Reminder: "Strategies for Sustainable Land Management in the East African Highlands" discussed at the InfoShop on April 19, 2007, 12:00 noon in J1-050

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and
Sustainable Development Department, Africa Region and
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Invite you to a discussion featuring a recent publication from the World Bank,
the International Food Policy Research Institute,
the International Livestock Research Institute, and the World Agroforestry
Centre

Strategies for Sustainable Land Management
in the East African Highlands
Edited by John Pender, Frank Place, and Simeon Ehui
Deforestation, overgrazing, and unsustainable methods of cultivation
are threatening agriculture and food security in East Africa. In
response, economists and other development professionals have turned
their attention to combating the problem of land degradation in the
region. This book, which brings together experts in natural resource
management policy, offers an array of strategies for overcoming land
degradation.

Drawing on careful empirical studies, and taking into account the
diversity of local environments and economies, the book?s
contributors discuss options for protecting both livelihoods and
land management in East Africa. These include securing access to
markets, using improved seeds and inorganic fertilizer, and shifting
to nonfarming activities such as raising livestock or planting
trees. This book will be useful not only to policy analysts and
practitioners seeking to address problems of natural resource
degradation in East Africa, but also to those facing such challenges
elsewhere.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday, April 19, 2007 from 12:00pm - 1:30pm
World Bank J Building - J1- 050 (701 18th St. NW corner of 18th St.
and Pennsylvania Ave.)

Free copies of the book will be available in the InfoShop bookstore
after the event.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Chaired by
Karen Brooks
Sector Manager, Rural Development, Environment, and Social Development
Department, World Bank
Karen Brooks is Sector Manager for Rural Development, Environment,
and Social Development for the World Bank's programs in East Africa.
Ms. Brooks unit's work has encompassed interventions in agriculture,
forestry, and environmental management.
Presented by Authors
Simeon Ehui
Lead Economist and Cluster Leader, Agriculture, Environment, and
Social Sectors, World Bank
Simeon Ehui is a Lead Economist and Cluster Leader for the
agriculture, environment, and social sectors of the World Bank's
Nigeria Country Department. Mr. Ehui research has concentrated on
agricultural development policy, international trade, and natural
resource management. Before joining the Bank, Dr. Ehui served as
Program Leader for Livestock Policy Analysis at the International
Livestock Research Institute.

John Pender
Senior Research Fellow, Environment, Production Technology Division,
IFPRI
John Pender is a senior research fellow in the Environment and
Production Technology Division of the International Food Policy
Research Institute, where he leads the research program on Land
Resource Management for Poverty Reduction. Mr. Pender research
focuses on the impacts of policies, institutions, and technologies
on livelihood strategies, agricultural production, poverty, and
natural resource sustainability in developing countries.

Discussed by
Stephen Mink
Lead Economist, Sustainable Development Department, World Bank
Stephen Mink is a Lead Economist in the World Bank?s Sustainable
Development Department, Africa Region. His work focuses on the
agriculture, rural development, and natural resource policy and
strategy issues facing countries across the sub-continent.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
About IFPRI
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) was
established in 1975 to provide sustainable solutions for ending
hunger and poverty. IFPRI is one of 15 agricultural research centers
that receives its principal funding from governments, private
foundations, and international and regional organizations, most of
which are members of the Consultative Group on International
Agricultural Research.
For more information, please visit the website:

http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/books/oc53.asp

About the InfoShop
The InfoShop is the public information center and development
bookstore of the World Bank. It functions as the only publicly
accessible space at headquarters, providing internal and external
audiences access to over 6000 titles published by the World Bank,
other international organizations, and other publishers on
development issues. It is a space where information and documents
on World Bank development operations, economic data, and strategies,
can be read easily and comfortably at workstations designed for
public use. In addition, the InfoShop hosts book launches,
exhibits, seminars, receptions, and other community outreach events,
and also carries videos, posters, CD-ROMs, and gift items.
For more information, visit: www.worldbank.org/infoshop

REMINDER: InfoShop Book Launch Event - Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers: Principles and Practice, ed. by Robin Boadway and Anwar Shah, Wednesday, April 18, 2007, 12:30-2:00 p.m.

