information, visit: www.worldbank.org/infoshop

Comments about the events program:

http://go.worldbank.org/TDG9T8O9K0

CANCELLED: Moroccan Minister Nouzha Skalli in the InfoShop on Tuesday, April 1 at 12:30 pm

*THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED*

InfoShop & The Maghreb Department & MNA Sustainable Development Department

Invite you to a panel discussion

Tackling Social Issues in Morocco
The journey and perspectives of Ms. Nouzha Skalli,
Moroccan Social Development Minister, former parliamentarian and civil society
activist

Through her personal journey as Minister, former parliamentarian and prominent
civil society activist, Ms. Nouzha Skalli will share her perspectives and
insights on tackling and raising awareness of social issues in Morocco, and the
challenges and opportunities faced along the way.

Tuesday, April 1, 2008
12:30 - 2:00 pm
Auditorium J1-050
World Bank J Building
701 18th Street NW

A light lunch will be served after the presentation
*RSVP REQUIRED* Please send an email to infoshopevents@worldbank.org

KEY NOTE SPEAKER
Nouzha Skalli
Minister, Social Development, Family and Solidarity, Morocco
Ms. Nouzha Skalli is currently the Minister of Social Development, Family and
Solidarity in Morocco. Prior to her appointment to the Cabinet in 2007, Ms.
Skalli was a Member of Parliament, Head of the Socialist Alliance Parliamentary
Group, and Vice President of the Social Sectors Committee, where she oversaw
policy formulation related to education, health, professional training and
employment. She is currently on the executive board of the Party of Progress and
Socialism, a leading Opposition Party in Morocco. Ms Skalli has been a tireless
human rights activist and advocate for women's rights and social justice. She is
the founding member of several prominent civil society organizations including
the Democratic Association for Moroccan Women, Organization for Human Rights,
Center for Feminine Leadership, and Center for Legal Assistance to Women Victim
of Domestic Violence.

INTRODUCED BY
Inger Andersen
Sector Director, MNSSD, World Bank
Ms. Andersen, a Danish national, joined the Bank in 2001 as a Sr. Water
Resources Specialist in the Water and Urban division of the Africa Region. She
has since held various positions, her most recent being Director of Sustainable
Development in the Middle East and North Africa Region. Prior to joining the
Bank, Ms. Andersen worked with UNDP for 12 years including managing environment
and water operations, and policy dialogue in both Africa and the Middle East.
Between 1983 and 1987 she worked in Sudan supporting drought, famine and war
relief and rehabilitation.

CHAIR
Cecile Fruman
Principal Country Officer, Maghreb Department, World Bank
Ms. Fruman, a French national, joined the Bank in 1996 as a consultant in
micro-finance and a Young Professional in 1998. She has worked on micro and
rural finance, education and knowledge management in Africa and East Asia. She
joined the Maghreb department in 2003 where she has led country strategy
formulation and program implementation. She is also the TTL for the National
Human Development Initiative, a CDD program launched by the King of Morocco in
2005. Prior to joining the Bank, Ms. Fruman managed a rural micro-finance
institution in Mali.

DISCUSSANT
Steen Jorgensen
Sector Director, SDV, World Bank
Mr. Jorgensen, a Danish national, is director of the Bank's Social Development
Department. He joined the Bank as a consultant in 1985 and as a Young
Professional in the Urban Development group in 1987. Throughout his Bank
career, Mr. Jorgensen has led activities on poverty reduction, health and
community driven development. Since 2001, he has been Director of the Social
Development Department where he is leading the Bank?s work on social analysis,
participation, community driven development and conflict work focusing on global
knowledge generation and sharing.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________
About the InfoShop
The InfoShop is the public information center of the World Bank and serves as a
forum for substantial debate on international development. Our extensive events
program consists of more than 250 events over the past two years and has hosted
many internationally recognized speakers including Queen Noor, Francis Fukuyama,
Jeffrey Sachs, Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz, Thomas Friedman, and Carly Fiorina.
The InfoShop functions as the only publicly accessible space at headquarters and
provides internal and external audiences with over 15,000 titles published by
the World Bank, international organizations, and other publishers on development
issues.
For more information, visit: www.worldbank.org/infoshop
Comments about the events program: http://go.worldbank.org/TDG9T8O9K0

CANCELLED. Moroccan Minister Nouzha Skalli in the InfoShop on Tuesday, April 1 at 12:30 pm

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED

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MNA Sustainable Development Department

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| | Through her personal journey as Minister, |
| | former parliamentarian and prominent civil |
| | society activist, Ms. Nouzha Skalli will share |
| | her perspectives and insights on tackling and |
| | raising awareness of social issues in Morocco, |
| | and the challenges and opportunities faced |
| | along the way. |
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Tuesday, April 1, 2008
12:30 - 2:00 pm
Auditorium J1-050
World Bank J Building
701 18th Street NW

