tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034279438703979.post6451696892553260578..comments2023-11-03T00:43:12.927-07:00Comments on Wolfowitz Resign: Petition Urges EDs to Adopt Merit-Based Leadership Appointmentswolfowitzmustresignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598455987758876651noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034279438703979.post-71543877961200052472007-05-16T11:59:00.001-07:002007-05-16T11:59:00.001-07:00May 15, 2007 Urgent Recommendation to World Bank ...May 15, 2007 <BR/> <BR/>Urgent Recommendation to World Bank and IMF Executive Directors on the Leadership Selection Reform at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund<BR/> <BR/>To add your name to this list please send signatures to Jamie Baker at jbaker@new-rules.org.<BR/> <BR/>Leadership Selection Reform<BR/>at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund<BR/> <BR/>The leadership crisis at the World Bank is undermining not only the World Bank but potentially the International Monetary Fund. The world’s nations -- not least the United States – have a vital interest in promoting the goals and sound management of these international institutions. <BR/> <BR/>Paul Wolfowitz’s problems at the World Bank stem in part from a widespread perception that he disproportionately represents U.S. interests rather than objectives that command a global consensus. The root cause of that perception is an informal convention, established in the 1940s, that the U.S. government designates the president of the World Bank while European governments designate the IMF’s managing director. <BR/> <BR/>In today’s world, that outdated convention should be abandoned and replaced with selection procedures that reflect two key principles: transparency of process, and competence of prospective leadership without regard to national origin. With such selection procedures, the heads of the institutions would be seen as representing the international community as a whole, not a single country or region. If the outdated convention is not abandoned, the leadership crisis at the World Bank is unlikely to be fully resolved even if Paul Wolfowitz decides to resign. <BR/> <BR/>We therefore call for timely adoption of reform of the selection procedures at both institutions. We recommend as an initial constructive step that European governments and the U.S. administration publicly state that the 1940s convention should be jettisoned and commit themselves now to reform selection procedures whenever new leadership choices have to be made for either the World Bank or the IMF.<BR/> <BR/>Individuals have signed this letter in their personal capacities.<BR/>Institutions appear for professional identification only.<BR/> <BR/>185 Signatures collected as of 9:30 am May 16, 2007<BR/> <BR/>1. Nicholas Adamtey, Policy Analyst, Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC), Accra, Ghana<BR/>2. Anselme Adegbidi, Professeur d'Economie, Directeur Laboratoire des Etudes sur les Performances Agricoles et la Pauvrete (LEPAP) Faculte des Sciences Agronomiques (FSA) Universite d'Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Benin<BR/>3. Yoginder K. Alagh, Former Minister of Power, Planning and Science and Technology of India, Chairman, Institute of Rural Management, Anand, India<BR/>4. Martin Albrow, Visiting Fellow, Centre for the Study of Global Governance, London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom<BR/>5. Lorna Arblaster, Leeds, United Kingdom<BR/>6. Robert Armstrong, Development Economist, Prior positions held at Northwestern University, Williams College, Ford Foundation, and World Bank, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>7. Anders Aslund, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>8. Patrick Avato, Sustainable Development Network, World Bank, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>9. Jamie Baker, Coordinator, New Rules for Global Finance Coalition, Arlington, VA, USA<BR/>10. Manish Bapna, Executive Director, Bank Information Center, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>11. Bob Baulch, Ph.D, Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom<BR/>12. Emel Bayrak, Washington Correspondent, Aksam Daily Newspaper, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>13. G.S. Bhalla, Professor Emeritus, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India<BR/>14. Sheila Bhalla, Visiting