From Prof Raphael Kaplinksy, Prof Ruth Pearson, Prof Barbara Harriss-White and others.

Sir, We write in our personal capacities, as a community of development professionals, graduate students and support staff working in the area of global development to express our concern at the likely appointment of Paul Wolfowitz as president of the World Bank. As a community we have divergent views on the role of the World Bank in meeting the challenge of eradicating global poverty and creating a world of opportunity for global citizens. However, we are united in our opposition to the appointment of Mr Wolfowitz.