04607oem 22007695 450 991096131860332120250917201945.09780821397589082139758310.1596/978-0-8213-9757-2(CKB)2670000000358262(OCoLC)846972289(CaPaEBR)ebrary10690515(SSID)ssj0000906230(PQKBManifestationID)12458636(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000906230(PQKBWorkID)10930104(PQKB)10954944(Au-PeEL)EBL3050857(CaPaEBR)ebr10690515(OCoLC)896890476(The World Bank)18007888(US-djbf)18007888(MiAaPQ)EBC3050857(Perlego)1483511(EXLCZ)99267000000035826220140115h20132013 uy engurcn|||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierAtlas of global development /International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank4th ed.Glasgow, United Kingdom :Collins Bartholomew,[2013]20131 online resource (144 pages) color illustrations, color maps ;25 cm"A visual guide to the world's greatest challenges."--Subtitle from cover.Includes index.9780821397572 0821397575 Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Guide to the online atlas -- Classification of economies -- The Millennium Development Goals -- Rich and poor -- Measuring income -- Growth and opportunity -- Where is the wealth of nations? -- How poor is poor? -- People -- Population growth and transition -- Education -- Children at work -- Education opens doors -- Gender -- Gender equality and development -- Health -- Children under 5-struggling to survive -- Improving the health of mothers -- Communicable diseases -- Economy -- Structure of the world economy -- Governance -- Infrastructure for development -- Investment for growth -- The integrating world -- People on the move -- Aid for development -- External debt -- Environment -- The urban environment -- Feeding a growing world -- A thirsty planet gets thirstier -- Protecting forests -- Energy security and climate change -- Statistics -- Key indicators of development -- Ranking of economies by GNI per capita -- Definitions, sources, notes, and abbreviations -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W.COMPLETELY REVISED AND UPDATED Published in association with Harper Collins, the completely revised and updated fourth edition of the Atlas of Global Development is a comprehensive guide to the most critical issues facing our changing world today. A visual guide to global issues - easy-to-read graphical presentation with every topic presented by colorful world maps, tables, graphs, and photographs Topics that are shaping our world - key development indicators, from poverty, population growth, and food production to climate change, foreign direct investment, and international trade The latest, authoritative statistics - from the World Bank's World Development Indicators database The Atlas comes with an interactive companion online atlas, the new World Bank e-Atlas of Global Development, and new to this edition, a companion mobile app. 'This is an excellent, up-to-date source book which will be invaluable for students of, and staff teaching, higher levels of geography.... a clear, concise, easily-accessible and well-illustrated volume.' - Geographical Association, United KingdomWorld Bank e-Library.Visiual guide to the world's greatest challengesGross national productMapsPopulationStatisticsPeriodicalsEconomic indicatorsMapsSocial indicatorsMapsEnvironmental indicatorsMapsEconomic developmentDeveloping countriesStatisticsAtlases.lcgftGross national productPopulationEconomic indicatorsSocial indicatorsEnvironmental indicatorsEconomic development.330.90021HarperCollins (Firm)DLCDLCBOOK9910961318603321Atlas of global development4351570UNINA