World Development Indicators 2014
Published on 30. May 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-1-4648-0163-1 (ISBN)
Description
World Development Indicators 2014 provides a compilation of relevant, high-quality, and internationally comparable statistics about global development and the fight against poverty. It is intended to help users of all kindspolicymakers, students, analysts, professors, program managers, and citizensfind and use data related to all aspects of development, including those that help monitor and understand progress toward the two goals.
Six themes are used to organize indicatorsworld view, people, environment, economy, states and markets, and global links. As in past editions, World view reviews global progress toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and provides key indicators related to poverty.
Each of the remaining sections includes an introduction; six stories highlighting specific global, regional or country trends; and a table of the most relevant and popular indicators for that theme, together with a discussion of indicator compilation methodology.
Six themes are used to organize indicatorsworld view, people, environment, economy, states and markets, and global links. As in past editions, World view reviews global progress toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and provides key indicators related to poverty.
Each of the remaining sections includes an introduction; six stories highlighting specific global, regional or country trends; and a table of the most relevant and popular indicators for that theme, together with a discussion of indicator compilation methodology.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 213 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
419 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4648-0163-1 (9781464801631)
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The World Bank came into formal existence in 1945 following the international ratification of the Bretton Woods agreements. It is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. The organization's activities are focused on education, health, agriculture and rural development, environmental protection, establishing and enforcing regulations, infrastructure development, governance and legal institutions development. The World Bank is made up of two unique development institutions owned by its 185 Member Countries. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) focuses on middle income and creditworthy poor countries and the International Development Association (IDA), which focuses on the poorest countries in the world.