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Mil gracias Cave dwellers Bookmakers July-August 1978 .....--.... .'..... ,.•..-.-.-.. .. :':.:.:.:.:.:.:..:.:.:., :e••:::::::.::. ::.:.:.:.r.:.:'l- '••••••••• _.: ............ .: _. '·0 ::~:~:::. :.:.:.: • • •••••:.:.:.: '.~.... e. ~ . : . :.: .:.: .: Public Disclosure Authorized ::;:;:: :::::::: :.:.;.~.~.: :.:.:.:.:.: ,e. ..:.:.:.:. t·.:.:.:.:, .:.:.:.:.:. ....... .#............ .~•• ••_' ..... eae. about the men and women 0/ the World Bank Public Disclosure Authorized Bank to open new outpost By Rachel C. Anderson On the far reaches of 20th Street, between I and K, stands a grand, new building: the Esplanade, future home of only the bravest Bank pioneers. Those 153 settlers destined for the third and fourth floors of 1990 K Street-to be christened the "L" build ing-were carefully chosen for their Public Disclosure Authorized hardiness and endurance; and on or about August 1 a wagon train consist ing of sections of Administrative Serv ices and Personnel Departments from the N building will roll northwest toward that promised land of 53,000 square feet of virgin space. Life will be difficult at first in this new wilderness; but given the talents of these frontier people, resourceful ness will no doubt triumph over the hardships of an incomplete and untried Mr. and Mrs. McNamara talk with officials after a visit to a health and family planning unit in the state of Kelantan. Photo: W. D. Clark infrastructure. Supervising the Admin istrative Services, the Office of the Director will charge Cartography with producing trail-blazing maps and Pro Public Disclosure Authorized "On behalf of the staff" curement with obtaining needed sup plies. Art and Design can offer a cul tural atmosphere, and Language Serv Malaysian award accepted by McNamara ices will be able to create a means of K By S. Shahid Husain who represent one-third. While the Tun Abdul Razak was the second communicating with the natives of Street. The Language Training Divi country has surplus labor for unskilled Prime Minister of Malaysia. His name Malaysia, a country of great diver sion of the Personnel Department will jobs, there is scarcity of people for was most closely associated with the sity, is fortunate in having a large reser carryon the good work of Language management and technical positions, voir of natural resources. It is one of development of Malaysia. As a public Services by instructing all new settlers particularly among the majority racial the few developing countries that has servant, as a politician, and lastly, as in communicative bartering techniques. group. In some states, such as Ke1an a vast tract of land for new settle the Prime Minister, he made a major tan in the northeast, poverty, unem Constraints may work to an advan ments. Its commodities-rubber, tim contribution towards improving the ployment, and malnutrition are more tage here. With the transportation net ber, tin, and palm oil-are in demand lives of the poor. His report on educa serious than in some of the poorer work stretched further, paperwork may in world markets. In overall income it tion laid the foundation for a major countries in Southeast Asia. sensibly slow down. With an absence has joined the ranks of middle-income expansion of education in Malaysia. of in-building restaurants (three are countries and is better off than most Thus, Malaysia, in its diversity, rep As a member of the Government, he planned however), bodies will become of the countries in Southeast Asia. Sub resents most of the problems faced initiated important programs for rural hard and lean-and even healthier stantial improvements have been made by the developing countries-problems development. He was devoted to pro from those long treks in the sun for in the living conditions of its people of poverty, unemployment, fluc tuating moting racial harmony within Malaysia vital provisions. While the rest of us and the educational opportunities avail terms of trade, dualism, and a short and to improving the economic oppor grumble over having to cross Pennsyl able to them. Infant mortality and age of technical manpower. It is there vania Avenue or G Street, that sturdy tunities for the least privileged in the birth rates have been reduced. Yet, fore apt that a foundation in Malaysia stock of L building will emphatically society. The Foundation, established in Malaysia is also a country of great is the first one in a developing coun shame us as they conquer the hardships poverty. try to make an award to the President ]976, and financed from public con and deprivations of outpost living, out Four out of every 10 Malyasians of the World Bank. On June 10, 1978, tributions, has as its objectives: pro doing even those colonists of K build still live in absolute poverty. The an Robert S. McNamara, Tunku Abdul motion of mutual understanding among ing. nual average