Subject: [fem-women2000 414] 世界銀行とグローバル化議論への衝撃 /A serious blow for the World Bank and for sensible discussion of globalisation
From: lalamaziwa <lalamaziwa@jca.apc.org>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 16:03:54 +0900
Seq: 414
http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org からの情報（抜粋翻訳） 〔プレスリリース〕 世界銀行発行の「世界開発レポート」の著者が辞任へ： 世界銀行とグローバル化議論への衝撃 貧困とグローバリゼーションを扱う世界開発レポートの主筆を 依頼されていたRavi Kanbur（コーネル大学）が辞表を提出した。 辞表提出の背景には米国から報告内容書き換えを求める圧力もあった らしい。この圧力の中で不十分な報告を作成するよりは辞任という 判断を下したということだ。 これまで報告作成に協力してきた団体は、この辞任劇で「世界銀行は やはり異論を受け入れることはできない」ことが明確になったと見ている。 同報告書の作成過程で、Ravi Kanbur は、NGOにインターネット討論を 含む調査を委託するなど、報告書において政府統計から得られる表層的 解釈を超えてグローバリゼーションの具体的問題を扱う姿勢を示し、 NGOから信頼を得てきた。 インターネット会議の情報はここへ。全アーカイブ有り。 http://www.worldbank.org/devforum/forum_poverty.html 世界開発報告についての背景情報はここへ。 http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/wdrpoverty >-------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: Key World Bank author resigns: release >> Date:Wed, 14 Jun 2000 17:17:09 +0100 >> www.brettonwoodsproject.org >> >> Dear Friends, Attached and below is our statement on the resignation of >>Ravi Kanbur as lead author of the World Bank's forthcoming World >>Development Report on Poverty. This is apparently over a policy row on >>globalisation issues. I hope you will be able inform others about this, ie >>NGOs, researchers and press. Please let us know if you find out other >>information. Alex 14 June 2000 Contact: Alex Wilks: 0207 523 2170 >>(daytime), or 0207 284 1886 (evening) Ravi Kanbur's resignation as World >>Development Report lead author: a serious blow for the World Bank and for >>sensible discussion of globalisation Ravi Kanbur, lead author of the >>World Bank's forthcoming World Development Report (WDR) on Poverty, has >>tendered his resignation. He has sent a letter to senior Bank management >>expressing his concerns about what he saw as unreasonable pressure to tone >>down WDR sections on globalisation. Reliable Washington sources indicate >>that US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has got directly involved in >>re-writing the globalisation sections of this report, which is likely to be >>extremely prominent in future discussions of international issues and in >>guiding aid interventions. Ravi Kanbur, T.H. Lee Professor of World >>Affairs, Cornell University, was appointed by the Bank in Spring 1998 to >>lead the team writing this report. His writings and the genuine efforts he >>made to commission research from and consult a range of groups across the >>world have won him much respect. Many people had hoped the World Bank's >>report for this year might break new ground compared to its predecessors >>and open up debates on issues such as free trade and political >>disempowerment. Kanbur was at pains to stress that policy-makers must >>examine the detailed, disaggregated impacts on different population groups, >>rather than relying on general formulae. The organisations which have fed >>into this report are very concerned to know what will happen to it now that >>Kanbur has been forced out. "The resignation of the lead author of this >>flagship Bank report confirms our view that the World Bank is unable to >>accept dissenting views, " >>"". >> >> At Ravi Kanbur's request, the Bretton Woods Project and New Policy >>Institue ran an electronic conference to discuss the WDR first draft which >>(a first for the Bank) was disseminated in January this year. The >>conference attracted 1,523 people from over 80 countries. Many respondents >>felt that the draft WDR 2000/01 reflected real progress compared to its >>predecessors, with an increased examination of non-income dimensions of >>poverty and recognition of insecurity, voicelessness and powerlessness. It >>moved beyond national average figures on poverty incidence to examine the >>many factors which influence poverty outcomes for vulnerable population >>groups. >> >> A number of contributors, however, urged the WDR to be bolder in its >>conclusions, particularly on the political obstacles to implementing >>pro-poor policies, and the need for a rights-based approach to press >>"". >> >> >> Resources available: >> For more information on the e-conference, including a full archive of >>contributions, see: >> www.worldbank.org/devforum/forum_poverty.html >> For more general background on the WDR, see: >> www.worldbank.org/poverty/wdrpoverty _________________________________________________________________________ fem-Women2000@jca.apc.org for Women 2000, UN Special Session on Beijing+5 Searcheable Archive http://www.jca.apc.org/fem/news/women2000/index.shtml visit fem-net HomePage for other mailing lists http://www.jca.apc.org/fem