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Economics | Poverty | Developing countries Economic policy | Economic aspects | Developing countries Social policy | Economic history | Economic development | Political aspects | Revolutions

"Drawing from four case studies (Mexico, Indonesia, Chile and South Korea), the book investigates the political conditions and policies most likely to bring... 
Economic Policy | Public Policy | Economic development | Government policy | Political aspects | International Relations | Korea (South) | POLITICAL SCIENCE | Development | Economic Conditions | General | Mexico | Social Policy | Chile | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS | Indonesia

Foreign trade regulation | International economic relations

Economic growth across countries during the last 30 years or so has displayed 'dual' divergence between developed and developing countries, and among... 
Developing countries | Economic policy | Economic development | Transportation | Developing countries Economic policy

Once again, the Horn of Africa has been in the headlines. And once again the news has been bad: drought, famine, conflict, hunger, suffering and death. The... 
Herders | Africa, Eastern Economic conditions | Economic conditions | Pastoral systems | Economic development | Horn of Africa Economic conditions | Development Studies | Environmental Policy | Rural Development | African Studies | Environmental Politics | Development Geography | Africa - Regional Development | Environmental Studies | International Relations | Environmental Economics | Environmental Law - Law | Biodiversity & Conservation | Conservation - Environment Studies

Monetary policy | Soviet Union Economic conditions | Soviet Union Economic policy | Economics | Asian Economics | Economic History | Economic Systems | Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods | International Economics | Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics

Economic development | Brazil Economic policy | Brazil Economic conditions

Using cases on individual countries, Economic Development in the Middle East and North Africa offers diverse theoretical and empirical evidence on a variety of... 
Middle East | Africa, North Economic conditions | Middle East Economic conditions | Economic history | Economic development | Africa, North

This book brings together many leading international figures in development studies, such as Jose Antonio Ocampo, Paul Krugman, Dani Rodrik, Joseph Stiglitz,... 
Economic aspects | Economic development | Political aspects | Globalization | Developing countries Economic policy | economic development and growth | Macro-stabilization | Trade | Reform | Global governance | Development policies

"As a continent, Africa occupies nearly a quarter of the world's land area and is home for one-seventh of its population. But a large proportion of the people,... 
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development | Economic development | Economic history | Afrika | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Business Development | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic Conditions | Africa, Sub-Saharan | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / Economics | Wirtschaftswachstum | Entrepreneurship | Africa, Sub-Saharan Economic conditions | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Free Enterprise | Free enterprise | Subsaharisches Afrika | Economic Policy | Development Economics | International Economics | Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics | Cultural and Media Studies | Business and Management, general | African Culture

development; economics 
Latin America Economic policy | development | economics

This book constitutes a systematic and critical assessment of the nature, evolution, and prospects of the development partnership between the 79-member... 
Africa Foreign economic relations | Pacific Area Foreign economic relations | Economic development | Caribbean Area Foreign economic relations | ACP Group | Development economics | Political Science and International Relations | Political Economy | Development Economics | Regional Development | European Union Politics | Migration | Comparative Politics

