World Development Report 1984

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Capital movements
ISBN : 9780195204605

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World Development Report 1984 by World Bank Pdf

Long-term needs and sustained effort are underlying themes in this year's report. As with most of its predecessors, it is divided into two parts. The first looks at economic performance, past and prospective. The second part is this year devoted to population - the causes and consequences of rapid population growth, its link to development, why it has slowed down in some developing countries. The two parts mirror each other: economic policy and performance in the next decade will matter for population growth in the developing countries for several decades beyond. Population policy and change in the rest of this century will set the terms for the whole of development strategy in the next. In both cases, policy changes will not yield immediate benefits, but delay will reduce the room for maneuver that policy makers will have in years to come.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Developing countries
ISBN : LCCN:78067086

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World Development Report 1979 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Capital movements
ISBN : 019520459X

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World Development Report 1984 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821329995

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Population and Development by Anonim Pdf

This report was prepared for the International Conference on Population and Development held in Cairo, Egypt, in September 1994. "The study explains why slowing population growth is still a high priority for the poorest countries, how population policy can be integrated with social policies, how population programs can provide the poor with appropriate services, why country-specific strategies are needed, and what other demographic issues are becoming more significant." Chapters are also included on population trends in developing countries, demand and supply factors in fertility transitions, integrated approaches to reproductive health, and implications for the World Bank. (Excerpt)

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Access to Finance
ISBN : 9780195204827

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World Development Report, 1985 by Anonim Pdf

This report focuses on the contribution that international capital makes to economic development. While the report pays close attention to the events of the recent past, it also places the use of foreign capital in a broader and longer-term perspective. Using such a perspective, the report shows how countries at different stages of development have used external finance productively; how the institutional and policy environment affects the volume and composition of financial flows to developing countries; and how the international community has dealt with financial crises. This report concludes that the developing countries will have a continuing need for external finance. It demonstrates that many of the policies required to attract external finance and promote economic growth are either being implemented or planned already.

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008-11-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 082137608X

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World Development Report 2009 by World Bank Pdf

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 development. The transformations along these three dimensions density, distance, and division are most noticeable in North America, Western Europe, and Japan, but countries in Asia and Eastern Europe are changing in ways similar in scope and speed. 'World Development Report 2009: Reshaping Economic Geography' concludes that these spatial transformations are essential, and should be encouraged. The conclusion is not without controversy. Slum-dwellers now number a billion, but the rush to cities continues. Globalization is believed to benefit many, but not the billion people living in lagging areas of developing nations. High poverty and mortality persist among the world's 'bottom billion', while others grow wealthier and live longer lives. Concern for these three billion often comes with the prescription that growth must be made spatially balanced. The WDR has a different message: economic growth is seldom balanced, and efforts to spread it out prematurely will jeopardize progress. The Report: documents how production becomes more concentrated spatially as economies grow. proposes economic integration as the principle for promoting successful spatial transformations. revisits the debates on urbanization, territorial development, and regional integration and shows how today's developers can reshape economic geography.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780821365427

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Development and the Next Generation by Anonim Pdf

"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 their own well-being, but that of others, and they do this in a rapidly changing demographic and socio-economic environment. Supporting young people's transition to adulthood poses important opportunities and risky challenges for development policy. Are education systems preparing young people to cope with the demands of changing economies? What kind of support do they get as they enter the labor market? Can they move freely to where the jobs are? What can be done to help them avoid serious consequences of risky behavior, such as death from HIV-AIDS and drug abuse? Can their creative energy be directed productively to support development thinking? The report will focus on crucial capabilities and transitions in a young person's life: learning for life and work, staying healthy, working, forming families, and exercising citizenship. For each, there are opportunities and risks; for all, policies and institutions matter."

