“Cities in a Globalizing World: Governance, Performance and Sustainability”

World Bank Institute Vice President Frannie A. Leautier gave a presentation on “Cities in a Globalizing World: Governance, Performance and Sustainability” at the Korea Development Institute School of Public Policy and Management in Seoul on November 7, 2006. A distinguished audience at the TDLC from organizations such as JBIC, JICA and ADBI joined the seminar via videoconference and participated in a question and answer session.

Based on a new book in the WBI Learning Resources Series, Ms. Leautier explained the importance of understanding cities in a globalizing world. “Cities are the birthplace of globalization, and the testing ground for governance and democracy”. Speaking on five key themes---the globalization of city infrastructure, city performance profiles from Africa, globalization and city governance, globalization, technology and scale, globalization and city performance---Ms.Leautier also touched on operational and policy implications and cited the need to improve data available at the city level.

Ms.Leautier is a leading expert in infrastructure strategy formulation in developing countries.

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