A light lunch will be served after the presentation

For non Bank staff, please RSVP to infoshopevents@worldbank.org

KEY NOTE SPEAKER
Nouzha Skalli
Minister, Social Development, Family and Solidarity, Morocco
Ms. Nouzha Skalli is currently the Minister of Social Development,
Family and Solidarity in Morocco. Prior to her appointment to the
Cabinet in 2007, Ms. Skalli was a Member of Parliament, Head of the
Socialist Alliance Parliamentary Group, and Vice President of the
Social Sectors Committee, where she oversaw policy formulation
related to education, health, professional training and employment.
She is currently on the executive board of the Party of Progress and
Socialism, a leading Opposition Party in Morocco. Ms Skalli has been
a tireless human rights activist and advocate for women's rights and
social justice. She is the founding member of several prominent
civil society organizations including the Democratic Association for
Moroccan Women, Organization for Human Rights, Center for Feminine
Leadership, and Center for Legal Assistance to Women Victim of
Domestic Violence.

INTRODUCED BY
Inger Andersen
Sector Director, MNSSD, World Bank
Ms. Andersen, a Danish national, joined the Bank in 2001 as a Sr.
Water Resources Specialist in the Water and Urban division of the
Africa Region. She has since held various positions, her most
recent being Director of Sustainable Development in the Middle East
and North Africa Region. Prior to joining the Bank, Ms. Andersen
worked with UNDP for 12 years including managing environment and
water operations, and policy dialogue in both Africa and the Middle
East. Between 1983 and 1987 she worked in Sudan supporting drought,
famine and war relief and rehabilitation.

CHAIR
Cecile Fruman
Principal Country Officer, Maghreb Department, World Bank
Ms. Fruman, a French national, joined the Bank in 1996 as a
consultant in micro-finance and a Young Professional in 1998. She
has worked on micro and rural finance, education and knowledge
management in Africa and East Asia. She joined the Maghreb
department in 2003 where she has led country strategy formulation
and program implementation. She is also the TTL for the National
Human Development Initiative, a CDD program launched by the King of
Morocco in 2005. Prior to joining the Bank, Ms. Fruman managed a
rural micro-finance institution in Mali.

DISCUSSANT
Steen Jorgensen
Sector Director, SDV, World Bank
Mr. Jorgensen, a Danish national, is director of the Bank's Social
Development Department. He joined the Bank as a consultant in 1985
and as a Young Professional in the Urban Development group in 1987.
Throughout his Bank career, Mr. Jorgensen has led activities on
poverty reduction, health and community driven development. Since
2001, he has been Director of the Social Development Department
where he is leading the Bank?s work on social analysis,
participation, community driven development and conflict work
focusing on global knowledge generation and sharing.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________
About the InfoShop
The InfoShop is the public information center of the World Bank and
serves as a forum for substantial debate on international
development. Our extensive events program consists of more than 250
events over the past two years and has hosted many internationally
recognized speakers including Queen Noor, Francis Fukuyama, Jeffrey
Sachs, Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz, Thomas Friedman, and Carly
Fiorina. The InfoShop functions as the only publicly accessible
space at headquarters and provides internal and external audiences
with over 15,000 titles published by the World Bank, international
organizations, and other publishers on development issues.
For more information, visit: www.worldbank.org/infoshop

Comments about the events program:

http://go.worldbank.org/TDG9T8O9K0

Book Launch: "Implementing the EITI: Applying Early Lessons from the Field" - April 2 - 12:00 - 2:00 pm - Room J1-050

InfoShop & Oil, Gas, Mining, and Chemicals Department

Invite you to a panel discussion featuring a recent publication

Implementing the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
Applying Early Lessons from the Field

Begun by a group of governments, companies, and civil society groups in 2002,
the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) has since become the
highest profile international standard for promoting transparency and
accountability in countries dependent on oil, gas, minerals, and metals. The
EITI has been called a ?curious coalition? by some, but it is a coalition that
is now helping to drive good governance and anticorruption programs in countries
across the world.

Implementing the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative builds on the
lessons learned by the countries that have led the way in implementing the EITI.
The book will help those new to the initiative navigate their way through the
various steps in implementing an EITI program and will be of interest to readers
working in the areas of anticorruption; mining; oil, gas, and chemicals; and
corporate governance.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008
12:00 - 2:00 pm
World Bank J Building, Auditorium J1-050
701 18th Street, NW

*RSVP REQUIRED* Please send an email to infoshopevents@worldbank.org

CHAIR
Somit Varma
Director, Oil, Gas, Mining, and Chemicals Department, World Bank
Mr. Varma came to the bank in 1992 as an Investment Officer in the Corporate
Financial Services Division. He was appointed as the Director, Oil, Gas, Mining,
and Chemicals Department in July 2007.

