[Peace-discuss] Breaking Glass Ceiling Against Compassionate Expertise, Obama Taps Jim Yong Kim to Lead World Bank

[Robert Naiman]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/breaking-glass-ceiling-ag_b_1376141.html

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In arguing against the possible nomination of Larry Summers, I had written:

I think a basic job requirement of leading a major international
development institution is that you have an expansive view of human
potential. And I think an essential component of having an expansive
view of human potential is having a strong sensitivity to the degree
to which people are making choices that are unnecessarily and unjustly
constrained. And I think the record clearly shows that Larry Summers
does not meet this standard, and therefore he is not qualified to lead
the World Bank.

On Friday, the Boston Globe noted:

During his time at Partners in Health, Kim frequently spoke of how his
mother, a neo-Confucian philosopher, had shaped his tendency "to
question assumptions and lift barriers," Dahl said. "If someone says
something isn't possible, he says, 'Tell me why?' And then he finds
out more."

I think this strongly suggests that Dr. Kim has "an expansive view of
human potential." Let's make meeting this bar a new tradition at the
World Bank.

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Robert Naiman
Policy Director
Just Foreign Policy
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naiman at justforeignpolicy.org