Development Pros@GdnGlobalDevPro

We're excited to hear from Amartya Sen, @Harvard, and James Wolfensohn, 9th @WorldBank prez, for 'Reflections on a changing world.' #LSESen

Wed, May 29 2013 17:45:03

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— Development Pros (@GdnGlobalDevPro)Wed, May 29 2013 17:45:03

Marzia Rango@MarziaRango

Today's inspirational break in outstanding company: Amartya Sen's lecture at LSE, with A. Sen, J. Wolfensohn and N. Stern #LSESen

Wed, May 29 2013 17:57:16

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— Marzia Rango (@MarziaRango)Wed, May 29 2013 17:57:16

Martin Jacobsen@m_b_jacobsen

"In my view, have only been 2 great presidents of WB: McNamara & Wolfensohn"- Stern @Ceasefire_Mag #LSESen

Wed, May 29 2013 17:45:16

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— Martin Jacobsen (@m_b_jacobsen)Wed, May 29 2013 17:45:16

Iran@iransera

Sir Wolfensohn jokingly says the Amartya Sen took his ideas when he wrote the book, Development is Freedom #LSESen #GlobalDev

Wed, May 29 2013 17:51:35

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— Iran (@iransera)Wed, May 29 2013 17:51:35

Tom Bowker@tomisnotaslav

I think these chaps on stage are what one might call 'clubbable' #LSESen

Wed, May 29 2013 17:51:46

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— Tom Bowker (@tomisnotaslav)Wed, May 29 2013 17:51:46

Martin Jacobsen@m_b_jacobsen

"Wish I'd read 'Development as Freedom' before I joined WB- is such a human approach to development"- Wolfensohn @Ceasefire_Mag #LSESen

Wed, May 29 2013 17:51:55

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— Martin Jacobsen (@m_b_jacobsen)Wed, May 29 2013 17:51:55

Martin Jacobsen@m_b_jacobsen

Throughout time at WB saw Africa as "biggest challenge" in poverty reduction- told anecdote of being mistaken [...] @Ceasefire_Mag #LSESen

Wed, May 29 2013 18:03:25

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— Martin Jacobsen (@m_b_jacobsen)Wed, May 29 2013 18:03:25

Martin Jacobsen@m_b_jacobsen

[...] for spy in 1960s Nigeria on first trip to Africa, got lots of laughs from audience- Wolfensohn @Ceasefire_Mag #LSESen

Wed, May 29 2013 18:04:31

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— Martin Jacobsen (@m_b_jacobsen)Wed, May 29 2013 18:04:31

Iran@iransera

Sir Wolfensohn says his first challenge at @WorldBank was to bring it together as an institution, where responsibilities were shared #LSESen

Wed, May 29 2013 18:06:09

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— Iran (@iransera)Wed, May 29 2013 18:06:09

Emrys Schoemaker@emrys_s

Must do development from within society itself - Wolfensohn on principle of development at World Bank, #LSESen

Wed, May 29 2013 18:08:37

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— Emrys Schoemaker (@emrys_s)Wed, May 29 2013 18:08:37

Omar El-Nahry@OmarEL_N

#LSESen James Wolfensohn: "If you want to do development, you need to enagage people. They are no pawn on a chessboard"

Wed, May 29 2013 18:08:51

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— Omar El-Nahry (@OmarEL_N)Wed, May 29 2013 18:08:51

Emrys Schoemaker@emrys_s

Wolfensohn describes retiring $113b in debt retired from World Bank loan book and corruption as a development cancer #LSESen

Wed, May 29 2013 18:12:46

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— Emrys Schoemaker (@emrys_s)Wed, May 29 2013 18:12:46

Alexandra Chitty@aechitty

"The cancer of corruption is a global issue". We mustn't be afraid of the c-word! - Sir James Wolfensohn #LSESen

Wed, May 29 2013 18:14:58

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— Alexandra Chitty (@aechitty)Wed, May 29 2013 18:14:58

Tom Bowker@tomisnotaslav

Wolfensohn always assumed a 10-15% discount for corruption on all monies disbursed to a project by the World Bank #LSESen

Wed, May 29 2013 18:15:12

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— Tom Bowker (@tomisnotaslav)Wed, May 29 2013 18:15:12

Martin Jacobsen@m_b_jacobsen

"Until 2000, 80% of global GDP in OECD"- huge change re. China & India since then. Almost at 65:35 today- W'sohn @Ceasefire_Mag #LSESen

Wed, May 29 2013 18:19:38

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— Martin Jacobsen (@m_b_jacobsen)Wed, May 29 2013 18:19:38

Omar El-Nahry@OmarEL_N

Sir James Wolfensohn: Balance of global income between rich and developing countries will shift from 80-20 to 35-65 by 2050 #LSESen

Wed, May 29 2013 18:20:52

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— Omar El-Nahry (@OmarEL_N)Wed, May 29 2013 18:20:52

Tom Bowker@tomisnotaslav

Lagarde doing "a marvellous job" at the IMF, says Wolfensohn #LSESen

Wed, May 29 2013 18:21:00

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— Tom Bowker (@tomisnotaslav)Wed, May 29 2013 18:21:00

G@geil_a

Sir James Wolfensohn goes from discussing the 'c word' of corruption to the other big 'c word'... climate change #LSESen

Wed, May 29 2013 18:22:55

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G@geil_a

'China will have 200,000 students going to study in the US. US will have 11,000 students going to China.' <- The West doesn't get it #LSESen

Wed, May 29 2013 18:27:34

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— G (@geil_a)Wed, May 29 2013 18:27:34

Kristiyana Petkova@k_petkova

Sir James Wolfensohn says the balance of global income between rich and developing countries will shift from 80-20 to 35-65 by 2050 #LSESen

Wed, May 29 2013 18:28:47

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— Kristiyana Petkova (@k_petkova)Wed, May 29 2013 18:28:47

Prashanthi S@prashanthi05

Reversing the migration equation, who needs to prepare for the impending change ? What is the big fight going to be for ?#LSESen

Wed, May 29 2013 18:33:18

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— Prashanthi S (@prashanthi05)Wed, May 29 2013 18:33:18

Tom Bowker@tomisnotaslav

"gives me great hope to look round this room and see faces more intelligent than me or Nick or.. I won't say that about you Amartya" #LSESen

Wed, May 29 2013 18:33:21

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— Tom Bowker (@tomisnotaslav)Wed, May 29 2013 18:33:21

Christine@chrstnsfrt

J Wolfensohn (expresident of the #WoldBank) points out shifting global income distribution and #climatechange as future challenges. #LSESen

Wed, May 29 2013 18:33:31

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— Christine (@chrstnsfrt)Wed, May 29 2013 18:33:31