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Former World Bank President James Wolfensohn

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James Wolfensohn is a man of many talents: cellist, arts supporter, former Olympic fencer and investment banker. But he’s best-known as the former president of the World Bank. We talk with Wolfensohn about his personal story, and about the Bank’s mixed record on poverty alleviation.

Wolfensohn’s new book is “A Global Life: My Journey Among Rich and Poor, from Sydney to Wall Street to the World Bank.”

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James Wolfensohn, former president of the World Bank and author of "A Global Life"

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