Development goals in an era of demographic change / / a joint publication of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910460944703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, DC : , : World Bank Publications, , [2016]; ©2016
• ISBN: 1-4648-0670-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (307 p.)
• Collana: World Bank Group flagship report; Global monitoring report ; ; 2015/2016
• Soggetti: Economic development; Demographic transition; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Executive Summary; Overview; Part I. Monitoring global development progress; Development progress over the MDG period has been impressive; Despite solid development gains, significant work remains; Amid an uncertain outlook, stronger effort is needed to grow, invest, and insure; Evolving circumstances demand a new approach-enter the SDGs; Part II. Development in an era of demographic change; Global demography is at a turning point; Demographic change may alter the trajectory of global development; Effective policies can leverage demographic change within countriesOpportunities exist to arbitrage demographic diversity across countries; References; Part I: Monitoring Global Development Progress; Chapter 1 Ending Extreme Poverty and Sharing Prosperity: Progress and Policies; Extreme poverty: Updated numbers and remaining challenges; Shared prosperity: Conceptual issues and recent trends; Ending extreme poverty and sharing prosperity: Policy agenda; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 2 Scaling Up Impact: Transitioning from Millennium to Sustainable Development Goals; The Millennium Development Goals: Current statusThe Sustainable Development Goals: A new approach; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 3 Global Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook: Prospects for Growth; Recent developments and short- and medium-term prospects; Update on recent macroeconomic policies; Quality of macroeconomic policies in low-income countries; Long-term convergence and growth trends; Conclusion; Notes; Part II: Development in an Era of Demographic Change; Chapter 4 Demographic Change: Disparities, Divergences, and Drivers; Characteristics of demographic change; Drivers of demographic changeConclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 5 Implications of Demographic Change: Pathways to Prosperity; From demography to development: A global typology; Challenging starting points; Pathways to future prosperity; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 6 Policy Priorities in an Era of Demographic Change; Leveraging demographic change within countries; Leveraging demographic differences across countries; Conclusion; Country Spotlights: Policy challenges at different stages of demographic transition; Notes; References; Appendixes; A. Millennium Development Goals Report CardB. The Role of Multilateral Development Banks: From MDGs to SDGs; C. Data sources; D. Methodology; Boxes; O.1 Drawing global poverty lines; 1.1 Global poverty estimates based on 2011 PPP data: Methods and challenges; 1.2 Why poverty in India could be even lower; 1.3 Person-equivalent poverty: An intuitive headcount measure that controls for depth; 1.4 Poverty in Latin America: Income-based versus consumption-based estimates; 1.5 Multidimensional poverty measurement: E pluribus unum?; 1.6 The Multidimensional Poverty Index: An example; 1.7 Back to "Basics": McNamara's prescient 1972 speech on shared prosperity