Obama Has Made a Mess of the World Bank Succession

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March 28 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama’s decision to nominateDartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim to head the World Bankhas been well received.

The prevailing view is that Kim is a smart solution to atricky little problem: How to maintain a strong U.S. role in thebank while bowing to the growing economic might of developingnations such as China.