More of the news the Oligarchy's media deem unfit to print... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Soren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 10:57 AM Subject: (50 Years) U.S. Congress demands Summer explain role in Kanbur resignation (World Bank) > The following letter was sent on Friday by 15 members of Congress to > Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, calling for an explanation of his role in > the controversy at the World Bank that led to the resignation of World > Development Report lead author Ravi Kanbur. > > > July 28, 2000 > > > The Honorable Larry Summers > Secretary > U.S. Department of the Treasury > 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. > Washington, D.C. 20220 > > Dear Secretary Summers: > > We wish to express our concern at the news of the resignation of Mr. > Ravi Kanbur from the World Bank, where he was leading the team drafting the > 2000 World Development Report (WDR). The WDR is the signature document of > the World Bank, and is looked to for signals about the direction, not only > of the Bank, but of the international development sector and even the > discipline of economics in general. As the first WDR of the 21st century, > and the first in a decade to deal with the all-important topic of poverty, > this report could be even more influential than usual. > > We are aware that Mr. Kanbur had initiated an innovative and broad > consultation with international civil society as a cornerstone of the > research for this WDR. This research, and the inclusion of new perspectives > (including an increased examination of the non-income dimensions of poverty) > promised to make the report a valuable contribution to the widely-debated > topic of combating poverty. > > All the reports on Mr. Kanbur's resignation indicate that he took > that drastic step out of frustration with the Bank's efforts to re-shape the > message emerging from his research. Some reports have indicated that you or > others at the Department of the Treasury played a pivotal role in applying > the pressure that led to a re-conceptualization of the 2000 WDR and thus to > Mr. Kanbur's resignation. > > We respectfully request that you clarify what, if any, role you or > the Treasury Department has had in the shaping of this year's WDR, and to > explain your view of the most appropriate role for Treasury in the drafting > of a document researched and written by an international team specifically > designated by the World Bank for a World Bank publication. If Treasury has > involved itself in this task, has it concluded that the Bank is incompetent > to carry out research and reach conclusions on international economics? > > We would appreciate the opportunity to review the WDR draft prepared > by Mr. Kanbur after his international consultations, as well as whatever > commentary the Treasury Department may have provided on that document. As > these documents have not been made public (the World Bank website contains > only the pre-consultation draft), we hope you will make them available to > us. > > We are concerned that the credibility of this important WDR has been > badly compromised by Mr. Kanbur's resignation and the reasons alleged to be > behind it. We strongly encourage you to use your influence to help recoup > the WDR's credibility. A key step would be the circulation of the final > draft as soon as it is available among the many stakeholders in > international civil society. This will assure that the dialogue the WDR was > meant to facilitate can take place and those whose views were sought by Mr. > Kanbur can determine whether the report fairly reflects the wide range of > opinion he sought in the name of the World Bank. > > Thank you, in advance, for your prompt consideration of our request. > > > Sincerely, > > > > > ___________________ ___________________ > PETER DeFAZIO RON PAUL > Member of Congress Member of Congress > > > > > ___________________ ___________________ > GEORGE MILLER DENNIS KUCINICH > Member of Congress Member of Congress > > > > > ___________________ ____________________ > MARCY KAPTUR CYNTHIA McKINNEY > Member of Congress Member of Congress > > > > > ___________________ __________________ > JAMES McGOVERN JULIA CARSON > Member of Congress Member of Congress > > > > > ___________________ ___________________ > MAXINE WATERS BERNARD SANDERS > Member of Congress Member of Congress > > > > > ___________________ ___________________ > CHAKA FATTAH PETE STARK > Member of Congress Member of Congress > > > > > ___________________ ___________________ > JOHN CONYERS BOB FILNER > Member of Congress Member of Congress > > > > > ___________________ > TONY HALL > Member of Congress > > > > cc: Mr. James Wolfensohn > President, the World Bank > > > > > > > =========================================================== > 50 Years Is Enough Network http://www.50years.org > To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > unsubscribe > in the body of the message. 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