InfoShop and The Poverty Reduction & Economic Management, World Bank Institute
invite you to a discussion featuring a new World Bank publication on
intergovernmental fiscal transfers

Wednesday, April 18, 2007 from 12:30pm - 2:00pm
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
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers
Edited by Robin Boadway and Anwar Shah
Intergovernmental fiscal transfers are a dominant feature of sub-national
finance in most countries. They are used to ensure that revenues roughly match
the expenditure needs of various orders (levels) of sub-national governments.
They are also used to advance national, regional and local area objectives such
as fairness and equity and in creating a common economic union. The structure
of these transfers creates incentives for national, regional and local
governments that have a bearing on fiscal management, macroeconomic stability,
distributional equity, allocational efficiency, public service delivery and
government accountability. This book reviews the conceptual, and empirical
literature to distill lessons for policy makers looking to design fiscal
transfers in a manner that creates incentives for prudent fiscal management and
effective service delivery. The book covers new ground in providing practical
guidance on the design of (a) performance-oriented (output-based) transfers that
emphasize bottom-up client-focused and results-based government accountability
and (b) equalization transfers for regional fiscal equity and the institutional
arrangements for implementation of such transfers.

This book advances the World Bank Institute agenda on knowledge sharing and
learning from cross-country experiences with a view to supporting public
governance better. It is intended to assist policy makers in making more
informed choices on strengthening public sector governance and on improving
social outcomes for their citizens. The book has received plaudits from leading
practitioners e.g. Alan Morris, Chairman of the Commonwealth Grants Commission
in Australia writes, " This book should be required reading for anyone
interested in importance of intergovernmental fiscal arrangements in
contributing to better outcomes for citizens."
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Chaired by
Samy Watson
Executive Director, World Bank

Commentary by
Anwar Shah
Lead Economist and Program Leader, Public Sector Governance, World Bank
Institute

Remarks by
Paul Boothe
Director, Institute for Public Economics, Edmonton, Canada and Former Associate
Deputy Minister of Finance, Canada and Deputy Minister of Finance, Saskatchewan
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________

For more information and to order this title, please visit
Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers

About the InfoShop
The InfoShop is the public information center and development bookstore of the
World Bank. It functions as the only publicly accessible space at headquarters,
providing internal and external audiences access to over 6000 titles published
by the World Bank, other international organizations, and other publishers on
development issues. It is a space where information and documents on World Bank
development operations, economic data, and strategies, can be read easily and
comfortably at workstations designed for public use. In addition, the InfoShop
hosts book launches, exhibits, seminars, receptions, and other community
outreach events, and also carries videos, posters, CD-ROMs, and gift items.
For more information, visit: http://www.worldbank.org/infoshop

REMINDER: InfoShop Book Launch Event - Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers: Principles and Practice, ed. by Robin Boadway and Anwar Shah, Wednesday, April 18, 2007, 12:30-2:00 p.m.

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and
The Poverty Reduction & Economic Management, World Bank Institute
invite you to a discussion featuring a new World Bank publication on
intergovernmental fiscal transfers
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday, April 18, 2007 from 12:30pm - 2:00pm
World Bank J Building J1- 050
701 18th St. NW (corner of 18th St. and Pennsylvania Ave.)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers
Edited by Robin Boadway and Anwar Shah
Intergovernmental fiscal transfers are a dominant feature of
sub-national finance in most countries. They are used to ensure
that revenues roughly match the expenditure needs of various orders
(levels) of sub-national governments. They are also used to advance
national, regional and local area objectives such as fairness and
equity and in creating a common economic union. The structure of
these transfers creates incentives for national, regional and local
governments that have a bearing on fiscal management, macroeconomic
stability, distributional equity, allocational efficiency, public
service delivery and government accountability. This book reviews
the conceptual, and empirical literature to distill lessons for
policy makers looking to design fiscal transfers in a manner that
creates incentives for prudent fiscal management and effective
service delivery. The book covers new ground in providing practical
guidance on the design of (a) performance-oriented (output-based)
transfers that emphasize bottom-up client-focused and results-based
government accountability and (b) equalization transfers for
regional fiscal equity and the institutional arrangements for
implementation of such transfers.

