This is the twelfth in the annual series assessing major development issues. Economic growth rates among the developing … economic philosophy; the present financial structure of many developing countries reflects their approach to development in the …

This report focuses on the contribution that international capital makes to economic development. While the report pays …-term perspective. Using such a perspective, the report shows how countries at different stages of development have used external …

devoted to population - the causes and consequences of rapid population growth, its link to development, why it has slowed … of this century will set the terms for the whole of development strategy in the next. In both cases, policy changes will …

aspects of development. The early recovery in the world economy foreseen in last year's World Development Report did not …This report is the sixth in an annual series assessing development issues. It reviews recent trends in the … materialize. The recession has lasted longer than expected and has set back global development more decisively than at any time …

adjustment issues in the 1981 World Development Report. It finds that, although international prospects have worsened over the … experience gained by the World Bank in helping to finance some 800 agricultural and rural development projects in more than 70 … directly related to the substance of the text. The final portion of the report comprises world development indicators, 25 two …

and prospects in both areas. One of its central themes is the importance of people in development. The first part of the … report addresses the expected sluggish world economic growth as oil-importing countries reduce their current account deficits … describes the role of human development programs (in education, health, nutrition, and fertility reduction) and their related …

This report focuses on the dimensions of poverty, and how to create a better world, free of poverty. The analysis … global trade, capital flows, and how to reform development assistance to forge change in the livelihoods of the poor. …

edition of the Atlas of Global Development is a comprehensive guide to the most critical issues facing our changing world … maps, tables, graphs, and photographs Topics that are shaping our world ??? key development indicators, from poverty …, authoritative statistics ??? from the World Bank???s World Development Indicators database The Atlas comes with an interactive …