"The seventh Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics in Euro pe was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, May 23-24, 2005 "--P. 1.

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Introduction and summary / Franðcois Bourguignon, Boris Pleskovic , and Jacques van der Gaag -- Welcome address / Jean-Franðcois Ri schard -- Opening address : head above water / Agnes van Ardenne- van der Hoeven -- Keynote address : stability, security, and develop ment : an introduction / Franðcois Bourguignon -- Keynote address : development in an unstable world : a Japanese experience to promote human security / Hisashi Owada -- Keynote address : the other pat h to growth : private sector development / Gerrit Zalm -- Keynote address : trade and development / Ernesto Zedillo -- Macroeconom ic vulnerability : macro vulnerability in low-income countries and aid responses / Patrick Guillaumont -- Comment / Duncan Green -- Vulnerability : a micro perspective / Stefan Dercon -- Commen ts / Paul Mosley ; Richard Wilcox -- Health risks : scaling up ac cess to HIV prevention, treatment, and care in resource-poor settings : challenges and opportunities / Joep M.A. Lange -- Comments / Franðcoise Ndayishimiye ; Henk Rijckborst