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The World Bank research observer
| The World Bank research observer |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank Publications |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development
Economic history |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
| ISSN | 1564-6971 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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Research observer
WBRO |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910143859403321 |
| Washington, D.C., : World Bank Publications | ||
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World Development Report 1999/2000: Entering the 21st Century - Development
| World Development Report 1999/2000: Entering the 21st Century - Development |
| Autore | World Bank Staff |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : World Bank Publications, 1999 |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Economic aspects - Developing countries
International trade - Developing countries International finance - Developing countries Investments, Foreign - Developing countries Decentralization in government Urbanization Free trade Economic indicators |
| ISBN |
1-280-37339-3
9786610373390 0-585-22736-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455736903321 |
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| [Place of publication not identified], : World Bank Publications, 1999 | ||
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World development report 1999/2000: entering the 21st century - development
| World development report 1999/2000: entering the 21st century - development |
| Autore | World Bank Staff |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : World Bank Publications, 1999 |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Economic aspects - Developing countries
International trade - Developing countries International finance - Developing countries Investments, Foreign - Developing countries Decentralization in government Urbanization Free trade Economic indicators |
| ISBN |
1-280-37339-3
9786610373390 0-585-22736-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778713803321 |
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| [Place of publication not identified], : World Bank Publications, 1999 | ||
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World development report 1999/2000: entering the 21st century - development
| World development report 1999/2000: entering the 21st century - development |
| Autore | World Bank Staff |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : World Bank Publications, 1999 |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Economic aspects - Developing countries
International trade - Developing countries International finance - Developing countries Investments, Foreign - Developing countries Decentralization in government Urbanization Free trade Economic indicators |
| ISBN |
1-280-37339-3
9786610373390 0-585-22736-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812025703321 |
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| [Place of publication not identified], : World Bank Publications, 1999 | ||
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World Development Report 2009 [[electronic resource] ] : Reshaping Economic Geography
| World Development Report 2009 [[electronic resource] ] : Reshaping Economic Geography |
| Autore | Bank World |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (410 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338 |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic geography
Economics Geography |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9786611878702
1-281-87870-7 0-8213-7608-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Data Notes; Geography in motion: The Report at a Glance-Density, Distance, and Division; Map G0.1 Density-why it pays to be close to Tokyo; Map G0.2 Distance-why Americans must be mobile; Map G0.3 Division-what prevents progress in Africa does not in Western Europe; Figure G0.1 The Report can be read by part or by policy; Map G0.4 How markets view the world; Overview; Box 1 Three geographic scales: local, national, and international; Map 1 The biggest development challenges-at the local, national, and international geographic scales
Box 2 The three dimensions of development: density, distance, and division Table 1 Density is most important locally, distance nationally, and division internationally; Figure 1 At all three geographic scales, the patterns of concentration of economic activity are similar; Figure 2 At all three geographic scales, the patterns of convergence in living standards are similar; Figure 3 Later developers face a different world; Map 2 Settlements of varying size facilitate different scale economies Map 3 Migrating to reduce distance to density: Despite the obstacles, Chinese workers have migrated in the millions Map 4 Migrating to reduce distance to density: Brazil's young workers move in thousands to get closer to economic density; Map 5 Migrating to reduce distance to density: Migration in India has been less frenetic; Figure 4 Intraindustry trade is high in North America, Western Europe, Oceania, and East Asia; Box 3 Intraindustry trade and intermediate inputs; Box 4 New insights from a generation of analysis Table 2 Agglomeration, migration, and specialization are the most important forces-and land, labor, and intermediate inputs the most sensitive factor markets Table 3 "An I for a D?" A rule of thumb for calibrating the policy response; Figure 5 In charted waters: the pace of urbanization today has precedents; Map 6 As urbanization advances, policies must evolve; Box 5 Concentration without congestion in western China: Chongqing and Chengdu; Figure 6 Quicker geographic convergence in basic living standards in Malaysia; Map 7 Three types of countries, differing challenges for area development Figure 7 Northeast, Southeast, and South Asia have been catching up to developed nations Map 8 Market access distinguishes world regions; Navigating This Report; Box 0.1 What this Report is not about; Map 0.1 Three geographic scales-area, country, and region; Box 0.2 This Report's regions are more detailed than the World Bank's; Box 0.3 This Report's message is not anti-equity; Box 0.4 Fresh insights from economic geography: concentration, convergence, and integration; Figure 0.1 A navigational aid for the reader; Geography in motion: Overcoming Distance in North America Map G1.1 The U.S. geographic center of population gravity moved 1,371 kilometers between 1790 and 2000 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454212903321 |
