Experts
David Dollar
Country Director for China & Mongolia, The World Bank
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Dollar, on the misunderstandings that get in the way. Read More
March 10, 2008 | In World
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Why can't we all cut our energy use in half? Read More
March 10, 2008 | In Environment
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Dollar talks about making globalization more equitable. Read More
March 10, 2008 | In Business & Economics
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Globalization and the Middle Class
Does free trade hurt the developed world's middle class? Read More
March 10, 2008 | In Business & Economics
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Re: What is the world's biggest challenge?
Global inequality and global warming need to be addressed, Dollar says. Read More
March 10, 2008 | In Future
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Re: What is your outlook for China?
Dollar sees improvements as a sign of good things to come. Read More
March 10, 2008 | In World
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China's prospects in the next decade are very good, Dollar says. Read More
March 10, 2008 | In World
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China's foreign aid, Dollar says, is no different from anyone Read More
March 10, 2008 | In World
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Dollar talks about China's rising profile on the African continent. Read More
March 10, 2008 | In World
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What route will China's political evolution take? Read More
March 10, 2008 | In World
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Does democracy necessarily develop out of economic growth? Read More
March 10, 2008 | In Politics & Policy
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Re: Can China grow as a one-party state?
Dollar knows it can. Read More
March 10, 2008 | In World
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In the last thirty years, people's lives have become more open and comfortable. Read More
March 10, 2008 | In World
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Re: What fueled China's economic resurgence?
Deng Xiaoping's move to de-collectivize agriculture was crucial in China's development. Read More
March 10, 2008 | In World
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Re: How does China's past inform its present?
In 1800, China had the world's biggest economy. Read More
March 10, 2008 | In World
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Does capitalism take the communal interest into account? Read More
March 10, 2008 | In Business & Economics
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Re: What drives economic development?
The ability to patent an idea, Dollar says, is critical. Read More
March 10, 2008 | In Business & Economics
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Re: Do economics explain everything?
Where do theory and implementation diverge? Read More
March 10, 2008 | In Business & Economics
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Is globalization a good thing? Read More
March 10, 2008 | In Business & Economics
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David Dollar: The World Bank in China
China's main challenge is environmental management. Read More
March 10, 2008 | In World
David Dollar, a US national, is the World Bank’s Country Director for China and Mongolia in the East Asia and Pacific Region, based in Beijing.Before this assignment, Mr. Dollar worked as Director for the development research department of the World Bank, overseeing the Bank’s research on the investment climate and growth. He co-authored the recent World Bank reports Globalization, Growth, and Poverty and Assessing Aid. His earlier work focused on aid and growth, and the determinants of the success and failure of reform programs supported by structural adjustment lending. He has been a key World Bank spokesperson on investment climate, globalization, and the effectiveness of aid. He has a PhD in economics from New York University and a B.A. in Chinese history and language from Dartmouth College.