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Australia
ISBN : 0195531914

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Our Common Future by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0195209923

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World Development Report 1994 by Anonim Pdf

World Development Report 1994 examines the link between infrastructure and development and explores ways in which developing countries can improve both the provision and the quality of infrastructure services. In recent decades, developing countries have made substantial investments in infrastructure, achieving dramatic gains for households and producers by expanding their access to services such as safe water, sanitation, electric power, telecommunications, and transport. Even more infrastructure investment and expansion are needed in order to extend the reach of services - especially to people living in rural areas and to the poor. But as this report shows, the quantity of investment cannot be the exclusive focus of policy. Improving the quality of infrastructure service also is vital. Both quantity and quality improvements are essential to modernize and diversify production, help countries compete internationally, and accommodate rapid urbanization. The report identifies the basic cause of poor past performance as inadequate institutional incentives for improving the provision of infrastructure. To promote more efficient and responsive service delivery, incentives need to be changed through commercial management, competition, and user involvement. Several trends are helping to improve the performance of infrastructure. First, innovation in technology and in the regulatory management of markets makes more diversity possible in the supply of services. Second, an evaluation of the role of government is leading to a shift from direct government provision of services to increasing private sector provision and recent experience in many countries with public-private partnerships is highlighting new ways to increase efficiency and expand services. Third, increased concern about social and environmental sustainability has heightened public interest in infrastructure design and performance.

Author : Robert Cassen
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1412831555

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Population and Development by Robert Cassen Pdf

This volume presents the latest thinking concerning the effect of population growth on economic development and other areas of global concern. The authors address the complex issues that currently face both developed and developing country governments in all areas of population growth, exploring impacts within their country and internationally.

Author : Paul Cammack
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Capitalism
ISBN : 9780192847867

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The Politics of Global Competitiveness by Paul Cammack Pdf

This book documents the recent developments of what Marx called the 'general law of social production', and the leading roles of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and the World Bank as advocates of a single global model of capitalist development. Marx's 'general law of social production', proposed in Capital (1867), suggests that as the capitalist system of production becomes global, and competition between capitalists becomes more intense, workers are compelled to be versatile (multi-skilled), flexible, and mobile in order to survive. This general law, resulting from scientific and technological innovation and continuous advances in the division of labour generated by competition between capitalists, has given rise to global production chains, 'zero hours' contracts, and the breaking down of production processes into smaller and smaller individual steps, increasingly supported by advanced machines and digital platforms. This book identifies the universal policy framework that promotes these developments as the politics of global competitiveness, and shows that the Washington-based World Bank and the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), working together, are its principal advocates. They do not narrowly promote the interests of the advanced capitalist economies, or the 'West' and its transnational corporations, but rather the unlimited development of the global capitalist system and the world market as a whole. When their policies are examined together and compared, they reveal a single, shared programme, focused not on the relationship between the developed and the developing world, but on the global relationship between capital and labour. Put at its simplest, their aim is to ensure that as many people as possible across the world have the potential to be productive workers, and to propose reforms to welfare or social protection that will oblige them to offer themselves to capitalists for work.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : International organization
ISBN : 9780195204322

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World Development Report 1983 by Anonim Pdf

This report is the sixth in an annual series assessing development issues. It reviews recent trends in the international economy and their implications for the developing countries with a special focus on the management and institutional aspects of development. The early recovery in the world economy foreseen in last year's World Development Report did not materialize. The recession has lasted longer than expected and has set back global development more decisively than at any time since the Great Depression. The indications of an upturn are now firmer, but the international financial system remains severely strained and protectionism continues to be an ominous threat. This report reviews how alternative policies may affect the future prospects for recovery. It concludes that the present financial crisis is manageable, provided concerted efforts are made both nationally and internationally. It is essential for the industrial countries to maintain the momentum of their recovery, to promote freer trade, and to ensure growth in capital flows. Equally important, developing countries must for their part continue their efforts to adjust their economies to the new external circumstances and thereby regain the confidence of their creditors.

Author : Peter E. Coughlin,Gerrishon K. Ikiara
Publisher : East African Publishers
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9966467327

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Industrialization in Kenya by Peter E. Coughlin,Gerrishon K. Ikiara Pdf

Author : Landry Signé
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107173071

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Innovating Development Strategies in Africa by Landry Signé Pdf

This book examines postcolonial strategies for economic development in Africa from the 1960s to the present day.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Adaptation (Biology)
ISBN : 9780821372821

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World Development Report 1978 by Anonim Pdf

This first report deals with some of the major development issues confronting the developing countries and explores the relationship of the major trends in the international economy to them. It is designed to help clarify some of the linkages between the international economy and domestic strategies in the developing countries against the background of growing interdependence and increasing complexity in the world economy. It assesses the prospects for progress in accelerating growth and alleviating poverty, and identifies some of the major policy issues which will affect these prospects.