The World Bank in collaboration with the French Presidency of the EU, organized a public presentation of the World Development Report (WDR) 2009: Reshaping Economic Geography at a side event of the European Development Days on November 17 in Strasbourg.
In a panel discussion chaired by European Commission Deputy Director General for Regional PolicyKatarína Mathernova, with WDR09 lead author Indermit Gill, Jean Pierre Elong Mbassi - Secretary General of the United Cities and Local Goverments of Africa, Jerzy Kwiecinski - President of the Foundation - European Centre for Enterprise, and Jean Marie Cour – Consultant for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, participants exchanged views on the challenges of promoting developiment through the shaping of economic geography.
While the panelists and participants commended the report’s focuson economic geography, several participants called on the Bank to further integrate the concept of economic geography in its operations, and examine the implications of urbanization on climate change, food, financial and fuel crisis.
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