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jan 1, 1968 - Robert McNamara becomes World Bank President

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Made poverty central to the bank:
- "redistribution with growth"
- saw poverty reduction and growth as compatible
- focused on absolute poverty vs relative poverty (inequality)

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jan 1, 1968
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~ 57 years ago