predictions about the future. The 2019 World Development Report will study how the nature of work is changing as a result of … advances in technology today. Technological progress disrupts existing systems. A new social contract is needed to smooth the … social contract. The 2019 World Development Report presents an analysis of these issues based upon the available evidence …

management practices, working conditions and worker motivation, as well as industry technology and workflow practices, are drawn … management practices, working conditions and worker motivation, as well as industry technology and workflow practices. In order …

The Mapping Carbon Pricing Initiatives Report maps existing and emerging carbon pricing initiatives around the world …

purchasing power parities (PPPs) in World Development Indicators 2008 are an important statistical milestone. The estimates offer … 1997, when the results of the previous ICP data collection were published in World Development Indicators. The 2005 data … level of poverty in the world. PPPs have many applications in economic analysis. They are used to determine the relative …

poverty and to build a secure and peaceful world conducive to human development. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs … measuring development progress. Since the articulation of the MDGs, World Development Indicators has reported on progress toward … environmental changes); World view (progress towards the MDGs); Economy (new opportunities for growth); Global links (evidence of …

edition of the Atlas of Global Development is a comprehensive guide to the most critical issues facing our changing world … today. A visual guide to global issues ??? easy-to-read graphical presentation with every topic presented by colorful world … maps, tables, graphs, and photographs Topics that are shaping our world ??? key development indicators, from poverty …

Looking for accurate, up-to-date data on development issues? 'World Development Indicators' is the World Bank's premier … recent data available as well as important regional data and income group analysis in six thematic sections: World View …, People, Environment, Economy, States and Markets, and Global Links. 'World Development Indicators 2011' presents …

In 2000 the World Bank made a corporate commitment to organize a small states Forum each year in the context of the … International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings. The forum is intended to raise the profile of small states issues … community. Forty-eight World Bank members comprise the small states forum, all but five having populations below 1.5 million …

, technology, and measures of government and business performance. In response World Development Indicators (WDI) has continued to …The developing world has made remarkable progress. The number of people living in extreme poverty on less than $1 a day …