World Bank Publications - oferta

Published November 2008

ISBN: 0-8213-7607-1

ISBN-13: 978-0-8213-7607-2

SKU: 17607

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.

ISBN: 9780821379875

Pub. date: 06 Nov 2009

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Climate change is one of many challenges facing developing countries - but unless it is tackled soon, it will reverse development gains. Climate change threatens all countries, especially developing ones. Understanding what climate changemeans for development policy is the central aim of the report.

ISBN: 0-8213-7603-9

ISBN-13: 978-0-8213-7603-4

SKU: 17603

Published in association with Harper Collins, the completely revised and updated second edition of the Atlas of Global Development vividly illustrates the key development challenges facing our world today. Keeping abreast of a changing world, new topics have been added including child employment, internet use, foreign direct investment, food production, and energy flows.