This book advances the World Bank Institute agenda on knowledge
sharing and learning from cross-country experiences with a view to
supporting public governance better. It is intended to assist
policy makers in making more informed choices on strengthening
public sector governance and on improving social outcomes for their
citizens. The book has received plaudits from leading practitioners
e.g. Alan Morris, Chairman of the Commonwealth Grants Commission in
Australia writes, " This book should be required reading for anyone
interested in importance of intergovernmental fiscal arrangements in
contributing to better outcomes for citizens."
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Chaired by
Samy Watson
Executive Director, World Bank

Commentary by
Anwar Shah
Lead Economist and Program Leader, Public Sector Governance, World
Bank Institute

Remarks by
Paul Boothe
Director, Institute for Public Economics, Edmonton, Canada and
Former Associate Deputy Minister of Finance, Canada and Deputy
Minister of Finance, Saskatchewan
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________

For more information and to order this title, please visit
Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers

About the InfoShop
The InfoShop is the public information center and development
bookstore of the World Bank. It functions as the only publicly
accessible space at headquarters, providing internal and external
audiences access to over 6000 titles published by the World Bank,
other international organizations, and other publishers on
development issues. It is a space where information and documents
on World Bank development operations, economic data, and strategies,
can be read easily and comfortably at workstations designed for
public use. In addition, the InfoShop hosts book launches,
exhibits, seminars, receptions, and other community outreach events,
and also carries videos, posters, CD-ROMs, and gift items. For
more information, visit: http://www.worldbank.org/infoshop

==========================================
Anwar Shah
Lead Economist and Program Leader, Public Sector Governance
World Bank Institute, Room J4-153
World Bank, MSN J4-403
1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA
Tel: (202) 473-7687;Fax: (202) 676-9810
E-mail: ASHAH@WORLDBANK.ORG
www.worldbank.org/wbi/publicfinance
==========================================

Reminder: "A Decade of Action in Transport" discussed at the InfoShop on April 17, 2007, 12:00pm in J1-050

InfoShop and Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), World Bank
cordially invite you to a panel discussion featuring a recent World Bank
publication
A Decade of Action in Transport
An Evaluation of World Bank Assistance to the Transport Sector, 1995-2005
by Peter Nigel Freeman
The World Bank committed over $30 billion to transport related projects during
the past decade, making it one of the largest sectors of Bank support. The
evaluation considers the Bank's performance over the last ten years, including
the encouragement of greater participation by the private sector, and the
improvement of infrastructure maintenance and accessibility for the poor. It
concludes with an assessment of the readiness of the Bank to meet future
challenges that include worsening traffic congestion, concern about vehicle
emissions - and possible implications for climate change - road accidents, and
improving the affordability and efficiency of public transport.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007 from 12:00pm - 2:00pm
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
Presentation followed by Light Lunch Reception
Opening Remarks by
Vinod Thomas
Director-General Evaluation, World Bank
Vinod Thomas is Director-General, Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) for the
World Bank Group. He was formerly Country Director for Brazil. Prior to that,
he was Vice President of the World Bank Institute (WBI). Before heading WBI, he
held positions as Chief Economist for the World Bank in the East Asia and
Pacific Region. He was the staff Director for the 1991 World Development Report,
entitled ?The Challenge of Development? which assessed the world?s development
experience. He was also Chief of Trade Policy and Principal Economist for
Colombia.

Presentation by
Peter Freeman
Lead Evaluation Officer, Independent Evaluation Group, World Bank
Peter Freeman is the Lead Evaluation Officer responsible for transport projects
at the World Bank Independent Evaluation Group (IEG). Mr. Freeman is Lead
Author of the book ?A Decade of Action in Transport: an Evaluation of World Bank
Assistance to the Transport Sector, 1995-2005.? Peter joined IEG from South
Africa in 2003. Mr. Freeman has many years of both operational and evaluation
experience in infrastructure and was formerly Group Head: Infrastructure at the
Development Bank of Southern Africa and Business Development Manager at the
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in Pretoria.

Comments by
Jamil Saghir
Director, Energy, Transport and Water, in the Sustainable Vice Presidency
(SDNVP), World Bank
Jamil Saghir is the chair of the Energy and Mining Sector Board, Transport
Sector Board, and Water Sector Board. Mr. Saghir joined the Bank in 1990 and
worked on a variety of private sector development, privatization and
restructuring assignments in Africa, Latin America, the CIS countries and the
Middle East and North Africa. In 1994, Mr. Saghir joined the Middle East Country
Department then transferred to the Private Sector Development and Infrastructure
Division in 1995. In 1999, Mr. Saghir was appointed Sector Manager, in the
Infrastructure Development Group in MENA.

