Address to the U.N. Economic and Social Council, United Nations, NY, December 5, 1968

McNamara, Robert S.

Address to the U.N. Economic and Social Council, United Nations, NY, December 5, 1968

1968

McNamara, Robert S.

These are the prepared remarks of Robert S. McNamara, President of the World Bank, International Finance Corporation, and the International Development Association (IDA). He declares that our common enterprise is to drive back poverty, to lift living standards and to enhance the dignity of man. The Bank intends to lend twice as much in the next five years as in the previous five. He discusses the Bank’s lending in Asia. He discusses new geographical accents. The Bank and IDA are now ready to finance state-owned development banks; and training of managers and agriculturalists. He discusses putting population policy at the center of future strategy.

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National development; Population policies; Short supply; Peace; Journalists; Saving; Governments; Estates; International development; Low-income countries; Development finance; Market; National policy; Family; Rate of population growth; Number of people; Rates of population; States; Population policy; Good; Debt service; International assistance; Investment institutions; Agricultural loans; Formulating population policies; Affiliate; Enterprise; Poor nutrition; Charter; Responsibility of governments; Co- operative; Repayment capacity; Private funds; Share; Treasury; Private capital; Policy; Fiscal year; International finance; Developing country; Social council; Partnership; Credits; Interest; Secondary schools; Sources of funds; Labor market; Capital markets; Development bank; Progress; Development efforts; Economic progress; Pledge; Future; Grant; People; Industrial companies; Investments; Family planning programs; Development assistance

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Address to the U.N. Economic and Social Council, United Nations, NY, December 5, 1968

1968

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