World development indicators [[electronic resource] ] : 2012

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (463 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.9051
• Soggetto topico: Economic development; Social indicators; Economic indicators
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgments; Preface; TABLE OF CONTENTS; Partners; Users guide; 1. WORLD VIEW; Introduction; Text figures, tables, and boxes; 1a Poverty rates fell sharply in the new millennium; 1b Fewer people living in extreme poverty; 1c Progress toward poverty reduction; 1d Progress toward reducing undernourishment; 1e More and less income equality; 1f Many children remain malnourished; 1g The last step toward education for all; 1h 64 million children out of school; 1i Progress toward education for all; 1j The missing enrollments; 1k How much schooling ; 1l Increasing participation by girls at all levels of education 1m Progress toward gender equality in education; 1n Women have become a larger part of the workforce; 1o More women decisionmakers; 1p A slim lead for girls; 1q Still far to go in reducing under-five mortality; 1r Most deaths occur in the first year of life; 1s Progress toward reducing child mortality; 1t Preventing childhood diseases; 1u For some, better than expected improvements; 1v Maternal mortality rates have been falling but large regional differences persist; 1w The 12 countries with highest lifetime risk of maternal death ; 1x Progress in reducing maternal mortality 1y Planning for motherhood; 1z Fewer young women giving birth; 1aa Help for mothers; 1bb Bringing HIV/AIDS under control; 1cc Millions of people still afflicted with HIV/AIDS; 1dd Progress toward reversing the HIV epidemic; 1ee Turning the tide of tuberculosis; 1ff Protecting children from malaria; 1gg Carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise; 1hh Forest losses and gains; 1ii Progress toward improved sanitation; 1jj Progress toward improved water sources; 1kk Many still lack access to sanitation; 1ll Water demand strains supplies ; 1mm Most donors have maintained their aid levels 1nn But their domestic subsidies to agricultural are greater; 1oo Developing countries have easier access to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development markets; 1pp Cellular phones are connecting developing countries; 1qq Debt service burdens have been falling; 1rr A more connected world; Tables; 1.1 Size of the economy; 1.2 Millennium Development Goals: eradicating poverty and saving lives; 1.2a Location of indicators for Millennium Development Goals 1-4; 1.3 Millennium Development Goals: protecting our common environment ; 1.3a Location of indicators for Millennium Development Goals 5-71.4 Millennium Development Goals: overcoming obstacles; 1.4a Location of indicators for Millennium Development Goal 8; 1.5 Women in development; 1.6 Key indicators for other economies; 2. PEOPLE; Introduction; Tables; 2.1 Population dynamics; 2.2 Labor force structure; 2.3 Employment by economic activity; 2.4 Decent work and productive employment; 2.5 Unemployment; 2.6 Children at work; 2.7 Poverty rates at national poverty lines; Text figures, tables, and boxes ; 2.8a While the number of people living on less than 1.25 a day has fallen, the number living on 1.25-2 a day has increased
• Sommario/riassunto: Looking for accurate, up-to-date data on development issues? 'World Development Indicators' is the World Bank's premier annual compilation of data about development. This indispensable statistical reference allows you to consult over 800 indicators for more than 150 economies and 14 country groups in more than 90 tables. It provides a current overview of the most recent data available as well as important regional data and income group analysis in six thematic sections: World View, People, Environment, Economy, States and Markets, and Global Links. 'World Development Indicators 2012' presents
• Titolo autorizzato: World development indicators
• ISBN: 1-280-48666-X; 9786613581891; 0-8213-8986-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461072603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II