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| Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2008 | ||
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World Development Report 2013 [[electronic resource] ] : Jobs
| World Development Report 2013 [[electronic resource] ] : Jobs |
| Autore | Bank World |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (423 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.702 |
| Soggetto topico |
Labor market
Labor policy Occupations Professions |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8213-9576-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and data notes; Overview: Moving jobs center stage; Jobs wanted; Figures; 1 A job does not always come with a wage; 2 Among youth, unemployment is not always the issue; Development happens through jobs; 3 In China, employment growth is led by the private sector; 4 Jobs are transformational; 5 Jobs provide higher earnings and benefits as countries grow; 6 Jobs account for much of the decline in extreme poverty; 7 Simultaneous job creation and destruction characterize all economies; 8 Larger firms pay higher wages
9 The employment share of microenterprises is greater in developing countriesValuing jobs; 10 People who are unemployed, or do not have motivating jobs, participate less in society; 11 Views on preferred jobs and most important jobs differ; Jobs agendas are diverse . . . but connected; 12 Some jobs do more for development; 13 The individual and social values of jobs can differ; 14 Good jobs for development are not the same everywhere; Policies through the jobs lens; Maps; 1 Only in some countries are migrants a substantial share of the population 15 Manufacturing jobs have migrated away from high-income countries16 Three distinct layers of policies are needed; 17 Finance and electricity are among the top constraints faced by formal private enterprises; 18 Combining work and training increases the success rates of programs; 19 A decision tree can help set policy priorities; Boxes; 1 How does women's labor force participation increase?; 20 Which countries succeeded at addressing their jobs challenges and how?; Jobs are center stage, but where are the numbers?; Questions: When is the conventional wisdom right?; Notes; References 1 The jobs challengeA job, but not always a salary; 1.1 A job does not always come with a wage; Youth bulges, aging societies, and migrant nations; 1.2 Among youth, unemployment is not always the issue; Cities, wages, and women; 1.3 Employment growth is needed to cope with population growth; 1.1 The nature of work and leisure change as cities develop; 1.4 Moving from farms to cities does not always bring economic growth; Jobs are changing in surprising ways; 1.2 Jobs bring earnings opportunities to women, but also new difficulties; 1.5 Labor productivity remains low in developing countries Prosperity, but a changing distribution of earnings1.6 The skills mix changes with economic development; 1.3 The temporary staffing industry is growing in developing countries; 1.7 Jobs provide higher earnings and benefits as countries grow; The role of the private sector; Vulnerability on a global scale; 1.8 Wages in developing countries are catching up; 1.9 Returns to education are higher in poorer countries; 1.10 In China, employment growth is led by the private sector; 1.11 In developing countries, the crisis affected earnings more than employment 1.4 Responses to the crisis went beyond income support for the unemployed |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462084603321 |
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| Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2012 | ||
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World development report 2015 [[electronic resource]] : mind, society, and behavior
| World development report 2015 [[electronic resource]] : mind, society, and behavior |
| Autore | Bank World |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Herndon, : World Bank Publications, 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (237 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.9 |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development -- Psychological aspects
Economic development -- Social aspects Human behavior -- Economic aspects Risk management -- Developing countries Economic Theory Commerce - General Business & Economics Commerce |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-4648-0343-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Overview: Human decision making and development policy""; ""Three principles of human decision making""; ""Psychological and social perspectives on policy""; ""The work of development professionals""; ""References""; ""Part 1: An expanded understanding of human behavior for economic development: A conceptual framework""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1: Thinking automatically""; ""Two systems of thinking""; ""Biases in assessing information""; ""Biases in assessing value""; ""Choice architecture""
