Looking for accurate, up-to-date data on development issues? 'World Development Indicators' is the World Bank's premier annual compilation of data about development. This indispensable statistical ref
The internet has spread rapidly. Development has not. But there are instances where technology can be transformational. A digital identification system such as India’s Aadhar overcomes complex informa
Jobs provide higher earnings and better benefits as countries grow, but they are also a driver of development. Poverty falls as people work their way out of hardship and as jobs empowering women lead
The World Development Indicators CD-ROM contains time series data for more than 200 economies from 1960-2010, single-year observations, and spreadsheets on many topics. It contains more than 1,000 cou
'Africa Development Indicators 2011' (ADI) provides the most detailed collection of data on Africa available. An essential tool for policy makers, researchers, and others interested in Africa's develo
The World Development Indicators CD-ROM contains time series data for more than 200 economies from 1960-2009, single-year observations, and spreadsheets on many topics. It contains more than 1,000 cou
'Global Development Finance 2011 (Single User CD-ROM)' provides you with more than 200 historical time series from 1970 to 2009, and country group estimates for 2010. Data is available for over 130 co
With more than 1.5 billion people living in countries affected by conflict, the World Development Report 2011 (WDR) looks into the changing nature of violence in the 21st century. Interstate and civil
'Africa Development Indicators 2010 (ADI) Multiple-user CD-ROM' edition offers a comprehensive database with year-by-year time series of most indicators going back to 1970. The database contains over
Published annually since 1978, the World Development Report has long been an influential publication and an essential reference on the world economy and the state of economic and social development. E
Today's enormous development challenges are complicated by the reality of climate change-the two are inextricably linked and together demand immediate attention. Climate change threatens all countries
'The Road to Results: Designing and Conducting Effective Development Evaluations' presents concepts and procedures for evaluation in a development context. It provides procedures and examples on how t
Globalization and its relation to poverty reduction and development is not well understood. The book identifies the ways in which globalization can overcome poverty or make it worse. The book defines
The theme of The World Development Report 2007 is youth - young people between the ages of 12 to 24. As this population group seeks identity and independence, they make decisions that affect not only
How can international trade agreements promote development and how can rules be designed to benefit poor countries? Can multilateral trade cooperation in the World Trade Organization (WTO) help develo
Equity and growth are central concerns for development in Mexico. Specific inequalities in income, power, wealth, and status create and sustain economic institutions and policies that perpetuate these
This book is a case study of Vietnam's efforts to fight poverty using market-oriented land reforms. In the 1980s and 1990s, the country undertook major institutional reforms, and an impressive reducti
The World Bank Group is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. Its focus is on helping the poorest people in the poorest countries by using its
The importance of international technology diffusion (ITD) for economic development can hardly be overstated. Both the acquisition of technology and its diffusion foster productivity growth. Developin
Over the past ten years, methodological development to measure disease burden, new data sets for large populations (eg. Tanzania, South Africa) and research to critically evaluate existing data sets (
Participatory development and government accountability depend in part on the existence of media that provide broad access to information from varied sources and that equip and encourage people to rai
The current share of women in the world's international migrant population is close to one half. Despite the great number of female migrants and their importance for the development agenda in countrie
At the turn of the millennium, the world experienced a dramatic increase in funding for global health programs. Competing demands for these resources meant that policymakers needed access to valid, ev
Every policy relies on explicit or implicit assumptions about how people make choices. Those assumptions typically rest on an idealized model of how people think, rather than an understanding of how e
The past 25 years have witnessed unprecedented changes around the world—many of them for the better. Across the continents, many countries have embarked on a path of international integration, economi
The lives of women around the world have improved dramatically, at a pace and scope diffi cult to imagine even 25 years ago. Women have made unprecedented gains in rights, education, health, and acces
The WDI CD ROM contains time series data for more than 200 economies from 1960-2008, single-year observations, and spreadsheets on many topics. It contains more than 1,000 country tables and the text
Rising densities of human settlements, migration and transport to reduce distances to market, and specialization and trade facilitated by fewer international divisions are central to economic developm
The world's demand for food is expected to double within the next 50 years, while the natural resources that sustain agriculture will become increasingly scarce, degraded, and vulnerable to the effect
International migration has become acentral element of international relations and global integration due to its rapidly increasing economic, social, and cultural impact in both source and destination
The World Development Report (WDR) 2017 on Governance and the Law seeks to shed light on how a better understanding of governance can bring about more effective policy interventions to achieve sustain
Global Development Finance 2012 on CD-ROM provides:- More than 200 time series indicators for 129 countries plus regional and income groups - Data retrieval in popular spreadsheet and database formats
Early childhood development (ECD) outcomes play an important role throughout a person's life, affecting one's income-earning capacity and productivity, longevity, health, and cognitive ability. The de
There is an emerging consensus in Papua New Guinea (PNG)—both at the governmental level and among civil society more generally—that human development outcomes are far less than provision of basic serv
The World Bank finances about US$720 million in training every year, through both its lending projects and its in-house World Bank Institute (WBI). The evaluation found that while most of the training