Professor, Institute for Human Development, formerly Professor of Economics, Jawarlal Nehru University, New Delhi<BR/>15. Nancy Birdsall, President, Center for Global Development, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>16. Amer Bisat, Rubicon Capital Advisors, New York, NY, USA<BR/>17. Patrick Bolton, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA<BR/>18. Jack Boorman, Formerly Counsellor and Director of Policy Research Department, International Monetary Fund, FL, USA<BR/>19. Colin Bradford, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>20. L. David Brown, Associate Director for International Programs, Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA<BR/>21. Coralie Bryant, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>22. Ralph Bryant, Senior Fellow: Economic Studies, The Edward M. Bernstein Scholar, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>23. Ariel Buira, Former Director, G-24 Secretariat, Mexico<BR/>24. Beth Burrows, President/Director, Edmonds Institute, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>25. Sally Burrows, Independent Consultant, Italy<BR/>26. Daniele Calabrese, Communication Officer, Development Communication Division, World Bank, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>27. Michael Callen, Research Assistant, Strategic Issues Division, Strategic Issues Division, Research Department, International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>28. Frankin Canelos, CLAI, Ecuador<BR/>29. Julián Casal, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>30. Nessa Ní Chasaide, Coordinator, Debt and Development Coalition Ireland, Dublin, Ireland<BR/>31. Josaine Chin Aleong, Institute for Development Studies, Sussex University, Brighton, United Kingdom<BR/>32. Manuel Chiriboga, Investigador, Rimisp - Centro Latinoamericano para el Desarrollo Rural, Columnist El Universo, Quito, Equador<BR/>33. John Christensen, Director, Tax Justice Network International Secretariat, United Kingdom<BR/>34. John Clark, Lead Social Development Specialist, East Asia/Pacific Region, World Bank, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>35. Alex Cobham, Supernumerary Fellow in Economics, St Anne's College, Oxford Director, Economy Section, Oxford Council on Good Governance, United Kingdom<BR/>36. Michael Cohen, Director, Graduate Program in International Affairs, New School University, New York<BR/>37. Hillary Cook, ID21, Institute for Development Studies, Sussex University, United Kingdom<BR/>38. Caesar B. Cororaton, Research Fellow, IFPRI - MTID, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>39. Issiaka Coulibaly, World Vision<BR/>40. Roy Culpeper, Ph.D, President and CEO, North-South Institute, Canada<BR/>41. Jane D'Arista, Financial Markets Center, Howardsville, VA<BR/>42. David DeFerranti, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>43. I.M. (Mac) Destler, Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, College Park, USA<BR/>44. Kenneth J. Dillon, Spectrum Bioscience, Inc, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>45. Ghada Elhefnawy<BR/>46. David Ellerman, Visiting Scholar, University of California at Riverside, CA, USA<BR/>47. Kimberly Elliott, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development and Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>48. Rev Séamus P. Finn OMI, Director, Justice, Peace & Integrity of Creation, Missionary Oblates, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>49. Tony Fleming, UNSG.org / GlobalMemo.org, College Park, MD, USA<BR/>50. Elaine Fuller Ph.D, Assistant Professor of Economics, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL, USA<BR/>51. Vicente García-Delgado, CIVICUS UN Representative, New York, NY, USA<BR/>52. John Garrison, Global Civil Society Team, World Bank, Washington, DC<BR/>53. Jennifer Geib<BR/>54. Anna Gelpern, Visiting Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics and Associate Professor of Law, Rutgers School of Law, Rutgers University Division of Global Affairs, Newark, NJ, USA<BR/>55. Angelo Gennari Ph.D, Vice President, CNEL (Italian national council of economy and labor), Italy<BR/>56. David Goldsbrough, Visiting Fellow, Center for Global Development, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>57. Morris Goldstein, Dennis Weatherstone Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics and former Deputy Director of