The quoted text is not mine. It is what the World Bank has to say in the introduction to the report.
I am trying to send G.Mishra's article-it appeared in Jansatta which is not available on the internet, so it is a bit difficult.
Vagish

On 7/25/05, kishore_singh_delhi@... <kishore_singh_delhi@... > wrote:

It will be good to see G. Mishra's paper before commenting on WB paper...,u
should have sent that first..i suppose....,
Being Bihari, by birth and uprbignig, my only suggestion will be not to be
unncessarily defensive, as it aqppears in the tone of this mail,instead of
being pro-active....we can not change people's perceptions forcibly by
writing emails sitting in Delhi...does it matter to our efforts to what WB
writes....don't we know the reality enough to make interventions......why
should it be WB to bring out all our IMB brand of Intel-inside.... do we
not want to dance to the tune that they set for us...we have been doing for
deacdes...we must stop or influence them, instead of keep reacting to
pro-gloablization leader like WB....like an empty arm chair Bihari
intellectuals...sitting in Delhi and making no real difference to the real
situation there.....except for a tiny initiatives to make no real
difference.... otherwise, Biharis staying there are brave enough to make
differnce to their lives...they do not need us , unless we do something to
compliment their efforts....instead of reacting to situations that no one
cares for... people do care for in long term what we do...not what we talk
and email.... let us do some more chintan before we keep shooting emails to
fill up our own gaps in action....
kishore



Original Message:
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From: vagish Jha vagishkj@...
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 14:27:29 +0530
To: biharchintan@...
Subject: [biharchintan] World Bank Report on Development Strategy for Bihar


Friends,
The World Bank has come up with a paper named "Bihar : Towards a
Development
Strategy". An article by Girish Mishra in Jansatta, dated 22 June 2005
gives
a critique of the position taken by the world Bank. I am trying to send the
article by Girish Mishra also soon.
However, I am sending the link to the site and a brief summary as given in
the report. I am trying to put the report on the Bihar Chintan E group (
Yahoo group also since it is a big file).
Vagish

http://www.worldbank.org.in/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/INDIAEXTN
/0,,contentMDK:20556842~pagePK:141137~piPK:217854~theSitePK:295584, 00.html
"The challenge of development in Bihar is enormous due to persistent
poverty, complex social stratification, unsatisfactory infrastrucre and
weak
governance; these problems are well know but not well understood. The
people
of Bihar - civil society, businessmen, government officials, farmes, and
politicians - also struggle against an image problem that is deeply
damaging
to Bihar's growth prospects. An effort is needed to change this perception,
and to search for real solutions and strategies to meets Bihar's
development
challenge.
The main mesage of this report is one of hope. There are many success
stories not well known outside Bihar that demonstrate it strong potential,
and could in fact provide lessons for other regions. A boost to economic
growth, improved social indicators, and poverty reduction will require a
multi-dimensional development strategy that builds on Bihar's successes and
draws on the underlying resilience and strengths of its people."


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