Atlas of Global Development: A Visual Guide to the World's Greatest Challenges (World Bank Atlas)

World Bank

ISBN 10: 0821376039 / ISBN 13: 9780821376034

Editore: World Bank Publications, 2009

Very Good condition. Second edition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Codice articolo V02C-03860

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Published in association with Harper Collins, the completely revised and updated second edition of the Atlas of Global Development vividly illustrates the key development challenges facing our world today. Keeping abreast of a changing world, new topics have been added including child employment, internet use, foreign direct investment, food production, and energy flows.Rich and poorMeasuring income | Growth and opportunity | How poor is poor?PeopleGlobal trends in populationEducationEducation opens doors | Children at workGender and developmentHealthChildren under five—struggling to surviveImproving the health of mothersCommunicable diseases—too little progressEconomyStructure of the world’s economy | GovernanceInfrastructure for development | Investment for growthThe integrating world | People on the moveAid for development | External debtEnvironmentThe urban environmentFeeding a growing world | A thirsty planet gets thirstierProtecting the environment | Energy security and climate changeStatisticsKey indicators of developmentRanking of economies by GNI per capitaThe need for statisticsMillennium Development Goals, targets and indicators'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 Kingdom

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Titolo: Atlas of Global Development: A Visual Guide ...
Casa editrice: World Bank Publications
Data di pubblicazione: 2009
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: Very Good
Edizione: seconda edizione