세계 빈곤과의 전쟁 선포한 총재의...

Wolfowitz sets new course for World Bank

By Lesley Wroughton Sat Sep 24,10:34 AM ET

세계은행의 새론 진로를 설립한 울프윗치 총재

세계은행 총재 폴 울프윗츠는 세계은행 회원국들에게 행한 첫 정책

연설에서 빈곤과 싸우는 세계은행의 프로그램으로부터 누구라도 느낄

수 있는 결과물을 요구했고 비평가들이 은행의 본분에서 벗어나 관료

주의로 흐른다는 비평에 이를 해결할 새로운 제도적 과정의 설립을

밝혔다. 토요일에 행한 세계은행과 IMF의 정책결정위원회에서 향후

5년간 은행의 정체을 더욱 분명히하고 세계 주요 개발위원회를 인도해

나갈 것이라고 선언문agenda를 발표했었다

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Paul Wolfowitz, in his first policy speech to member countries as World Bank president, called for tangible results from bank programs to fight poverty, setting a new course for an institution its critics say has lost its way.

In a speech on Saturday to the main policy-setting committees of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, Wolfowitz gave the first clear presentation of how he will lead the world's main development agency over the next five years.

Wolfowitz laid out an agenda that sharpens the priorities of the bank, which critics say has deviated too far from its main mission of reducing poverty and become too mired in bureaucracy.

The Bush administration's pick to head the bank said he will promote anti-corruption measures, accountability, good governance, women's empowerment, education, health, increased infrastructure and agriculture.

"Whether investing in education, health, infrastructure, agriculture, the environment, we in the World Bank must be sure that we deliver results," Wolfowitz told world finance ministers and central bankers.

"And by results, let me be clear. I mean results that have a real impact in the day-to-day lives of the poor. We stand accountable to them," he added

By pushing results-driven programs, Wolfowitz will be responding to a long-standing U.S. government objective that was a source of friction between former World Bank president James Wolfensohn and the Bush Treasury Department.

The Bush administration clashed with Wolfensohn over the bank's lending practices, wanting more evidence that projects were reducing poverty and money was not wasted on ill-conceived programs or bureaucracy.

Wolfensohn, a Clinton appointee, came to the World Bank from Wall Street and focused on making the institution relevant and also turned the spotlight on global poverty and corruption.

"Mr. Wolfowitz is saying that to succeed in creating opportunity for the poorest people, we must prioritize our efforts and focus on producing measurable results on the ground where it counts," remarked one senior World Bank official.

AFRICA A PRIORITY

Wolfowitz also reiterated that Africa is a priority for the World Bank as he tries to maintain a global focus on a continent beset by poverty.

Soon after the former U.S. deputy defense secretary took the reins of World Bank in June, he visited Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Rwanda and South Africa.

"If we can help liberate the energies of the African people and unleash the potential of the private sector to create jobs, Africa will not only become a continent of hope but a continent of accomplishment," Wolfowitz will say.

Wolfowitz also called for more political accountability.

"Effective leaders also recognize that they are accountable to their people," he said. "Effective leaders listen. Institutions of accountability like civil society and a free press help leaders listen, hold them accountable for results and are key to controlling corruption."

He called for more action to combat corruption.

"Corruption drains resources and discourages investments," Wolfowitz said. "It benefits the privileged and deprives the poor."

Since his appointment, Wolfowitz has said he favored continuing what Wolfensohn started -- sending more staff to countries that have World Bank programs instead of keeping them in Washington.

"Our efforts to develop capacity must include our own staff, particularly from developing countries," he said.