This Report has been prepared by a team led by Zmarak Shalizi and comprising
Kenneth Chomitz, Christian Eigen-Zucchi, Gunnar Eskeland, Swati Ghosh,
Christine Kessides, Linda Likar, and Robert Schneider. The team was assisted by
Leena Datwani, Claudio E. Montenegro, and B. Bulent Ozbilgin. Valuable
contributions were made by Uwe Deichmann, Matthew
Stilwell, and Paul Steinberg. Bruce Ross-Larson was the principal editor. The
work was carried out under the general direction of Nicholas H. Stern.
The Report received useful advice from a three-person steering committee
consisting of Nicholas Stern, Ian Johnson, and Vinod Thomas, and a six-person
internal consultative group consisting of Michele DeNevers, Ian Goldin,
Kristalina Georgieva, Steen Jorgensen, Odin Knudsen, and John Shilling.
Many others inside and outside the World Bank provided helpful comments, wrote
background papers, and made other contributions, and participated in
consultation meetings. These contributors and participants are listed in the
Bibliographical Note.
The team undertook a wide range of consultations for this Report, from the
initial outline to the final draft. These consultations included workshops in
Berlin, Oslo, Paris, Washington, and San Jose (Costa Rica) and a series of
video conferences with East Asia, Africa, and Europe. The participants in these
workshops and video conferences included policymakers, academics, and
nongovernmental organizations. The team participated in the United Nations’
WSSD-related prepcoms in New York. In addition, it organized e-conferences with
the help of the World Bank Institute. The Development Data Group contributed to
the data appendix and was responsible for the Selected World Development
Indicators. Much of the background research and external consultations were
supported by a generous grant from the Norwegian government.
Rebecca Sugui served as executive assistant to the team; Leila Search, as
program assistant and technical support; and Endy Shri Djonokusomo, Shannon
Hendrickson, Joanna Kata-Blackman, Olivia Kurtz, and Ofelia Valladolid, as team
assistants. Evangeline Santo Domingo served as resource management assistant.
Book design, editing, and production were coordinated by the Production
Services Unit of the World Bank’s Office of the Publisher, under the
supervision of Susan Graham, Melissa Edeburn, and Ilma Kramer.