This report is about global public goods (GPGs), particularly those related to the environment, in the context of the global development process. This concerns... 
International cooperation | World Bank | Environmental aspects | Developing countries | Economic assistance | Public goods | Economic development | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | STRUCTURAL CHANGE | GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT | EXPENDITURE | SUSTAINABLE GROWTH | DEVELOPED COUNTRIES | GDP | WTO | NATIONAL INCOME | CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT | DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS | ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY | FELLOWSHIP | AID | GREEN REVOLUTION | DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES | ECONOMIC GROWTH | URBAN DEVELOPMENT | EXTREME POVERTY | INEQUALITIES | FINANCIAL MARKETS | MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS | AGRICULTURE | PUBLIC POLICY | PUBLIC GOOD | DEVELOPMENT GOALS | DECENTRALIZATION | SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION | LAWS | AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION | CARBON EMISSIONS | POLLUTION | BONDS | CREDIT ENHANCEMENT | HEALTH SERVICES | FINANCIAL SECTOR | DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS | LIQUIDITY | DISCOUNT RATE | ENVIRONMENTAL | DEVELOPMENT POLICY | PRIVATE INVESTMENT | EXCHANGE COMMISSION | CLIMATE CHANGE | DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS | AID EFFECTIVENESS | DEVELOPMENT POLICIES | INTERNATIONAL AID | TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS | ACCOUNTABILITY | SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP | OZONE LAYER | CARBON | SECURITIES | FINANCIAL SECTOR ASSESSMENT | ADVISORY WORK | TECHNICAL SUPPORT | RESOURCE MOBILIZATION | PUBLIC GOODS | WASTE MANAGEMENT | INTERNATIONAL FINANCE | POLLUTION REDUCTION | PUBLIC FINANCE | PUBLIC CREDIT | DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS | CIVIL SERVICE | PROFIT MOTIVE | ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT | FISH | PRIORITIES | FINANCIAL PRODUCTS | FINANCIAL SERVICES | GAPS | DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES | ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY | FINANCIAL SYSTEMS | WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION | DEVELOPMENT FUNDS | DEVELOPMENT ISSUES | INTERNATIONAL BANK | MDB | PEOPLES | DEBT | FINANCING FACILITY | ENTREPRENEUR | DISCRIMINATION | DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE | GROWTH THEORY | PORTFOLIO THEORY | BASIC NEEDS | DEVELOPMENT PROCESS | PUBLIC INVESTMENT | SUSTAINABILITY | PENSION FUNDS | DEVELOPMENT FINANCING | GROWTH PROJECTIONS | CONSUMPTION PATTERNS | ADVISORY SERVICES | KEY CHALLENGES | INTRINSIC VALUES | REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS | RESOURCE ALLOCATION | DEVELOPMENT BANK | DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION | ECONOMISTS | INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS | UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME | INCREMENTAL COSTS | INSURANCE | FINANCIAL SUPPORT | DEVELOPMENT FINANCE | URBANIZATION | CENTRAL BANKS | WEALTH | ENTREPRENEURSHIP | HUMAN CAPITAL | INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT | ENROLLMENT | MFI | PROPERTY RIGHTS | TRANSPORT | DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION | FARMERS | NATURAL RESOURCES | PRESENT VALUE | SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | STRATEGIC PLANNING | RECYCLING | DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE | ENDOWMENTS | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | FLEXIBLE FINANCING | FISHERIES | PRODUCTIVITY | SAVINGS | ECONOMICS | MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT

This report on voice and agency, which builds on the 2012 World Development Report, focuses on several areas key to women's empowerment: freedom from violence,... 
Women | Women's rights | Economic conditions | Economic development | Social conditions | Frauenpolitik | Mädchen | Frauenbewegung | Entwicklungsland | Frauenbildung | GENDER DIFFERENCES | INEQUALITY | INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN | POLICY FORMULATION | SEXUAL VIOLENCE | SERVICE DELIVERY | BASIS OF SEX | LIFE SKILLS | SEXUALLY ACTIVE | PUBLIC ARENA | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | SEXUAL PARTNER | EQUAL PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN | MARRIED WOMEN | WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP | PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY | WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT | CHILD MARRIAGE | FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS | NUMBER OF WOMEN | SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE | ACCESS TO EDUCATION | MARITAL STATUS | UNICEF | PREGNANCY | PERSISTENT GAPS | GENDER GAP | HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE | NATIONAL LEVEL | FEMININITY | REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN | MORTALITY | POOR FAMILIES | CHILD CARE | COMMISSION OF WOMEN | SEX | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | UNEQUAL POWER | FEMALE CHILDREN | REFUGEE STATUS | SEXUAL HARASSMENT | DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | SANITATION | FERTILITY | CONDOM | EDUCATED MOTHERS | ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS | MARRIAGES | ENHANCING WOMEN | PUBLIC LIFE | INFORMATION SYSTEM | MEDICAL CARE | CHILD HEALTH | BREAST-FEEDING | MASCULINITY | EMPOWERING WOMEN | SOCIAL MOBILITY | PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN | PRIMARY EDUCATION | SOCIAL STATUS | BARRIERS TO WOMEN | ACT OF VIOLENCE | RISKY BEHAVIOR | EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN | URBAN WOMEN | LIVING STANDARDS | RURAL WOMEN | DISCRIMINATORY LAWS | MATERNAL HEALTH | ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES | DISCRIMINATION | EARLY SEXUAL ACTIVITY | PHYSICAL HEALTH | BEATING | IUD | FAMILY MEMBERS | SOCIAL SUPPORT | ADVANCING GENDER EQUALITY | FUTURE GENERATIONS | OWNERSHIP OF LAND | GENDER STATISTICS | GENDER PARITY | CULTURAL CHANGE | HUSBANDS | FEWER WOMEN | INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POPULATION | FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION | PRIMARY SCHOOL | ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES | PEACE | RURAL AREAS | CONTRACEPTION | GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION | ACCESS TO NETWORKS | CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE | EQUAL RIGHTS | PROGRESS | SECONDARY EDUCATION | REFUGEE | UNITED NATIONS | SOCIAL NORMS | MIGRATION | WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION | SOCIAL STATUS OF WOMEN | SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS | UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND | POLITICAL PARTICIPATION | FAMILY PLANNING | POLICY RESEARCH | TEEN | INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE | FEWER CHILDREN | LAND OWNERSHIP | ADOLESCENT GIRLS | GENDER NORMS | GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT | VICTIMS | CONTROL OVER RESOURCES | PRIMARY SCHOOLING | BIRTH CONTROL | ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY | SECONDARY SCHOOL | MINORITY | MOTHER | WOMEN VICTIMS | DEVELOPMENT GOALS | LACK OF AWARENESS | PREFERENCE FOR SONS | EQUAL PARTICIPATION | FREEDOM OF CHOICE | DISSEMINATION | SOCIAL DIMENSION | NUTRITION | INHERITANCE | REFUGEES | ETHNIC GROUP | EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT | EQUAL RELATIONSHIPS | SELF-CONFIDENCE | SOCIAL CHANGE | MARITAL RAPE | VOCATIONAL TRAINING | INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION | ACCESS TO JUSTICE | WORKING CONDITIONS | YOUNG WOMEN | BENEFITS FOR WOMEN | GENDER ROLES | MUTUAL RESPECT | OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN | MIGRATION POLICY | POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT | EQUALITY IN EDUCATION | POSTNATAL CARE | PREGNANCY-RELATED CAUSES | USAID | ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN | VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN | ADOLESCENTS | ANTENATAL CARE | NATIONAL LAWS | LEGAL STATUS | LOWER FERTILITY | LEVEL OF EDUCATION | INDIVIDUAL WOMEN | DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN | CUSTOMARY PRACTICES | FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INFORMATION | PRINCIPLES OF GENDER EQUALITY | EFFECTS OF GENDER | HEALTH PROBLEMS | MENTAL HEALTH | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH | WOMAN | WOMEN LEADERS | EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE | EDUCATED WOMEN | EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN | ROLE OF GENDER | EMERGENCIES | GENDER GAPS | LIFE EXPECTANCY | PRENATAL CARE | BABIES | PLACE OF RESIDENCE | WOMEN IN POLITICS | REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS | UNFPA | EARLY MARRIAGE | GENDER EQUALITY | SERVICE PROVISION | TEEN PREGNANCY | EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS | OLD AGE | ACCESS TO INFORMATION | EPIDEMIC | PARLIAMENTARY SEATS | FORMS OF GENDER | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES | SECTORAL POLICIES | REPRODUCTIVE DECISIONS | SPOUSES | GENDER ISSUES | PRODUCTIVITY | UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Before markets opened in 1978, China was an impoverished planned economy governed by a Maoist bureaucracy. In just three decades it evolved into the world's... 
Poverty | Developing countries Social policy | China Economic policy | Economic development | China Economic conditions | Developing countries Economic policy | 1976–2000 | Social policy | Sociology | China | Developing countries | 2000 | Economic policy | Economic conditions | History | Political Science | Political Economy | Asia | POLITICAL SCIENCE | HISTORY | Economic development - China

Asian Megatrends assesses the key drivers impacting Asia over the next two decades. The rise of China is transforming the Asia-Pacific, as China's economic and... 
Economic forecasting | 2000 - 2099 | Asia Economic conditions | Asia | Economic development | Economic history

Security concerns increasingly influence foreign aid: how Western countries give aid, to whom and why. With contributions from experts in the field, this book... 
Security, International | Economic assistance

Human rights | Poverty | Africa Economic policy | Africa Economic integration | Africa Economic conditions | Humanitarian assistance | International economic relations | Africa Social conditions | Sustainable development | Economic development