per capita income of the Rahman, the former Prime Minister races and mankind; promotion of No word is yet out on who will be smallholder farmer is a mere $220. of Malaysia, and Ungku Abdul Aziz, peace and understanding among na the resettlement beneficiaries in the N The per capita income of the Malays, Vice-Chancellor of the University of tions; improvement of the standard of building; but it is certain they are com who constitute the majority of the pop Malaya, received the first awards of ing to take advantage of an already ulation, is only half that of the Chinese, the Tun Abdul Razak Foundation. (Cont'd on Page 2. Col. i) well-developed infrastructure. Bank Notes July-August 1978 Ju Award . .. Cont'd and build a new nation. These !pen, and their colleagues, accepted education; and uplifting the standard Art Society holds first show that task, and undertook that respon S • of living of the people. sibility, with immense dedication. Ma l' The domestic awards went to Tunku laysia is what it is today-a promising, Abdul Rahman, and Ungku Abdul vigorous, and determined young nation Aziz, and the international award to -because of that dedication to public Mr. McNamara. service. tiCl Tunku Abdul Rahman, the first "There are many satisfactions that ac Prime Minister of Malaysia, is the come to me in my work as President Jol country's eldest statesman. His name of the World Bank. And one of the pOI is inseparable from the democratic greatest of them is my opportunity to Ge process that has prevailed in Malaysia meet and observe such public servants. hm since independence, and that has con "My own nation thinks of itself as sit~ tributed so much to preserving and young. But, in fact, it just celebrated kin promoting harmony among the races its 200th birthday. Like any American, em and economic groups in one of the I would have wished to have met and in most delicate situations anywhere in known the founding fathers of my An the developing countries. country-Washington, Jefferson, 1 Ungku Abdul Aziz, an eminent Franklin, and all the rest. But that, of Viewers enjoy art exhibit in the E-building mezzanine. We scholar, is the first Malay Vice-Chan course, has not been chronologically tin ~ cellor of the University of Malaya. He possible. But what has been possible Bal is best known for his long involvement for me, as President of the World boc with the problems of rural poverty, Bank is to meet, and know, and work bir the topic he first researched three dec with the Washingtons the Jeffersons, Jac ades ago. His ideas have contributed and the Franklins of many new nations tin: significantly to policies to eradicate in the developing world today. There hee: rural poverty in Malaysia. are founding fathers-and mothers der rna The citation of the Tun Abdul still active all over the world. There Razak International Award to Mr. are some in this very hall this morn ing. I count myself fortunate to know wis McNamara said it "is in recognition Bri them. of his major contribution to interna Sta "I am fortunate for yet another rea tional economic development; of his tur son. The World Bank itself is young, efforts which have made the World of ~ Bank Group the largest international not yet 35 years old. It is a unique Ox development agency; of his views institution; genuinely international and cen multiracial, full of creative diversity, which have focussed on international Bernard Chadenet speaking with Bogomir Choke), Vice-President of the Society. can action to eliminate poverty. and both innovative and practical in In the foreground is Pilar Garcia, artist, and in the background are artists Joao nar its operations. It has a membership of "His period of office sees not only a Voigt (left) and Diane Weber (right). pre more than 130 countries, and a staff sharp expansion in activities but a to 1 transformation of the World Bank of more than a hundred nationalities. priJ It is now the largest single agency of By M.G. Ortega ices for the wine; Security for protec from an institution that would assist tion; Print Shop for programs; Staff SOD developing countries to build some of development finance and technical as With renewed impetus, the World to si3tance in the world, involved in well Relations for support; IMF for pub their infrastructure facilities to one Bank Art Society came to life last licity in the Fund; the Bank's senior Ure over 1,000 projects in some 90 devel month after a respite of eight years. which is attempting to make a global management for use of the mezzanine; 31 oping countries, and committing new effort to eliminate poverty .... Where had it been? The talent was and, most importantly, the active mem rOll funds at a level of more than $8 billion "On the one side he has to persuade here! The first exhibit was held May 22 bers of the Art Society for performing ] a year.

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