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Genre/Form: | atlases Atlases Maps Statistics Atlas Statistiques |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: | World Bank. |
ISBN: | 9780821376034 0821376039 |
OCLC Number: | 300450902 |
Notes: | Includes index. |
Description: | 144 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm |
Contents: | Classification of economies -- Rich and poor. Measuring income ; Growth an opportunity ; How poor is poor? -- People. Global trends in population -- Education. Education opens doors ; Children at work ; Gender and development -- Health. Children under five, struggling to survive ; Improving the health of mothers ; Communicable diseases: too little progress -- Economy. Structure of the world's economy ; Governance ; Infrastructure for development ; Investment for growth ; The integrating world ; People on the move ; Aid from development ; External debt -- Environment. The urban environment ; Feeding a growing world; A thirsty planet gets thirstier ; Protecting the environment ; Energy security and climate change -- Statistics. Key indicators of development ; Ranking of economies by GNI per capita ; The need for statistics ; Millennium development goals, targets and indicators ; Definitions, sources, notes, and abbreviations. |
Abstract:
Based upon data from the World Bank's World Development Indicators, this volume provides information on crucial global topics such as poverty, HIV/AIDS, corruption, environmental sustainability, migration, and growing populations. It also includes easy-to-read, colorful world maps, tables, graphs, text, and photographs.
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This is an excellent, up-to-date source book which will be invaluable for students of, and staff teaching, higher levels of geography .... a clear, concise, easily-accessible and well-illustrated volume.""- Geographical Association, United Kingdom Read more...

