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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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The international development community acknowledges that the SDGs will not be achieved without greater participation from the private sector. Estimates for investment needs in developing countries alone range from USD 3.3 trillion to USD 4.5 trillion per year. Up to 70 percent of the investment...
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Many of the world's poor people depend on natural resources for their well-being. Four-fifths of the world's poor …-dependent communities. The World Bank has committed to reducing the vulnerability of resource-dependent people. This evaluation assesses how … well the World Bank has addressed natural resource degradation to reduce the vulnerabilities of resource-dependent people …
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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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