World Bank Research Program
Author : World Bank
Publisher :
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 25,66 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Economic assistance
ISBN :
Author : World Bank
Publisher :
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 25,66 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Economic assistance
ISBN :
Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 37,29 MB
Release : 2008-11-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 082137608X
Rising densities of human settlements, migration and transport to reduce distances to market, and specialization and trade facilitated by fewer international divisions are central to economic development. The transformations along these three dimensions density, distance, and division are most noticeable in North America, Western Europe, and Japan, but countries in Asia and Eastern Europe are changing in ways similar in scope and speed. 'World Development Report 2009: Reshaping Economic Geography' concludes that these spatial transformations are essential, and should be encouraged. The conclusion is not without controversy. Slum-dwellers now number a billion, but the rush to cities continues. Globalization is believed to benefit many, but not the billion people living in lagging areas of developing nations. High poverty and mortality persist among the world's 'bottom billion', while others grow wealthier and live longer lives. Concern for these three billion often comes with the prescription that growth must be made spatially balanced. The WDR has a different message: economic growth is seldom balanced, and efforts to spread it out prematurely will jeopardize progress. The Report: documents how production becomes more concentrated spatially as economies grow. proposes economic integration as the principle for promoting successful spatial transformations. revisits the debates on urbanization, territorial development, and regional integration and shows how today's developers can reshape economic geography.
Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 16,9 MB
Release : 2007-10-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821368095
The world's demand for food is expected to double within the next 50 years, while the natural resources that sustain agriculture will become increasingly scarce, degraded, and vulnerable to the effects of climate change. In many poor countries, agriculture accounts for at least 40 percent of GDP and 80 percent of employment. At the same time, about 70 percent of the world's poor live in rural areas and most depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. 'World Development Report 2008' seeks to assess where, when, and how agriculture can be an effective instrument for economic development, especially development that favors the poor. It examines several broad questions: How has agriculture changed in developing countries in the past 20 years? What are the important new challenges and opportunities for agriculture? Which new sources of agricultural growth can be captured cost effectively in particular in poor countries with large agricultural sectors as in Africa? How can agricultural growth be made more effective for poverty reduction? How can governments facilitate the transition of large populations out of agriculture, without simply transferring the burden of rural poverty to urban areas? How can the natural resource endowment for agriculture be protected? How can agriculture's negative environmental effects be contained? This year's report marks the 30th year the World Bank has been publishing the 'World Development Report'.
Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,68 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Economic history
ISBN : 9780821382110
'The World Bank Research Program 2008-2009: Abstracts of Current Studies' is a compendium of research projects initiated, ongoing, or completed in fiscal years 2008 to 2009 by World Bank staff and consultants.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 21,49 MB
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821335772
This volume, which contains abstracts of current Bank research projects, reflects the continuing contributions of Bank research. It describes research projects that address governments'policy concerns, meet the practical needs of Bank operational staff, develop research tools methods and construct databases. The volume reports on research projects initiated, under way, or complete in fiscal 1996. The abstracts in the volume describe, for each project, the questions addressed, the analytical methods used, the findings to date, and their policy implications. Each abstract also identifies the expected completion date, the research team, and any reports or publication produced. The abstracts cover 230 research projects and are grouped under nine major headings:poverty and social welfare; environmentally sustainable development; infrastructure and urban development; macroeconomics; international economics; domestic finance; transitional economies; and private sector development and public sector management.
Author : Philip G. Altbach
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 10,58 MB
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 0821388061
This book examines the experience of 11 universities in nine countries around the world that have grappled with the challenge of building successful research institutions in difficult circumstances and outlines key lessons of from this experience.
Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 17,45 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Economic history
ISBN : 9780821382110
'The World Bank Research Program 2008-2009: Abstracts of Current Studies' is a compendium of research projects initiated, ongoing, or completed in fiscal years 2008 to 2009 by World Bank staff and consultants.
Author : Banc Mundial
Publisher :
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 26,71 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Abstracts
ISBN : 9780821307700
Author :
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 11,30 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821374060
This pocket-sized reference on key environmental data for over 200 countries includes key indicators on agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, energy, emission and pollution, and water and sanitation. The volume helps establish a sound base of information to help set priorities and measure progress toward environmental sustainability goals.
Author : Jonathan Haughton
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 22,54 MB
Release : 2009-03-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821376144
For anyone wanting to learn, in practical terms, how to measure, describe, monitor, evaluate, and analyze poverty, this Handbook is the place to start. It is designed to be accessible to people with a university-level background in science or the social sciences. It is an invaluable tool for policy analysts, researchers, college students, and government officials working on policy issues related to poverty and inequality.