""Overcoming intention-action divides""""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2: Thinking socially""; ""Social preferences and their implications""; ""The influence of social networks on individual decision making""; ""The role of social norms in individual decision making""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Spotlight 1: When corruption is the norm""; ""Chapter 3: Thinking with mental models""; ""Where mental models come from and why they matter""; ""How mental models work and how we use them""; ""The roots of mental models"" ""The effects of making an identity salient""""The staying power of mental models""; ""Policies to improve the match of mental models with a decision context""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Spotlight 2: Entertainment education""; ""Part 2: Psychological and social perspectives on policy""; ""Chapter 4: Poverty""; ""Poverty consumes cognitive resources""; ""Poverty creates poor frames""; ""Social contexts of poverty can generate their own taxes""; ""Implications for the design of antipoverty policies and programs""; ""Looking ahead""; ""References"" ""Spotlight 3: How well do we understand the contexts of poverty?""""Chapter 5: Early childhood development""; ""Richer and poorer children differ greatly in school readiness""; ""Children need multiple cognitive and noncognitive skills to succeed in school""; ""Poverty in infancy and early childhood can impede early brain development""; ""Parents are crucial in supporting the development of children's capacities for learning""; ""Parents' beliefs and caregiving practices differ across groups, with consequences for children's developmental outcomes"" ""Designing interventions that focus on and improve parental competence""""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 6: Household finance""; ""The human decision maker in finance""; ""Policies to improve the quality of household financial decisions""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 7: Productivity""; ""Improving effort among employees""; ""Recruiting high-performance employees""; ""Improving the performance of small businesses""; ""Increasing technology adoption in agriculture""; ""Using these insights in policy design""; ""Notes""; ""References"" ""Spotlight 4: Using ethnography to understand the workplace"" |
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| Herndon, : World Bank Publications, 2014 | ||
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World development report 2015 [[electronic resource]] : mind, society, and behavior
| World development report 2015 [[electronic resource]] : mind, society, and behavior |
| Autore | Bank World |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Herndon, : World Bank Publications, 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (237 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.9 |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development -- Psychological aspects
Economic development -- Social aspects Human behavior -- Economic aspects Risk management -- Developing countries Economic Theory Commerce - General Business & Economics Commerce |
| ISBN | 1-4648-0343-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Overview: Human decision making and development policy""; ""Three principles of human decision making""; ""Psychological and social perspectives on policy""; ""The work of development professionals""; ""References""; ""Part 1: An expanded understanding of human behavior for economic development: A conceptual framework""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1: Thinking automatically""; ""Two systems of thinking""; ""Biases in assessing information""; ""Biases in assessing value""; ""Choice architecture""
""Overcoming intention-action divides""""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2: Thinking socially""; ""Social preferences and their implications""; ""The influence of social networks on individual decision making""; ""The role of social norms in individual decision making""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Spotlight 1: When corruption is the norm""; ""Chapter 3: Thinking with mental models""; ""Where mental models come from and why they matter""; ""How mental models work and how we use them""; ""The roots of mental models"" ""The effects of making an identity salient""""The staying power of mental models""; ""Policies to improve the match of mental models with a decision context""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Spotlight 2: Entertainment education""; ""Part 2: Psychological and social perspectives on policy""; ""Chapter 4: Poverty""; ""Poverty consumes cognitive resources""; ""Poverty creates poor frames""; ""Social contexts of poverty can generate their own taxes""; ""Implications for the design of antipoverty policies and programs""; ""Looking ahead""; ""References"" ""Spotlight 3: How well do we understand the contexts of poverty?""""Chapter 5: Early childhood development""; ""Richer and poorer children differ greatly in school readiness""; ""Children need multiple cognitive and noncognitive skills to succeed in school""; ""Poverty in infancy and early childhood can impede early brain development""; ""Parents are crucial in supporting the development of children's capacities for learning""; ""Parents' beliefs and caregiving practices differ across groups, with consequences for children's developmental outcomes"" ""Designing interventions that focus on and improve parental competence""""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 6: Household finance""; ""The human decision maker in finance""; ""Policies to improve the quality of household financial decisions""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 7: Productivity""; ""Improving effort among employees""; ""Recruiting high-performance employees""; ""Improving the performance of small businesses""; ""Increasing technology adoption in agriculture""; ""Using these insights in policy design""; ""Notes""; ""References"" ""Spotlight 4: Using ethnography to understand the workplace"" |
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| Herndon, : World Bank Publications, 2014 | ||
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World development report 2015 [[electronic resource]] : mind, society, and behavior
| World development report 2015 [[electronic resource]] : mind, society, and behavior |
| Autore | Bank World |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Herndon, : World Bank Publications, 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (237 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.9 |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development -- Psychological aspects
Economic development -- Social aspects Human behavior -- Economic aspects Risk management -- Developing countries Economic Theory Commerce - General Business & Economics Commerce |
| ISBN | 1-4648-0343-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Overview: Human decision making and development policy""; ""Three principles of human decision making""; ""Psychological and social perspectives on policy""; ""The work of development professionals""; ""References""; ""Part 1: An expanded understanding of human behavior for economic development: A conceptual framework""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1: Thinking automatically""; ""Two systems of thinking""; ""Biases in assessing information""; ""Biases in assessing value""; ""Choice architecture""
