Publication: Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics Global 2007 : Rethinking Infrastructure for Development
Date
2007
ISSN
Published
2007
Author(s)
Bourguignon, François
Pleskovic, Boris
Abstract
The Annual Bank Conference on
Development Economics (ABCDE) is one of the best-known
conferences for the presentation and discussion of new
knowledge on development. It is an opportunity for many of
the world's finest development thinkers to present
their ideas. The 2007 ABCDE -- held in Tokyo on May 29-30,
2006, and cosponsored by the Government of Japan -- was
devoted to "Rethinking Infrastructure for
Development." The conference opened with remarks by
Sadakazu Tanigaki, Japan's Minister of Finance, and
Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank. Their remarks
were followed by keynote addresses by Donald Kaberuka,
President of the African Development Bank; Sadako Ogata,
President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA);
and Joseph Stiglitz, University Professor at Columbia
University. Six papers were presented addressing the issues
of infrastructure for growth, sustainable development and
infrastructure, rural infrastructure and agricultural
development, and infrastructure and regional cooperation.
François Bourguignon, Chief Economist and Senior Vice
President of the World Bank, delivered closing remarks.
Citation
“Bourguignon, François; Pleskovic, Boris. 2007. Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics Global 2007 : Rethinking Infrastructure for Development. Annual World Bank Conference on Development
Economics (ABCDE);. © Washington, DC: World Bank. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/a2ffeb22-b24e-5948-9eee-44fd21667eed License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”