| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
1 atlas (144 pages) : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm |
| Note |
An English language successor to the World Bank atlas. c2004. |
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"Text [copyright] The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank, 2007"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Classification of economies -- Rich and poor : Measuring income ; Growth and opportunity ; How poor is poor? -- People : The world's growing population ; Demographic transitions ; People on the move -- Education : Education opens doors ; Gender and development -- Health : Children under five: struggling to survive ; Improving the health of mothers ; Communicable diseases: too little progress -- Economy : Structure of the world's economy ; Infrastructure for development ; Investment for growth ; Improving the investment climate ; Governance ; The integrating world ; Aid for development ; External debt -- Environment : The urban environment ; Feeding a growing world ; A thirsty planet gets thirstier ; Forests ; Energy use and a warmer world ; Statistics : Key indicators of development ; Ranking of economies by GNI per capita ; The need for statistics ; Millennium Development Goals, targets and indicators ; Definitions, sources, notes, and abbreviations. |
| Subject |
Gross national product -- Maps.
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Population -- Maps.
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Economic indicators -- Maps.
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Social indicators -- Maps.
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Environmental indicators -- Maps.
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Economic development -- Statistics.
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Developing countries -- Statistics.
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| Added Author |
HarperCollins (Firm)
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World Bank.
World bank atlas.
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| ISBN |
9780061243424 |
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0061243426 |
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