banks, ministries of finance, major multilateral organizations, and many departments of the World Bank. …

boosted large parts of the global economy, into the initial phase of a recovery in 2002. Nonetheless, the global recovery is … promising. Although global competition is creating new opportunities for developing countries, harnessing globalization requires …

change: the integration of the world economy and the increasing demand for self government, which will affect responses to … the way forward. The World Development Report 1999/2000, the 22nd edition in this annual series, focuses on two forces of … key issues such as poverty reduction, climate change, and water scarcity. The forces of globalization and localization …

Classification of economies -- Rich and poor -- People -- Education -- Health -- Economy -- Environment -- Statistics. …