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UNINA9910460944703321 |
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Development goals in an era of demographic change / / a joint publication of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund |
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Washington, DC : , : World Bank Publications, , [2016] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (307 p.) |
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World Bank Group flagship report |
Global monitoring report ; ; 2015/2016 |
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Economic development |
Demographic transition |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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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 |
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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 |
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UNINA9910955324203321 |
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Stroll Avrum <1921-> |
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Moore and Wittgenstein on certainty / / Avrum Stroll |
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New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023 |
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0-19-773092-2 |
1-280-52700-5 |
0-19-535913-5 |
1-4294-0574-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (207 p.) |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliography: p183-186. _ Includes index. |
Previously issued in print: 1994. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-186) and index. |
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Contents; 1. Why Moore and Wittgenstein?; 2. Is There Such a Thing as Certainty?; 3. Moore; 4. Moore's Strategy; 5. Moore's Proof of an External World; 6. Finding the Beginning; 7. The Oddity of Moore's Proof; 8. Dreaming, Knowing, Doubting; 9. Wittgenstein's Foundationalism; 10. Folk Theory, Standing Fast, and Scepticism; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
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The philosophical relationship between Wittgenstein and G.E. Moore and their overlapping, but nevertheless differing, views are the subject of this book. It provides a critical analysis of their differing approaches to a set of fundamental epistemological problems. |
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