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consumers, and the tax revenues governments can draw on to fund health, education, and other services.The World Development … exploring these and related issues, the Report contains selected data from the World Bank's new program of Investment Climate … Surveys, the Bank's Doing Business Project, and World Development Indicators 2004. This Report offers practical insights for …
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The global economy appears to be transitioning toward a more stable period. Although acute risks have diminished, real-side activity remains sluggish †“ especially in high-income Europe. Most developing countries have fully recovered from the crisis. Although growth is slower than during the...
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is the result of a global partnership and shared commitment between the World Bank Group and the OECD. …
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chapter 1 Introduction -- part Section I: Conceptual Background -- chapter 2 Globalization and Food Production and Consumption -- chapter 3 Sustainability and Food Production and Consumption -- chapter 4 Regulating Food in the Global Network Society -- part Section II: Case Studies -- chapter 5...
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The linkage between transport and economic development is a highly contentious issue which has generated considerable debate and an abundant literature. There is a firmly-held belief among politicians that investment in transport infrastructure promotes economic development and, by extension,...
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chapter 1 Securing ‘Our Common Future’ -- chapter 2 Achieving Economic Growth and Reducing Environmental Pressures -- chapter 3 Factors that can Undermine or Even Block Efforts to Achieve Decoupling -- chapter 4 Factors that Affect Poorer Nations’ Ability to Achieve Decoupling -- chapter 5...
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chapter 1 Fisheries Governance, Subsidies and Sustainable Development -- chapter 2 Fisheries Subsidies and their Resource Impacts -- chapter 3 National Experiences with Subsidies, their Impacts and Reform Processes -- chapter 4 Emergence of an International Issue: History of Fisheries Subsidies...
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