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World Bank - Irony!

lemonjelly
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edited 5 April 2012 at 3:42PM in Debate House Prices & the Economy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17623083

Imagine getting an email from her....
It's getting harder & harder to keep the government in the manner to which they have become accustomed.

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  • misskool
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    I think the media is playing up on the hype a bit too much. First of all, the NHS badly needs reform. I have to work with different parts of it and none of them appear to talk to each other. For one simple thing to be actioned required about 5 different processes.

    However, GPs are really too precious for their own words. Everything seems to be centralised towards them and they get quite a lot of power in the healthcare of patients and yet they appear to care the least. As long as they get their comfortable hours with large patient lists, that's enough for them.

    I've yet to meet a caring GP in the 11 years I've lived in this country and they are the ones who determine what care you should receive.

    Something needs to be done to make the NHS sustainable for the future as the population ages and more care is required and less people are available to give the actual care but the answer is not as simple as people would like it to be.
  • chewmylegoff
    chewmylegoff Posts: 11,469 Forumite
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    LJ, have you posted the right link?
  • lemonjelly
    lemonjelly Posts: 8,014 Forumite
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    chewmylegoff wrote: »
    LJ, have you posted the right link?

    No I had not!

    See edited link...:o
    It's getting harder & harder to keep the government in the manner to which they have become accustomed.
  • Jennifer_Jane
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    edited 5 April 2012 at 4:28PM
    The World Bank contenders


    Kim Yong Jim: Currently president of Dartmouth College. Backed by the US for the job. Born in Seoul, the 52-year-old is a leading figure in global health.

    A doctor and former director of the HIV/Aids department at the World Health Organization..

    Medical doctorate and PhD in anthropology.

    Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: The Nigerian finance minister, 57, has been endorsed by three African countries - South Africa, Angola and Nigeria.

    Previously a managing director at the World Bank.

    PhD in regional economics and development.

    Jose Antonio Ocampo: Currently professor of professional practice in the International and Public Affairs department of Columbia University. Nominated by Brazil - but not endorsed by - in the name of the Dominican Republic.

    Former Colombian finance minister and has held other posts in government, including agriculture.

    He has held a number of positions in the United Nations, including as UN Under-Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs.

    BA in economics and sociology and a PhD in economics from Yale University.
  • mystic_trev
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    lemonjelly wrote: »
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17623083

    Imagine getting an email from her....

    You wouldn't, it would end up in your spam folder!
  • Generali
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    Of the three it should be Mr Kim. You can't have an economist in a position of power, it would be a disaster.

    Best,

    Generali BA (Hons) Econ
  • Masomnia
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    'But in an open letter, 35 former economists and managers said the Bank should choose the next chief on merit.'

    Shocking idea.
    “I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.” - P.G. Wodehouse
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