Research, IMF, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>58. Carol Graham, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>59. Edward M. (Monty) Graham, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>60. Jo Marie Griesgraber, Ph.D, Executive Director, New Rules for Global Finance Coalition, Arlington, VA, USA<BR/>61. Stephany Griffith-Jones, Professorial Fellow, Institute for Development Studies, Sussex University, United Kingdom<BR/>62. Bernhard G. Gunter, Ph.D, President, Bangladesh Development Research Center (BDRC), Falls Church, VA, USA<BR/>63. Bruno Gurtner, Senior Economist, Alliance Sud, Bern, Switzerland<BR/>64. Prof. Lawrence Haddad, Director, Institute for Development Studies, Sussex University, United Kingdom<BR/>65. Budd L. Hall, PhD, Director, Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria, Victoria B.C, Canada<BR/>66. Maria Hamlin Zuniga, Managua Nicaragua<BR/>67. Michael Hammer, Executive Director, One World Trust, United Kingdom<BR/>68. Irfan Haque, South Voice, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>69. Gerry Helleiner, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada<BR/>70. Hazel Henderson, St. Augustine, FL, USA<BR/>71. José A. Henríquez, El Salvador<BR/>72. James S. Henry, Esq, Managing Partner, Cooperating Attorney, NYCLU/ACLU, Sag Harbor Group, Inc, SagHarbor, NY, USA<BR/>73. Barry Herman, Visiting Senior Fellow, Graduate Program in International Affairs, New School, New York, NY, USA<BR/>74. Joanne Heslop, Institute for Development Studies, Sussex University, Brighton, United Kingdom<BR/>75. Paul Hilder, Campaign Director, Avaaz.org, London, United Kingdom<BR/>76. Anne Jellema, Director, Policy and Campaigns, ActionAid International<BR/>77. Nadia Johnson, Economic & Social Justice Program Coordinator, Women's Environment & Development Organization (WEDO), New York, NY, USA<BR/>78. Susan O. Johnson, Retired from the World Bank<BR/>79. Professor Sir Richard Jolly, Honorary Professor, Institute for Development Studies, Sussex Univeristy, Former Deputy Executive Director UNICEF 1982-95 and Special Adviser to the Administrator UNDP and Principal Coordinator of the Human Development Report, 1996-2000. United Kingdom<BR/>80. Daniel Kaeser, former Swiss Executive Director, International Monetary Fund, Switzerland<BR/>81. Miles Kahler, Rohr Professor of Pacific International Relations, Professor of Political Science, Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS), University of California, San Diego (UCSD), San Diego, CA, USA<BR/>82. Gaim Kebreab, Senior Advisor, Department for Development Policy, Norwegian Church Aid, Norway<BR/>83. Adil Khan, United Nations, New York, NY, USA<BR/>84. Homi Kharas, Visiting Fellow, Brookings Institution, Washington DC, USA<BR/>85. Tony Killick, Development Consultant and Senior Research Associate, Overseas Development Institute, United Kingdom<BR/>86. Robin A. King, Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>87. Ole Klammer, Denmark<BR/>88. Matti Kohonen, PhD Student, Department of Sociology, London School of Economics, United Kingdom<BR/>89. Lucy Komisar, Co-Chair, Tax Justice Network-USA, New York, NY, USA<BR/>90. Barbara Kotschwar, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>91. Koueda Koung Jean, Global Village Cameroon, Yaounde, Cameroon<BR/>92. Jan Kregel, Levy Economics Institute, NY, USA<BR/>93. Shailendra Kumar, MA Governance, Institute for Development Studies, University of Sussex, University, Brighton, United Kingdom<BR/>94. Mark S. Langevin, Ph.D, National Organizer, Brazil Strategy Network, Washington, DC, USA & Brazil<BR/>95. Michele Larocque, Waterbury, CT, USA<BR/>96. Carina Larsfälten, Senior Project Manager, International Monetary Convention Project Global Institute for Partnership and Governance, World Economic Forum, Switzerland<BR/>97. Max Lawson, Oxfam International, United Kingdom<BR/>98. Helen Leake, Policy Advisor, Forest Peoples Programme, United Kingdom<BR/>99. Dennis Leech, Professor of Economics, University of Warwick, United Kingdom<BR/>100. David K. Leonard, Professorial Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom<BR/>101. Mark Lester, Central America Regional Co-Director, Center for Global Education, Augsburg College, Nicaragua<BR/>102. Johannes Linn, Executive Director, The Wolfensohn Center, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>103. Kattie Lussier, Institute for Development