Bourguignon, FrançoisPleskovic, Boris2012-06-012012-06-012007978-0-8213-6841-1https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6834The 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.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOADBAGRICULTUREAIRAIR POLLUTIONAIRPORTSALTERNATIVE ENERGYAPPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGYBANK LENDINGBANK LOANSBINDING CONSTRAINTSBORDER INFRASTRUCTUREBORDER MANAGEMENTBORDER TRANSPORTATIONBRIDGEBULLET TRAINBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTCAPACITY DEVELOPMENTCAPITAL FLOWSCAPITAL INVESTMENTCAPITAL MARKETCAPITAL MARKETSCARBONCLIMATE CHANGECOALCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGYCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITIVENESSCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKCONNECTIVITYCOPYRIGHT CLEARANCECOPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTERDEBTDEVELOPED COUNTRIESDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPING ECONOMIESDEVELOPMENT AGENCYDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSDEVELOPMENT POLICIESDEVELOPMENT PROCESSESDEVELOPMENT PROJECTSDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYDOMESTIC MARKETSDRINKING WATERECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROUPINGSECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC INTEGRATIONECONOMIC PERFORMANCEECONOMIC POLICIESECONOMIC RESEARCHECONOMIC STRUCTUREECONOMIC THEORYECONOMIES OF SCALEELASTICITIESEMISSIONSEMPIRICAL EVIDENCEENERGY CONSUMPTIONENERGY EFFICIENCYENERGY RESOURCESENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONSENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONENVIRONMENTAL RISKSEXCHANGE RATEEXISTING INFRASTRUCTUREEXPORT GROWTHEXPORTSEXPOSUREFACTORS OF PRODUCTIONFIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITYFINANCE CORPORATIONFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCING OF INFRASTRUCTUREFOREST MANAGEMENTFREE TRADEFREIGHTHUMAN DEVELOPMENTIMPORTSINCOMEINDUSTRIAL COUNTRIESINFLATIONINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINFRASTRUCTURE FINANCINGINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTSINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTSINFRASTRUCTURE REFORMINFRASTRUCTURESINSTITUTION BUILDINGINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSURANCEINTERNATIONAL CAPITALINTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MARKETSINTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERSTATE HIGHWAYSINVESTMENT CLIMATEJOB CREATIONLABOR FORCELAWSLDCSLEGAL FRAMEWORKSLIVING STANDARDSTRADING SYSTEMTRANSACTION COSTSTRANSITION ECONOMIESTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTTRANSPORT COSTSTRANSPORT FACILITIESTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORT POLICYTRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURETRIPTRIPSUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT RATESURBAN GROWTHURBANIZATIONURUGUAY ROUNDVEHICLEVEHICLE FUELWATER SUPPLYWATER USEWELFARE GAINSWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONWTOWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-6841-1