Description

This publication includes readings related to the U.N. International Conference on Financing for Development, held in Monterrey, Mexico, in March 2002:(a) " A Partnership for Development and Peace, " a keynote speech given by World Bank president James D. Wolfensohn, two weeks before the Monterrey event;(b) " Making the Case for Aid, " a note by World Bank chief economist Nicholas Stern, discussing the consensus that emerged from Monterrey;(c) " The Role and Effectiveness of Development Assistance, " a report presented at Monterrey, detailing lessons from the World Bank ' s experience, written by Ian Goldin, Halsey Rogers, and Nicholas Stern;(d) " The Monterrey Consensus, " the official United Nations document outlining the major agreements reached at the conference, with an introduction by Mats Karlsson, World Bank vice president for external and U.N. affairs.