Kenneth Button
Professor and Director, Center for Transportation Policy, Operations and
Logistics, George Mason University
Kenneth Button is a Professor of Public Policy at the George Mason School of
Public Policy and a world-renowned expert on transportation policy. Prof. Button
has published some 80 books and over 400 academic papers in the field of
transport economics, transport planning, environmental analysis and industrial
organization. Before coming to the School of Public Policy, Dr. Button served as
advisor to the Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development where he headed up the OECD work on International Aviation
(which produced The Future of International Air Transport Policy: Responding to
Global Change).
____________________________________________________________________________________________________

About the InfoShop
The InfoShop is the public information center and development bookstore of the
World Bank. It functions as the only publicly accessible space at headquarters,
providing internal and external audiences access to over 6000 titles published
by the World Bank, other international organizations, and other publishers on
development issues. It is a space where information and documents on World Bank
development operations, economic data, and strategies, can be read easily and
comfortably at workstations designed for public use. In addition, the InfoShop
hosts book launches, exhibits, seminars, receptions, and other community
outreach events, and also carries videos, posters, CD-ROMs, and gift items.
For more information, visit: www.worldbank.org/infoshop

Reminder: "A Decade of Action in Transport" discussed at the InfoShop on April 17, 2007, 12:00pm in J1-050

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and
Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), World Bank
cordially invite you to a panel discussion featuring a recent World
Bank publication
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| |
| A Decade of Action in Transport |
| An Evaluation of World Bank Assistance to the Transport Sector, |
| 1995-2005 |
| by Peter Nigel Freeman |
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| |
|The World Bank committed over $30 billion to transport related |
|projects during the past decade, making it one of the largest |
|sectors of Bank support. The evaluation considers the Bank's |
|performance over the last ten years, including the encouragement of|
|greater participation by the private sector, and the improvement of|
|infrastructure maintenance and accessibility for the poor. It |
|concludes with an assessment of the readiness of the Bank to meet |
|future challenges that include worsening traffic congestion, |
|concern about vehicle emissions - and possible implications for |
|climate change - road accidents, and improving the affordability |
|and efficiency of public transport. |
| |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| Tuesday, April 17, 2007 from 12:00pm - 2:00pm |
|World Bank J Building - J1- 050 (701 18th St. NW corner of 18th St.|
| and Pennsylvania Ave.) |
| |
| Presentation followed by Light Lunch Reception |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Opening Remarks by
Vinod Thomas
Director-General Evaluation, World Bank
Vinod Thomas is Director-General, Independent Evaluation Group (IEG)
for the World Bank Group. He was formerly Country Director for
Brazil. Prior to that, he was Vice President of the World Bank
Institute (WBI). Before heading WBI, he held positions as Chief
Economist for the World Bank in the East Asia and Pacific Region. He
was the staff Director for the 1991 World Development Report,
entitled ?The Challenge of Development? which assessed the world?s
development experience. He was also Chief of Trade Policy and
Principal Economist for Colombia.

Presentation by
Peter Freeman
Lead Evaluation Officer, Independent Evaluation Group, World Bank
Peter Freeman is the Lead Evaluation Officer responsible for
transport projects at the World Bank Independent Evaluation Group
(IEG). Mr. Freeman is Lead Author of the book ?A Decade of Action
in Transport: an Evaluation of World Bank Assistance to the
Transport Sector, 1995-2005.? Peter joined IEG from South Africa in
2003. Mr. Freeman has many years of both operational and evaluation
experience in infrastructure and was formerly Group Head:
Infrastructure at the Development Bank of Southern Africa and
Business Development Manager at the Council for Scientific and
Industrial Research in Pretoria.

Comments by
Jamil Saghir
Director, Energy, Transport and Water, in the Sustainable Vice
Presidency (SDNVP), World Bank
Jamil Saghir is the chair of the Energy and Mining Sector Board,
Transport Sector Board, and Water Sector Board. Mr. Saghir joined
the Bank in 1990 and worked on a variety of private sector
development, privatization and restructuring assignments in Africa,
Latin America, the CIS countries and the Middle East and North
Africa. In 1994, Mr. Saghir joined the Middle East Country
Department then transferred to the Private Sector Development and
Infrastructure Division in 1995. In 1999, Mr. Saghir was appointed
Sector Manager, in the Infrastructure Development Group in MENA.

