A Quote by Jim Yong Kim

Institutionalized discrimination is bad for people and for societies. Widespread discrimination is also bad for economies. There is clear evidence that when societies enact laws that prevent productive people from fully participating in the workforce, economies suffer.

Jim Yong Kim

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Jim Yong Kim
South Korean - Public Servant

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I think violence is counter-productive and it is bad in democratic societies.

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