An Occasion for Thought (at least a little...)

Now that Paul Wolfowitz has announced his resignation from the World Bank, so pundits are sharing their views on the World Bank, Wolfowitz, Neo-Cons, and more. Sebastian Mallaby of the Washington Post has one such essay, “Finishing What Wolfowitz Started,” which is generally more thought-provoking than the others. Maybe we should just finish the World Bank, which has had very little positive impact on the world and a great deal of negative impact.

For another view, see William Easterly’s essay, “Does He Hear the World’s Poor? Don’t Bank on It,” which I have arranged to publish in Russian, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, and other languages.