http://info.worldbank.org/etools/bspan/ B-SPAN is a webcasting service that presents World Bank seminars, workshops, and conferences on a variety of sustainable development and poverty reduction issues via streaming video. en-us 2007 The World Bank Group, All Rights Reserved. bspan@worldbank.org bspan@worldbank.org http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2189&EID=982 We often hear of poverty and inequality as hard and static numbers or facts, but rarely are we confronted with the reasons and mechanisms which trap or allow people to move out of this condition. The book launch, Moving out of Poverty, which took place on October 3, 2007 at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington D.C., marked the first part a Moving Out of Poverty series. The launch brought together experts to discuss the issues of social mobility. B-SPAN Equity Wednesday, October 03, 2007 Wednesday, October 03, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2189&EID=982 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1992&EID=919 How are you feeling today? For modern economists, thats not just a conversation starter, but a clue to previously mysterious market behavior. By examining measures of contentment, the World Bank could better understand how inequality and mobility affect development, and why some reforms may take hold or fail. In this presentation, Carol Graham, a researcher with the Brookings Institute, discussed the economics of happiness at the World Banks headquarters in Washington, DC. The meeting was chaired by Danny Leipziger, Bank Vice President for Poverty Reduction. B-SPAN Equity Tuesday, February 13, 2007 Tuesday, February 13, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1992&EID=919 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1886&EID=856 What is the relationship between poverty and inequality—not only locally, but when countries find themselves competing on a global market? In this final session of the Global Issues Seminar Series, sponsored by the World Banks External Affairs department, students gathered from around the world by videoconference to learn about this issue. Asli Gurkan, a consultant for the Bank, chaired the lecture session. B-SPAN Equity Thursday, June 29, 2006 Thursday, June 29, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1886&EID=856 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1874&EID=873 Employment is an accepted and important part of the growth process. But while there has been much attention on the process of creating jobs, knowledge of job quality, segmentation, and the link to poverty reduction remains limited. On June 19, 2006, the World Banks Poverty Reduction group sponsored a daylong workshop on the topic of Rethinking the Role of Jobs in Shared Growth at the Banks headquarters. Louise Cord, Sector Manager for Poverty Reduction at the Bank, chaired this panel on Good Jobs, Bad Jobs, and Economic Performance. B-SPAN Equity Monday, June 19, 2006 Monday, June 19, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1874&EID=873 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1808&EID=856 Misgovernance and corruption are serious obstacles to development. They reduce the efficiency of markets, interfere with aid efforts, and trap the poor in vicious cycles. Corruption is estimated by the World Bank to cost 80 million each year worldwide. In this session of the Global Issues Seminar Series, sponsored by the World Bank External Affairs team, speakers discuss corruption and how it is an international dilemma. Schools from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Japan, and Australia joined the session over GDLN videoconference. It was chaired by Maya Brahmam, head of the World Bank Speakers Bureau. B-SPAN Equity Friday, May 05, 2006 Friday, May 05, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1808&EID=856 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1707&EID=825 In this panel, presented by the British Executive Directors Office, the Global Civil Society Team, and the Disability and Development Team of the World Bank, findings from the Disability Knowledge and Research Project were presented to the World Bank at its headquarters on February 7, 2006. The rights and inclusion of people with disabilities is a goal of the Bank and many other development organizations, but have they been effective in reaching for that goal? The answer is found in this report, a unique effort distinguished by its collaborative work between researchers with disabilities in the North and South hemispheres. B-SPAN Equity Tuesday, February 07, 2006 Tuesday, February 07, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1707&EID=825 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1550&EID=755 On June 2, 2005, the Legal Vice Presidency and the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) Gender Unit of the World Bank, along with the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), held a daylong conference entitled Equitable Development and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Addressing Equity Challenges in Labor and Trade Agendas. Held at World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC, with some experts joining the discussion via videoconference from Geneva, Switzerland, and Quito, Ecuador, the event provided a forum for examining the best practices and effective interventions necessary to build gender equality into the global trading system. Participants considered how the Bank, through its development assistance and policy advice, can harmonize the policy and legal objectives of the global trading communities and achieve regional and international gender standards. B-SPAN Equity Thursday, June 02, 2005 Thursday, June 02, 2005 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1550&EID=755 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1499&EID=711 This years Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) Conference took place on April 19 and 20, 2005. Entitled Growth Diagnostics, the conference continued with last years theme of identifying growth strategies, but emphasized practical implementation of growthrelated concepts. The sessions drew upon specific, illustrative country cases to highlight key issues that are of practical policy concern for the World Bank. B-SPAN Equity Wednesday, April 20, 2005 Wednesday, April 20, 2005 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1499&EID=711