Wolfensohn, James D.

A Case for Aid Building a Consensus for Development Assistance ( Book )
11 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 883 libraries worldwide
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Voice for the world's poor selected speeches and writings of World Bank president James D. Wolfensohn, 1995-2005 by James D Wolfensohn ( Book )
9 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 446 libraries worldwide

A global life : my journey among rich and poor, from Sydney to Wall Street to the World Bank by James D Wolfensohn ( Book )
11 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in English and held by 412 libraries worldwide
A memoir by the financier who led the World Bank for a decade recalls Wolfensohn's diverse career as an Olympic fencer, leading banker, amateur cellist, and philanthropist and reflects on his successes and failures in the battle against poverty.

Life: the story so far ( Visual )
3 editions published between 2000 and 2010 in English and held by 124 libraries worldwide
Introduction to a series on how the globalized world economy affects ordinary people. Part 1 examines whether the globalized economy is now running out of control, or whether ordinary people can still hope to share in its wealth. Although most people today are better fed, clothed and educated than ever before, there are also millions more now living in absolute poverty.

The Seattle syndrome ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 90 libraries worldwide
Part 7 of a series on how the globalized world economy affects ordinary people. Many people in the Third World feel they are being penalized when they face drastic import controls for turning their raw materials into manufactured goods. Now they're also running up against the Seattle Syndrome -- an alliance of liberals and protectionists who want more restrictions on trade to fight poor wages and exploitative working conditions. But is this a justifiable way of fighting globalization -- or a kind of colonialism in disguise? The film also examines the garment industry of the Philippines as an example.

Creating an international development framework by James D Wolfensohn ( Book )
4 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 79 libraries worldwide

A global life : my journey among rich and poor, from Wall Street to the World Bank by James D Wolfensohn ( Book )
14 editions published between 2007 and 2011 in English and held by 77 libraries worldwide
"James D. Wolfensohn is one of the business worlds most successful and unconventional figures an ex-pat Aussie and former World Bank President who has gone on to channel his personal success into the struggle against poverty. In this illuminating autobiography, co-written with award-winning journalist, Jill Margo, Wolfensohn recounts his early life in Sydney; climbing the ladder as a prominent banker in London and then New York; his pursuits as an Olympic fencer and a skilled cellist; and his astounding ten-year tenure as President of the World Bank from 1995 to 2005. A blunt, incisive and colourful figure, Wolfensohn earned a reputation for brilliant and effective leadership in both the private and non-profit sectors, and here for the first time speaks candidly about the anti-Semitism he faced as a Jew in the UK merchant banking world, what its like to be an unknown Aussie on the world financial stage, and just how he achieved his dizzying success. Spanning his extraordinary 40-year career, A Global Life is the inspiring story of a truly visionary financier and philanthropist.

The trade trap ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 71 libraries worldwide
Part of a series examining the issue of glabalization and its effect on ordinary people around the world. This segment looks at the struggles by Ghanaian farmers to get a foothold in the international market. The film follows Austustine Adongo, chief executive of the Federation of Associations of Ghanaian Exporters, as he visits farmers and business owners across his country, exploring both sides of the globalization issue along the way.

Life: the ongoing story ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 69 libraries worldwide
The final program in a 30 part series on how the globalized world economy affects ordinary people. This segment revisits some of the stories covered in earlier episodes and questions just how strong the international community's commitment is to linking social development with economic development and human rights.

The summit ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 60 libraries worldwide
Part 10 of a series on how the globalized world economy affects ordinary people. The 1995 Copenhagen Social Summit promised action on poverty, employment and social integration -- pledging governments to deliver greater social justice to the world's six billion inhabitants. But in the five years since Copenhagen, the gap between the rich and the poor actually widened, while development assistance from the industrialized donor countries went into sharp decline. In June 2000 heads of state held a special session of the UN General Assembly to review progress on the Social Summit.