Studies, Sussex University, Canada and United Kingdom<BR/>104. Hayley MacGregor, Institute for Development Studies, Sussex University, United Kingdom<BR/>105. Oumar Makalou P.h.D, President and Director, Center of Study and Research for Democracy, Economic and Social Development, Bamako, Mali<BR/>106. ROZ Mandelcorn, Los Angeles, CA, USA <BR/>107. Catherine L. Mann P.h.D, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Professor, International Economics and Finance, Brandeis University, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>108. Monica Mariana Martinez Cadena, MA student in Governance and Development, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, United Kingdom<BR/>109. Robert J. McIntyre Ph.D, Local Development in Transition, Harpswell, ME, USA<BR/>110. Warwick McKibbin, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>111. Marilyn D. McNabb, Lincoln, NE, USA<BR/>112. Audrey Miller, Regional Representative, Jubilee Debt Campaign, United Kingdom<BR/>113. Marcus Miller, University of Warwick, United Kingdom<BR/>114. Nuria Molina, Policy and Advocacy Officer, European Network on Debt and Development (EURODAD), Belgium<BR/>115. Mick Moore, Professorial Fellow, Institute for Development Studies, Sussex Univeristy, and Director, The Centre for the Future State, Brighton, United Kingdom<BR/>116. Caroline Moser, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>117. Theodore Mpatswenumugabo, Senior Economist, United Nations Development Programme, Niamey, Niger<BR/>118. Mustafa K. Mujeri, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, Dhaka, Bangladesh<BR/>119. Moise Mungala Tshimbu, Design, Monitoring & Evaluation /LEAP National Coordinator, Quality Ministry Department, World Vision, Democratic Republic of the Congo<BR/>120. Richard Murphy, Director, Tax Research LLP, Norfolk, United Kingdom<BR/>121. Barbara Negri Opper, former Senior Advisor, World Bank, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>122. Andy Norton, World Bank, Washington, DC, USA <BR/>123. Rachel Nugent, Ph.D., Senior Health Program Associate, Center for Global Development, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>124. Maureen O' Connell, Ireland<BR/>125. Chukwuma Obidegwu, World Bank, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>126. Mary O'Herron, Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Office, U.S. Province, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>127. John Odling-Smee, Director of European II Department, International Monetary Fund, 1992-2003, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>128. Oduor Ong'wen, SEATINI, Kenya<BR/>129. Mead Over, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development, <BR/>130. William Pace, Executive Director, World Federalist Movement – Institute for Global Policy, New York, NY, USA<BR/>131. Mario Pastore, Visiting Fellow, Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA<BR/>132. Heikki Patomäki, Professor of International Relations, Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, University of Helsinki, Finland<BR/>133. Jacques J. Polak, past positions: Director Research Department; Economic Counsellor; Executive Director, International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>134. Jeff Powell, Bretton Woods Project UK, United Kingdom<BR/>135. Rev. Rocco Puopolo, Executive Director, Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN), Washington, DC, USA<BR/>136. Ana Quiros Viquez, CISAS, MANAGUA, NICARAGUA<BR/>137. Fraser Reilly-King, Halifax Initiative Coalition, Canada<BR/>138. Andrew Rice, United Nations Association of the National Capital Area (UNANCA), Washington, DC, USA<BR/>139. James V. Riker, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA<BR/>140. Shirley Rivens Smith, President, US Africa Sister Cities Foundation, Inc, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>141. Tom Roberts PhD, LINKS/LEAD Coordinator, World Vision, Sierra Leone<BR/>142. Trisha Rogers, Director, Jubilee Debt Campaign, United Kingdom<BR/>143. David Roodman, Research Fellow, Center for Global Development, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>144. Robert Ross<BR/>145. Andy Rutherford, Head of International Partnerships, One World Action, United Kingdom<BR/>146. David Sandalow, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>147. Audrey Sasson, Master of International Affairs, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>148. Luc