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The World Bank in 2012: Choosing a Leader

In: INSTITUTIONS, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN EMERGING MARKETS

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  • Lakshmi Iyer
  • Ian Mckown Cornell

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In March 2012, U.S. President Barack Obama nominated Jim Yong Kim for the position of the World Bank's 12th president. Kim was president of Dartmouth College and founder of the NGO Partners in Health (PIH). Obama highlighted Kim's long experience working in the field of development, “Jim has truly global experience. He has worked from Asia to Africa to the Americas, from capitals to small villages. It's time for a development professional to lead the world's largest development agency.”…

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  • Lakshmi Iyer & Ian Mckown Cornell, 2016. "The World Bank in 2012: Choosing a Leader," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: INSTITUTIONS, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN EMERGING MARKETS, chapter 12, pages 313-352, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789814719766_0012
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