What happens when corn and wheat prices rise is that we see real increases in malnutrition and under-nutrition. And when children are malnourished, their brain development actually slows down and is affected. So this is not just a short-term impact. Jim Yong Kim Read Quote
What we have found is that because of smartphones and access to media, and because everybody knows how everyone else lives, you have no idea where the next huge social movement is going to erupt. Jim Yong Kim Read Quote
The water issue is critically related to climate change. People say that carbon is the currency of climate change. Water is the teeth. Jim Yong Kim Read Quote
I’ve spent my entire life working to invest in human beings and human communities, to help them move down the path of economic development. Jim Yong Kim Read Quote
World Bank is a bank that’s focused on economic development and poverty alleviation. Jim Yong Kim Read Quote
One of the most important things about leadership is that you have to have the kind of humility that will allow you to be coached. Jim Yong Kim Read Quote
If I care about poverty, I have to care a lot about investments in the private sector. The private sector creates the vast majority of jobs in the world, and social protection only goes so far. Jim Yong Kim Read Quote
If you look at three diseases, the three major killers, HIV, tuberculosis and malaria, the only disease for which we have really good drugs is HIV. And it’s very simple: because there’s a market in the United States and Europe. Jim Yong Kim Read Quote
Haiti’s economy cannot be built by and benefit just a privileged few. It must be built by and benefit all Haitians. Jim Yong Kim Read Quote