""Overcoming intention-action divides""""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2: Thinking socially""; ""Social preferences and their implications""; ""The influence of social networks on individual decision making""; ""The role of social norms in individual decision making""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Spotlight 1: When corruption is the norm""; ""Chapter 3: Thinking with mental models""; ""Where mental models come from and why they matter""; ""How mental models work and how we use them""; ""The roots of mental models"" ""The effects of making an identity salient""""The staying power of mental models""; ""Policies to improve the match of mental models with a decision context""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Spotlight 2: Entertainment education""; ""Part 2: Psychological and social perspectives on policy""; ""Chapter 4: Poverty""; ""Poverty consumes cognitive resources""; ""Poverty creates poor frames""; ""Social contexts of poverty can generate their own taxes""; ""Implications for the design of antipoverty policies and programs""; ""Looking ahead""; ""References"" ""Spotlight 3: How well do we understand the contexts of poverty?""""Chapter 5: Early childhood development""; ""Richer and poorer children differ greatly in school readiness""; ""Children need multiple cognitive and noncognitive skills to succeed in school""; ""Poverty in infancy and early childhood can impede early brain development""; ""Parents are crucial in supporting the development of children's capacities for learning""; ""Parents' beliefs and caregiving practices differ across groups, with consequences for children's developmental outcomes"" ""Designing interventions that focus on and improve parental competence""""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 6: Household finance""; ""The human decision maker in finance""; ""Policies to improve the quality of household financial decisions""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 7: Productivity""; ""Improving effort among employees""; ""Recruiting high-performance employees""; ""Improving the performance of small businesses""; ""Increasing technology adoption in agriculture""; ""Using these insights in policy design""; ""Notes""; ""References"" ""Spotlight 4: Using ethnography to understand the workplace"" |
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| Herndon, : World Bank Publications, 2014 | ||
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Youth in Africa's Labor Market [[electronic resource]]
| Youth in Africa's Labor Market [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Garcia Marito H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (330 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.3/47096 |
| Collana | Directions in development. Human development Youth in Africa's labor market |
| Soggetto topico |
Youth
Youth - Employment - Africa Youth - Social conditions - Africa Labor market - Africa Business & Economics Labor & Workers' Economics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8213-6885-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; PART 1 Youth in Africa's Labor Market: A Synthesis; Figure 1.1 Africa's Youth Population Is Projected to Grow Faster Than That of Any Other Region in the World; Box 1.1 HIV/AIDS Is Projected to Reduce the Size of the Youth Cohort in Southern Africa; Figure 1.2 Economic Returns to Secondary Education Are High and Rising Faster Than Educational Attainment in Uganda; Figure 1.3 Too Many Children Are Working in Many Sub-Saharan African Countries
Figure 1.4 The Level of Education among Out-of-School Youth in Africa Is LowFigure 1.5 The Level of Literacy Varies Widely in Sub-Saharan Africa, with Higher-Income Countries Tending to have Higher Literary Rates; Figure 1.6 Most African Youth Work in the Informal Sector or Are Self-Employed; Figure 1.7 Less-Skilled Youth Are Most Vulnerable to Changes in the Supply of and Demand for Labor in Ethiopia; Table 2.1 Age of First Job and Percentage of Children Working in Selected Countries; Figure 2.1 Child Participation in the Labor Force Is High, Particularly among Rural Males in Ethiopia Table 2.2 Type and Sector of Employment of Child Workers by Age Group, Gender, and Urban-Rural Location in EthiopiaTable 2.3 Effect of Poverty and Household Income Shocks on Labor Force Participation of Urban Dwellers Ages 12-14 in Burkina Faso; Table 2.4 Duration of the School-to-Work Transition in Selected Countries; Figure 2.2 The Late Age of School Leaving Is Not an Indication of High Educational Attainment in Burkina Faso; Table 2.5 Length and Timing of Transition from School to Work by Gender, Residence, and Country; Table 3.1 Time Use among Male and Female Youth in Selected Countries Table 3.2 Time Use among Rural and Urban Youth in Selected CountriesFigure 3.1 Time Use by Income Quintile Varies across Countries; Table 3.3 Time Use among Teenagers and Young Adults in Selected Countries; Figure 3.2 Time Use by Patterns of Young People Vary across Age Groups and Countries; Figure 4.1 Household Earnings Increase with Educational Attainment in Burkina Faso; Table 4.1 Effect of Primary and Secondary Education on Wages, by Age Group, 1992 and 1999, in Uganda; Figure 4.2 More Education Does Not Always Reduce the Rate of Unemployment among Youth Table 4.2 Determinants of Schooling for Urban and Rural Youth by Gender in TanzaniaTable 5.1 Determinants of Urban and Rural Youth Unemployment in Tanzania; Table 5.2 Determinants of Urban and Rural Youth Inactivity in Tanzania; Table 5.3 Employment Response to Demographic and Economic Shocks for Females by Location and Education in Ethiopia; Table 5.4 Response of Youth Employment to Demographic and Economic Shocks for Females by Level of Education and Urban-Rural Location in Ethiopia; Table 5.5 Modality of Employment by Youth and Adults in Selected Countries Table 5.6 Modality of Employment of Rural and Urban Youth, in Selected Countries |
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