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Cameroon's growth achievement is disappointing and the country is not likely to meet most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on its current trajectory. Underemployment is extremely high, with risks of social unrest and instability. The fallout of the current global economic crisis is...
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, prepared jointly by the staff of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, provides a development perspective on the …
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The WDR 2012: Gender Equality and Development will focus on the evolution of gender equality across the world in the … women around the world still continue to struggle with gender-based disadvantages, much has changed for the better and at a …
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The world's demand for food is expected to double within the next 50 years, while the natural resources that sustain …, agriculture accounts for at least 40 percent of GDP and 80 percent of employment. At the same time, about 70 percent of the world …'s poor live in rural areas and most depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. World Development Report 2008 seeks to …
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This is the fifteenth in the annual series assessing major development issues. The World Development Report 1992 … report includes the World Development Indicators, which offer selected social and economic statistics on 125 countries …
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Structural transformation is particularly important for middle income countries. In dealing with the appropriate policies to be associated with structural changes, this report analyzes the processes of industrialization, urbanization, and the sectoral deployment of labor. The challenges...
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