COMMENTARY
Sanjay Pradhan
Sector Manager, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management, World Bank
Mr. Sanjay Pradhan is Director, Public Sector Governance, responsible for
overseeing and supporting the Bank?s work on improving governance across
regions. He joined the Bank in 1986, and earlier served as Sector Manager for
the South Asia and ECA regions.

PANELISTS
Paulo de Sa
Manager, Oil , Gas, and Mining Division, World Bank
Mr. de Sa began working for the World Bank as an Industrial Economist in August
1984. He was appointed as the Manager of the World Bank Oil, Gas, and Mining
Policy Division in August 2007.

Eleodoro Mayorga Alba
Coordinator, Oil, Gas, and Mining Policy Division (Africa Region), World Bank
Mr. Mayorga Alba began working for the World Bank in as an Energy Economist in
August 1991. He has assisted in the implementation of the EITI in 8 countries;
currently he is the Coordinator for Extractive Industries in the Africa Region.

Anwar Ravat
EITI Program Manager, Oil, Gas, And Mining Policy Division, World Bank
Mr. Ravat began working for the World Bank in 1992. He has been Program Manager
for the EITI since 2007.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________
About the InfoShop
The InfoShop is the public information center of the World Bank and serves as a
forum for substantial debate on international development. Our extensive events
program consists of more than 250 events over the past two years and has hosted
many internationally recognized speakers including Queen Noor, Francis Fukuyama,
Jeffrey Sachs, Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz, Thomas Friedman, and Carly Fiorina.
The InfoShop functions as the only publicly accessible space at headquarters and
provides internal and external audiences with over 15,000 titles published by
the World Bank, international organizations, and other publishers on development
issues.
For more information, visit: www.worldbank.org/infoshop
Comments about the events program: http://go.worldbank.org/TDG9T8O9K0

Moroccan Minister Nouzha Skalli in the InfoShop on Tuesday, April 1 at 12:30 pm

InfoShop & The Maghreb Department & MNA Sustainable Development Department

Invite you to a panel discussion

Tackling Social Issues in Morocco
The journey and perspectives of Ms. Nouzha Skalli,
Moroccan Social Development Minister, former parliamentarian and civil society
activist

Through her personal journey as Minister, former parliamentarian and prominent
civil society activist, Ms. Nouzha Skalli will share her perspectives and
insights on tackling and raising awareness of social issues in Morocco, and the
challenges and opportunities faced along the way.

Tuesday, April 1, 2008
12:30 - 2:00 pm
Auditorium J1-050
World Bank J Building
701 18th Street NW

A light lunch will be served after the presentation
*RSVP REQUIRED* Please send an email to infoshopevents@worldbank.org

KEY NOTE SPEAKER
Nouzha Skalli
Minister, Social Development, Family and Solidarity, Morocco
Ms. Nouzha Skalli is currently the Minister of Social Development, Family and
Solidarity in Morocco. Prior to her appointment to the Cabinet in 2007, Ms.
Skalli was a Member of Parliament, Head of the Socialist Alliance Parliamentary
Group, and Vice President of the Social Sectors Committee, where she oversaw
policy formulation related to education, health, professional training and
employment. She is currently on the executive board of the Party of Progress and
Socialism, a leading Opposition Party in Morocco. Ms Skalli has been a tireless
human rights activist and advocate for women's rights and social justice. She is
the founding member of several prominent civil society organizations including
the Democratic Association for Moroccan Women, Organization for Human Rights,
Center for Feminine Leadership, and Center for Legal Assistance to Women Victim
of Domestic Violence.

INTRODUCED BY
Inger Andersen
Sector Director, MNSSD, World Bank
Ms. Andersen, a Danish national, joined the Bank in 2001 as a Sr. Water
Resources Specialist in the Water and Urban division of the Africa Region. She
has since held various positions, her most recent being Director of Sustainable
Development in the Middle East and North Africa Region. Prior to joining the
Bank, Ms. Andersen worked with UNDP for 12 years including managing environment
and water operations, and policy dialogue in both Africa and the Middle East.
Between 1983 and 1987 she worked in Sudan supporting drought, famine and war
relief and rehabilitation.

CHAIR
Cecile Fruman
Principal Country Officer, Maghreb Department, World Bank
Ms. Fruman, a French national, joined the Bank in 1996 as a consultant in
micro-finance and a Young Professional in 1998. She has worked on micro and
rural finance, education and knowledge management in Africa and East Asia. She
joined the Maghreb department in 2003 where she has led country strategy
formulation and program implementation. She is also the TTL for the National
Human Development Initiative, a CDD program launched by the King of Morocco in
2005. Prior to joining the Bank, Ms. Fruman managed a rural micro-finance
institution in Mali.

