From the Bank’s establishment until today, the unwritten rule has been that the US government simply designates each new president: all 11 have been Americans, and not a single one has been an expert in economic development, the Bank’s core responsibility, or had a career in fighting poverty or promoting environmental sustainability. Instead, the US has selected Wall Street bankers and politicians, presumably to ensure that the Bank’s policies are suitably friendly to US commercial and political interests.
自世行成立至今，一直有一条不成文的规矩：行长人选由美国政府决定。成立至今的11位行长均是美国人，而且没有一位是世行核心责任——经济发展方面的专家，也没有一位拥有扶贫或促进环境可持续性的职业经验。相反，美国总是选择华尔街银行家和政客来担任这一职务，大概是为了保证世行政策能够符合美国商业和政治利益吧。