From Prof Steve H. Hanke.

Sir, Your editorial "Zedillo for the World Bank", February 21) presents criteria for choosing the next president of the World Bank: "The ideal candidate would be someone from a developing country committed to market-led development, democracy and the rule of law." You then state that Ernesto Zedillo, Mexico's former president, "meets these requirements in full" and should be President George W. Bush's nominee.