ISBN:
0821368567
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9780821368572
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9780821368565
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (1 atlas (144 p.))
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col. ill., col. maps
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25 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. World Bank E-Library Archive
DDC:
338.9/0022/3
Keywords:
Economic development Statistics
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Economic indicators Maps
;
Environmental indicators Maps
;
Globalization Statistics
;
Population Maps
;
Social indicators Maps
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Economic development
;
Economic indicators
;
Environmental indicators
;
Globalization
;
Population
;
Social indicators
Abstract:
Development is a multidimensional process characterized by economic growth, investment and technological progress, transformation of natural resources, demographic change, advances in health and education, and evolution of social and political institutions. The results of development should be measurable by increases in output, improvements in the welfare of people, greater efficiency in the use of scarce resources, and a balance between human needs and the capacity of the environment to provide for those needs. Because development is a complex process, it cannot be measured by a single yardstick. Simply measuring the size of an economy or its rate of growth tells us little about who benefited from growth, whether they are better educated and healthier, or if the air, water, and land around them have been degraded. Furthermore, there is no simple or unique path to development. This book seeks to provide a comprehensive picture of the world's development at the beginning of the 21st century.
Description / Table of Contents:
Classification of economies -- Rich and poor -- People -- Education -- Health -- Economy -- Environment -- Statistics.
Note:
"[Copyright] ... International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank; design [copyright] HarperCollins Publishers"--T.p. verso
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Includes bibliographical references and index
URL:
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