DISCUSSANT
Steen Jorgensen
Sector Director, SDV, World Bank
Mr. Jorgensen, a Danish national, is director of the Bank's Social Development
Department. He joined the Bank as a consultant in 1985 and as a Young
Professional in the Urban Development group in 1987. Throughout his Bank
career, Mr. Jorgensen has led activities on poverty reduction, health and
community driven development. Since 2001, he has been Director of the Social
Development Department where he is leading the Bank?s work on social analysis,
participation, community driven development and conflict work focusing on global
knowledge generation and sharing.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________
About the InfoShop
The InfoShop is the public information center of the World Bank and serves as a
forum for substantial debate on international development. Our extensive events
program consists of more than 250 events over the past two years and has hosted
many internationally recognized speakers including Queen Noor, Francis Fukuyama,
Jeffrey Sachs, Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz, Thomas Friedman, and Carly Fiorina.
The InfoShop functions as the only publicly accessible space at headquarters and
provides internal and external audiences with over 15,000 titles published by
the World Bank, international organizations, and other publishers on development
issues.
For more information, visit: www.worldbank.org/infoshop
Comments about the events program: http://go.worldbank.org/TDG9T8O9K0

Moroccan Minister Nouzha Skalli in the InfoShop on Tuesday, April 1 at 12:30 pm

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The Maghreb Department &
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Tuesday, April 1, 2008
12:30 - 2:00 pm
Auditorium J1-050
World Bank J Building
701 18th Street NW

A light lunch will be served after the presentation

For non Bank staff, please RSVP to infoshopevents@worldbank.org

KEY NOTE SPEAKER
Nouzha Skalli
Minister, Social Development, Family and Solidarity, Morocco
Ms. Nouzha Skalli is currently the Minister of Social Development,
Family and Solidarity in Morocco. Prior to her appointment to the
Cabinet in 2007, Ms. Skalli was a Member of Parliament, Head of the
Socialist Alliance Parliamentary Group, and Vice President of the
Social Sectors Committee, where she oversaw policy formulation
related to education, health, professional training and employment.
She is currently on the executive board of the Party of Progress and
Socialism, a leading Opposition Party in Morocco. Ms Skalli has been
a tireless human rights activist and advocate for women's rights and
social justice. She is the founding member of several prominent
civil society organizations including the Democratic Association for
Moroccan Women, Organization for Human Rights, Center for Feminine
Leadership, and Center for Legal Assistance to Women Victim of
Domestic Violence.

INTRODUCED BY
Inger Andersen
Sector Director, MNSSD, World Bank
Ms. Andersen, a Danish national, joined the Bank in 2001 as a Sr.
Water Resources Specialist in the Water and Urban division of the
Africa Region. She has since held various positions, her most
recent being Director of Sustainable Development in the Middle East
and North Africa Region. Prior to joining the Bank, Ms. Andersen
worked with UNDP for 12 years including managing environment and
water operations, and policy dialogue in both Africa and the Middle
East. Between 1983 and 1987 she worked in Sudan supporting drought,
famine and war relief and rehabilitation.

CHAIR
Cecile Fruman
Principal Country Officer, Maghreb Department, World Bank
Ms. Fruman, a French national, joined the Bank in 1996 as a
consultant in micro-finance and a Young Professional in 1998. She
has worked on micro and rural finance, education and knowledge
management in Africa and East Asia. She joined the Maghreb
department in 2003 where she has led country strategy formulation
and program implementation. She is also the TTL for the National
Human Development Initiative, a CDD program launched by the King of
Morocco in 2005. Prior to joining the Bank, Ms. Fruman managed a
rural micro-finance institution in Mali.

DISCUSSANT
Steen Jorgensen
Sector Director, SDV, World Bank
Mr. Jorgensen, a Danish national, is director of the Bank's Social
Development Department. He joined the Bank as a consultant in 1985
and as a Young Professional in the Urban Development group in 1987.
Throughout his Bank career, Mr. Jorgensen has led activities on
poverty reduction, health and community driven development. Since
2001, he has been Director of the Social Development Department
where he is leading the Bank?s work on social analysis,
participation, community driven development and conflict work
focusing on global knowledge generation and sharing.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________
About the InfoShop
The InfoShop is the public information center of the World Bank and
serves as a forum for substantial debate on international
development. Our extensive events program consists of more than 250
events over the past two years and has hosted many internationally
recognized speakers including Queen Noor, Francis Fukuyama, Jeffrey
Sachs, Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz, Thomas Friedman, and Carly
Fiorina. The InfoShop functions as the only publicly accessible
space at headquarters and provides internal and external audiences
with over 15,000 titles published by the World Bank, international
organizations, and other publishers on development issues.
For more information, visit: www.worldbank.org/infoshop

Comments about the events program:

http://go.worldbank.org/TDG9T8O9K0