“Dr Kim would be the first World Bank president ever who seems to be anti-growth..”

[girl gone mad]

is it possible that Obama just made an awesome pick to head the World Bank? Let's hope he doesn't back down.

World Bank Nominee Kim Under Fire for “Dying for Growth” Book

The US nominee to lead the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, has come under attack for editing a book called “Dying for Growth.” It apparently performs the cardinal sins of questioning whether a relentless pursuit of growth necessarily produces good outcomes and taking issue with neoliberalism. From the Financial Times:

Some economists are arguing that Dying for Growth, jointly edited by Dr Kim and published in 2000, puts too great a focus on health policy over broader economic growth.

“Dr Kim would be the first World Bank president ever who seems to be anti-growth,” said William Easterly, professor of economics at New York University. “Even the severest of World Bank critics like me think that economic growth is what we want.”

Dr Kim, who is president of Dartmouth College and a former head of the HIV/Aids programme at the World Health Organisation, was a surprise pick for the top job at the World Bank, which traditionally goes to a US citizen.

read more: http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2012/03/world-bank-nominee-kim-under-fire-for-dying-for-growth-book.html

[Ruby the Liberal]

1. The more I am learning about Dr Kim, the more I like the pick.

I really like the out-of-the box thinking on this.

He is coming in with the right perspective and real world experience, not just someone just armed with a few published books and a lot of theories.

[mother earth]

2. Yes, a good choice & loving him for his "cardinal sin". nt

[Bosso 63]

3. "Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of a cancer cell"

Edward Abbey

[StarsInHerHair]

4. never ending growth=an explosion

FILL IN is the key, not "growth". Filling in & maintaining is the real target & real world

[eridani]

5. This choice is looking better and better! n/t

[th1977sk]

6. +100