Savard, Directeur du GREDI, Professeur-adjoint, Département d'économique, Faculté d'administration, Université de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada<BR/>149. Marjan Saz, Amsterdam, Holland, Netherlands<BR/>150. Rodrigo Serrano-Berthet, Local Development Specialist, Human Development Network, World Bank, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>151. John W. Sewell, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>152. Cora Shaw, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>153. Cathy Shutt, United Kingdom<BR/>154. Jorge Soeiro, Economist, consultant, Maputo, Mozambique<BR/>155. Richard Sroczynski, Marianists International, New York, NY, USA<BR/>156. Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III, Coordinator, Action for Economic Reforms, Quezon City, Philippines<BR/>157. Amine Taha, Casablanca, Morocco<BR/>158. Agnes Sia Tamba, Network Movement for Justice and Development, Sierra Leone<BR/>159. Mohammad Osman Tariq, MA, Governance & Development, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom & Afghanistan<BR/>160. Amb James Teah Tarpeh, Ph.D, Germantown, MD, USA<BR/>161. George Thackray, United Kingdom<BR/>162. Andrew S. Thompson, Waterloo, Canada, Waterloo, Canada<BR/>163. James C. Titkemeyer, Economist, Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>164. Saúl Escobar Toledo, Mexico<BR/>165. Edwin (Ted) M. Truman, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>166. Happy James Tumwebaze, International Coordinator, International Network Secretariat, Sustainability Watch Network, Kampala, Uganda<BR/>167. Charles Uphaus, Bread for the World, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>168. Boudy van Schagen, Eldis - the gateway to development information, United Kingdom<BR/>169. Ellen Verheul, Team Manager Advocacy, WEMOS, Netherlands<BR/>170. Bernard Veuthey, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>171. Knud Voecking, Urgewald, Germany<BR/>172. Gisela Von Muhlenbrock, Silver Spring, MD, USA<BR/>173. Ebru Voyvoda, FEAS, Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University, METU, Ankara - TURKEY<BR/>174. Professor Robert H. Wade, Development Studies Institute (DESTIN), London School of Economics, United Kingdom<BR/>175. Chris Wangkay, Coordinator, People's Alliance for Debt Cancellation (GARPU), Jakarta, Indonesia<BR/>176. Michael Ward, Former Economist, World Bank, United Kingdom<BR/>177. Sulaiman S. Wasty, President, Sharakpur Financial Integrity Services, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>178. David Wheeler, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>179. John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>180. John Willoughby, Department of Economics, American University, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>181. Emilie Wilson, Brighton, United Kingdom<BR/>182. Heather Worley, World Bank, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>183. Josep Xercavins i Valls, UBUNTU Forum Secretariat, Spain<BR/>184. Yongmei Zhou, Senior Economist, World Bank, Washington, DC, USA<BR/>185. Elaine Zuckerman, President, Gender Action, Washington, DC, USA<BR/> <BR/>The May 14 letter on "Leadership Selection Reform at the World Bank and IMF" was drafted by Colin Bradford (Brookings), Ralph Bryant (Brookings) and Ted Truman (Peterson Institute for International Economics) acting in their personal capacities. They were aided by Nancy Birdsall (Center for Global Development), Jo Marie Griesgraber (New Rules for Global Finance Coalition and John Williamson (Peterson Institute for International Economics) in finalizing and distributing the document. Their thanks go especially to Jamie Baker (New Rules for Global Finance Coalition) who collected and organized the signatures and conveyed the letter to the Executive Directors and Alternates of the World Bank and IMF on behalf of all the signatories.wolfowitzmustresignhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13598455987758876651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034279438703979.post-5534220740983307492007-05-16T11:59:00.000-07:002007-05-16T11:59:00.000-07:00Second that.Writer of:"Don't cry for me Argentina"...Second that.<BR/><BR/>Writer of:<BR/><BR/>"Don't cry for me Argentina"<BR/>"Suzanne"<BR/>"Paul, you are so vain"<BR/>"Prayer"<BR/>and many others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com