productive role of providing food, clothing, fuel, and housing for a growing world population, agriculture assumes other roles … commissions on agricultural statistics attended by national directors of agricultural statistics, the World Bank peer review …

Looking for accurate, up-to-date data on development issues? 'World Development Indicators' is the World Bank's premier … 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 2009 presents the most current and …

, prepared jointly by the staff of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, provides a development perspective on the …