Kenneth Button
Professor and Director, Center for Transportation Policy, Operations
and Logistics, George Mason University
Kenneth Button is a Professor of Public Policy at the George Mason
School of Public Policy and a world-renowned expert on
transportation policy. Prof. Button has published some 80 books and
over 400 academic papers in the field of transport economics,
transport planning, environmental analysis and industrial
organization. Before coming to the School of Public Policy, Dr.
Button served as advisor to the Secretary General of the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development where he
headed up the OECD work on International Aviation (which produced
The Future of International Air Transport Policy: Responding to
Global Change).
____________________________________________________________________________________________________

About the InfoShop
The InfoShop is the public information center and development
bookstore of the World Bank. It functions as the only publicly
accessible space at headquarters, providing internal and external
audiences access to over 6000 titles published by the World Bank,
other international organizations, and other publishers on
development issues. It is a space where information and documents
on World Bank development operations, economic data, and strategies,
can be read easily and comfortably at workstations designed for
public use. In addition, the InfoShop hosts book launches,
exhibits, seminars, receptions, and other community outreach events,
and also carries videos, posters, CD-ROMs, and gift items.
For more information, visit: www.worldbank.org/infoshop

Reminder: "Ending Poverty in South Asia" discussed at the InfoShop on April 19, 2007, 10:00am in J1-050

InfoShop and The South Asia Region and The Poverty Reduction Group
cordially invite you to the launch of
Ending Poverty in South Asia:
Ideas That Work
Edited by Deepa Narayan and Elena Glinskaya

Development cannot be imposed from the outside. It has to happen from within.
This groundbreaking book from South Asia shows how homegrown experiments can be
scaled up to transform the lives of millions of poor women and men in the
developing world.

Here are stories of development ideas that work - and of the visionary
individuals who were determined to see them succeed. These achievements have
taken place against all odds, in countries struggling with widespread
corruption, weak governance, minimal infrastructure, deep-rooted social
divisions, and poorly functioning judicial systems.

South Asian economies are booming, yet millions are still excluded from
participation in this growth. This book offers valuable lessons in how to make
markets and services work to benefit poor people directly, enhancing their
dignity and freedom of choice. Written by program insiders, these case studies
show how governments, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector can
initiate change, learning, expanding and adapting as they go.

"Ending Poverty in South Asia is an essential tool for policy makers, social
scientists, and development practitioners - indeed for all who are interested in
tackling poverty and growth issues from the bottom up. Despite, or perhaps
because of, its large number of poor people, South Asia has been a leader in
innovations that empower the poor on a large scale. This volume of the South
Asian case studies is an inspiration not just to South Asians, but to anyone who
dreams of a world free of poverty."
- James D. Wolfensohn
Former President, World Bank
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday, April 19, 2007 from 10:00am - 11:30pm
World Bank J Building - J1- 050 (701 18th St. NW corner of 18th St. and
Pennsylvania Ave.)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Keynote Speaker
Lord Meghnad Desai
Professor Emeritus, London School of Economics

Meghnad Desai has taught at London School of Economics since 1965 retiring in
2003 and is now Emeritus Professor of Economics. At the LSE he was also Director
of the Development Studies Institute1991-1996 and the Founder Director of The
Centre for the Study of Global Governance 1991-2003. Lord Desai is an active
member of the British Labour Party and was Chair of the Islington South and
Finsbury Constituency Labour Party 1986-1992 whereupon he was elected Life time
President. He received his peerage in 1991. Among his other honors are Bharat
Gaurav (Indian Merchants Chamber 2002), Pravasi Bharatiya Puraskar (Government
of India and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry 2004). He
recently received the Distinguished Indian Alumnus Award from the Wharton
School.

Lord Desai has authored or edited more than twenty books and written over 200
articles for academic journals and books. He contributes frequently to
newspapers in the UK and India. His most recent books are Marx's Revenge: The
Resurgence of Capitalism and Death of Statist Socialism, Nehru's Hero: Dilip
Kumar in the Life of India, and Development and Nationhood: Essays on the
Political Economy of South Asia. His forthcoming book is Pennywise: The
Political Economy of Ezra Pound.

Moderated by

Luca Barbone
Sector Director, Poverty Reduction Group, World Bank

Presentation by Authors
Deepa Narayan
Sr Adviser, Office of VP & Head of Poverty Reduction and Economic Management
Network,World Bank
Elena Glinskaya
Sr Economist, South Asia Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit,World
Bank
and
Shantayanan Devarajan
Chief Economist, South Asia Region, World Bank
____________________________________________________________________________________________________

About the InfoShop
The InfoShop is the public information center and development bookstore of the
World Bank. It functions as the only publicly accessible space at headquarters,
providing internal and external audiences access to over 6000 titles published
by the World Bank, other international organizations, and other publishers on
development issues. It is a space where information and documents on World Bank
development operations, economic data, and strategies, can be read easily and
comfortably at workstations designed for public use. In addition, the InfoShop
hosts book launches, exhibits, seminars, receptions, and other community
outreach events, and also carries videos, posters, CD-ROMs, and gift items.
For more information, visit: www.worldbank.org/infoshop

