Atlas of global development / International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank.

By: World Bank Contributor(s): HarperCollins (Firm)Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Glasgow : Washington, D.C. : Collins ; World Bank, c2009. Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 atlas (144 p.) : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cmISBN: 9780821376034; 0821376039Subject(s): Economic indicators -- Maps | Economic development -- Statistics | Globalization -- StatisticsDDC classification: 912 LOC classification: G1046.E1 | W5 2009Online resources: WorldCat details | E-Book Fulltext

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.

Summary: Summary: 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, Read more...

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E-Book	EWU Library E-book	Non-fiction	912 ATL 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Not for loan
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Summary:
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, Read more...

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