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The Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) brings together the world's leading scholars and development practitioners for a debate on development policy and the implications for the global economy. This conference focused on two themes: globalisation and inequality. Conference papers include: Opening address / James D. Wolfenson; Keynote address: a strategy for development / Nicholas Stern; Globalisation and inequality: historical trends / Kevin H. O'Rourke; Fear of globalisation: the human capital nexus / Daniel Cohen; Growth and inequality: the role of foreign trade and investment / Richard N. Cooper; Geography and international inequalities: the impact of new technologies / Anthony J. Venables; The role of nongovernmental organisations in providing health care / Morten Rostrup; A patent policy proposal for global diseases / Jean O. Lanjouw; Health, income and economic development / Anne Case; World inequality and the rise in longevity / Tomas Philipson and Rodrigo R. Soares.