Global Monitoring Report 2013: Rural-Urban Dynamics and the Millennium Development Goals - Brossura

World Bank; International Monetary Fund

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ISBN 10: 0821398067 ISBN 13: 9780821398067

Casa editrice: World Bank, 2013

Riassunto

The Global Monitoring Report 2013: Rural-Urban Dynamics andthe Millennium Development Goals examines rural-urbandisparities in the achievement of the Millennium DevelopmentGoals (MDGs) and how urbanization, if managed well, cancontribute to the attainment of these goals. The report providesinformation about the differences in progress toward the MDGsacross geographical areas and recognizes that urban populationsare better off than their rural brethren. However, unfetteredurbanization can cause migrants and the urban poor to end up inslums where attainment of the MDGs lags.GMR 2013 calls for an integrated strategy to better manage theplanning-connecting-financing formula of urbanization.Notwithstanding the importance of urbanization in povertyreduction and MDG attainment, rural areas remain a hugechallenge—one that underscores the importance of policies thatcan improve rural livelihoods. The rural-urban spectrum rangesfrom small towns to large cities. The general experience is thatpoverty is lowest in the largest cities and considerably higher insmaller towns. The MDGs reflect the basic needs of all citizens, andgovernments should aim to meet them fully in both urban and rural areas. However, resources are scarce, so priorities must be set andtrade-offs made. The report argues that the sequencing of actionsbe tailored to local conditions when it comes to the degree ofurbanization and rural-urban differences in MDG outcomes.The world has met four global MDG targets. New estimatesconfirm the 2012 reports that MDG 1.a—reducing the$1.25-a-day poverty rate (2005 purchasing power parity)—wasreached in 2010, falling below half of its 1990 value. The worldalso met part of MDG 7.c—to halve the proportion of peoplewithout safe access to drinking water—in 2010. MDG 7.d—toimprove significantly the lives of at least 100 million slumdwellers by 2020—was also achieved. Finally, the first part ofMDG 3.a—to eliminate gender disparity in primary education—was accomplished in 2010. Global progress on the full MDG 3.a(to eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondaryeducation) is close to being on track.Global Monitoring Report 2013 was prepared jointly by theWorld Bank and the International Monetary Fund, withconsultations and collaborations with regional developmentbanks and other multilateral partners.

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The 2013 Global Monitoring Report (GMR) marks the tenth edition of the GMR since the inception of the report in 2004. The GMR continues to provide an annual assessment of progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This assessment allows the World Bank and the IMF together with the larger international development community to reinforce accountabilities among developing and developed countries and institutional partners. As a monitoring report, the GMR draws on recent and ongoing research work at the IMF, the World Bank, and the UN, and other outside sources. The theme of this year s report, rural urban dynamics, is highly relevant for assessing progress within the current MDG framework, but it also has the potential to inform discussions about the post-2015 development framework. Urbanization matters for the MDGs in several ways. Two main channels by which the MDGs are impacted are through the benefits of agglomeration, as cities have the potential to generate higher living standards for all their residents (not just migrants), and through the benefits of scale economies, as basic public services can be provided at lower unit cost in urban areas. Overall, urbanization can play a positive role in reaching both the income and service delivery MDGs if these potential benefits of agglomeration and scale economies are realized. In addition, the official list of MDG indicators calls for disaggregating the MDGs by urban/rural as far as possible. This disaggregation has not been addressed in earlier GMRs.

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• Editore: World Bank
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0821398067
• ISBN 13: 9780821398067
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 178
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