Reminder: "Ending Poverty in South Asia" discussed at the InfoShop on April 19, 2007, 10:00am in J1-050

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and
The South Asia Region and The Poverty Reduction Group
cordially invite you to the launch of

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| | Ending Poverty in South Asia: |
| | Ideas That Work |
| | Edited by Deepa Narayan and Elena |
| (Embedded image | Glinskaya |
| moved to file: | |
| pic06287.jpg) | Development cannot be imposed from the |
| | outside. It has to happen from within. |
| | This groundbreaking book from South Asia |
| | shows how homegrown experiments can be |
| | scaled up to transform the lives of |
| | millions of poor women and men in the |
| | developing world. |
| | |
| | Here are stories of development ideas |
| | that work - and of the visionary |
| | individuals who were determined to see |
| | them succeed. These achievements have |
| | taken place against all odds, in |
| | countries struggling with widespread |
| | corruption, weak governance, minimal |
| | infrastructure, deep-rooted social |
| | divisions, and poorly functioning |
| | judicial systems. |
| | |
| | South Asian economies are booming, yet |
| | millions are still excluded from |
| | participation in this growth. This book |
| | offers valuable lessons in how to make |
| | markets and services work to benefit poor |
| | people directly, enhancing their dignity |
| | and freedom of choice. Written by program |
| | insiders, these case studies show how |
| | governments, nongovernmental |
| | organizations, and the private sector can |
| | initiate change, learning, expanding and |
| | adapting as they go. |
| | |
|----------------------+-------------------------------------------|

"Ending Poverty in South Asia is an essential tool for policy
makers, social scientists, and development practitioners - indeed
for all who are interested in tackling poverty and growth issues
from the bottom up. Despite, or perhaps because of, its large
number of poor people, South Asia has been a leader in innovations
that empower the poor on a large scale. This volume of the South
Asian case studies is an inspiration not just to South Asians, but
to anyone who dreams of a world free of poverty."
- James D. Wolfensohn
Former President, World Bank
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday, April 19, 2007 from 10:00am - 11:30pm
World Bank J Building - J1- 050 (701 18th St. NW corner of 18th St.
and Pennsylvania Ave.)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Keynote Speaker
Lord Meghnad Desai
Professor Emeritus, London School of Economics

Meghnad Desai has taught at London School of Economics since 1965
retiring in 2003 and is now Emeritus Professor of Economics. At the
LSE he was also Director of the Development Studies
Institute1991-1996 and the Founder Director of The Centre for the
Study of Global Governance 1991-2003. Lord Desai is an active member
of the British Labour Party and was Chair of the Islington South and
Finsbury Constituency Labour Party 1986-1992 whereupon he was
elected Life time President. He received his peerage in 1991. Among
his other honors are Bharat Gaurav (Indian Merchants Chamber 2002),
Pravasi Bharatiya Puraskar (Government of India and Federation of
Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry 2004). He recently
received the Distinguished Indian Alumnus Award from the Wharton
School.

Lord Desai has authored or edited more than twenty books and written
over 200 articles for academic journals and books. He contributes
frequently to newspapers in the UK and India. His most recent books
are Marx's Revenge: The Resurgence of Capitalism and Death of
Statist Socialism, Nehru's Hero: Dilip Kumar in the Life of India,
and Development and Nationhood: Essays on the Political Economy of
South Asia. His forthcoming book is Pennywise: The Political Economy
of Ezra Pound.

Moderated by
Luca Barbone
Sector Director, Poverty Reduction Group, World Bank

Presentation by Authors
Deepa Narayan
Sr Adviser, Office of VP & Head of Poverty Reduction and Economic Management
Network,World Bank
Elena Glinskaya
Sr Economist, South Asia Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit,World
Bank
and
Shantayanan Devarajan
Chief Economist, South Asia Region, World Bank

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

About the InfoShop
The InfoShop is the public information center and development
bookstore of the World Bank. It functions as the only publicly
accessible space at headquarters, providing internal and external
audiences access to over 6000 titles published by the World Bank,
other international organizations, and other publishers on
development issues. It is a space where information and documents
on World Bank development operations, economic data, and strategies,
can be read easily and comfortably at workstations designed for
public use. In addition, the InfoShop hosts book launches,
exhibits, seminars, receptions, and other community outreach events,
and also carries videos, posters, CD-ROMs, and gift items.
For more information, visit: www.worldbank.org/infoshop