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Development as Freedom in a Digital Age
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Experiences from the Rural Poor in Bolivia Paperback The knowledge of how to use information technology is a critical human capability for a person to realize the various things he/she values doing or being in all dimensions of his/her life. At the center of this process is a person?s...
Inequality and Economic Development in Brazil
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Paperback This title shows what makes Brazil so unequal, how inequalities weaken Brazil's economic development and what are the best policy options to reduce this inequity.
Tales from the Development Frontier
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How China and Other Countries Harness Light Manufacturing to Create Jobs and Prosperity Paperback Tales from the Development Frontier presents analytical reviews and case studies that show how selected countries have developed light manufacturing to create jobs and foster prosperity. The...
Jobs for Shared Prosperity
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Time for Action in the Middle East and North Africa Paperback In the aftermath of the Arab Spring, the question of jobs continues to be crucial in the Middle East and North Africa region. This report uses jobs as a lens to weave together the complex dynamics of employment creation, skills...
China 2030
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Building a Modern, Harmonious, and Creative Society Paperback The report is based on the strong conviction that China has the potential to become a modern, harmonious, and creative high income society by 2030 and proposes six strategic directions to achieve this goal.
Some Small Countries Do It Better
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Rapid Growth and Its Causes in Singapore, Finland, and Ireland Paperback The experiences of Singapore, Finland, and Ireland show how small resource-poor economies, even if peripherally located, can achieve rapid and sustained growth:  through a strategy of building quality human capital that...
One Goal, Two Paths
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Achieving Universal Access to Modern Energy in East Asia and Pacific Paperback This book proposes two paths for countries in East Asia and the Pacific to achieve universal access to modern energy by 2030:  accelerate programs for grid and off-grid electricity, and scale up access to clean...
Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics 2010, Global
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Lessons from East Asia and the Global Financial Crisis Paperback ABCDE 2010 Global presents papers from a global gathering of the world?s leading development scholars and practitioners held June 22-24, 2009 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Paper themes include: Industrial Policy and Development;...
The Korean Financial Crisis of 1997
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Onset, Turnaround, and Thereafter Paperback This book provides an unparalleled insider's look at the factors leading up to the 1997-98 crisis in South Korea and how the crisis unfolded over the next two years.
Confronting Poverty in Iraq
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Main Findings Paperback This report provides the most comprehensive and rigorous analysis of Iraqi poverty and living standards in several decades.
Doing A Dam Better
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The Lao People's Democratic Republic and the Story of Nam Theun 2 Paperback This book succinctly describes how a large hydro dam in a poor country with weak capacity was successfully prepared by a truly global development and financial partnership, turning the natural resource curse on its...
Biofuels in Africa
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Opportunities, Prospects, and Challenges Paperback This book examines the potential for biofuels production, consumption and trade in the Africa region and recommends a policy development strategy. Policy makers in African countries, the development community, investors--as well as other...
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