Human development report 2004 human development reports. Download statistics measured since january 1st, 2014. Synopsis of world development reports 19952005 the wdr 1997, the state in a changing world, was devoted to the role and effectiveness of the state. In our diverse world more than twothirds of countries have minority groups that make up more than 10% of their population, and nearly a billion people belong to groups subject to some form of exclusion. World development report 2018 realizing the promise of. Past reports have considered such topics as agriculture, youth, equity, public services delivery, the role of the state, transition economies, labour. Nonequity modes of international production and development acknowledgements the world investment report 2011wir11 was prepared by a team led by james zhan. The world development report wdr 2004 warns that broad improvements in human. This report offers practical insights for policymakers, executives, scholars, and all those with an. The world development report provides a practical framework for making the services that contribute to human development work for poor people. In the knowledgebased economy, services are critical to the competitiveness of firms in all sectors. The report finds that over the last 30 years poverty has been reduced for most of the worlds population but this is not the case for the estimated 1. The rise of domestic capital markets for corporate financing.
Books and reports 2004 present books and reports written by staff of the development research group, world bank. On september 21, 2003, the world bank unveiled its annual flagship publication, the 2004 world development report, entitled making services work for poor people. Making services work for poor people world bank on. Report highlights areas requiring policy action and investment to ensure africa lays the foundation for inclusive and sustained growth. Annual progress report 20032004 a collaborative program between the environmental conservation trust of uganda ecotrust bio climate research and developmentedinburgh centre for carbon management eccm the world agroforestry centre icraf national biomass study national forestry authority uganda forestry resources research institute.
To achieve these goals, economic growth and financial resources are of course necessary, but they are not enough. The world development report wdr 2004 builds an analytical. The top five countries in the global hdi rankings are norway 0. World economic world economic situation and situation and. Doing business in 2004was prepared by a team led by simeon djankov. World development indicators wdi is the primary world bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized international sources. Conflict, security and development wdr is a document by the world bank on the challenges organised violence poses to the advancement of less developed countries.
Simeon djankov coordinated the work on starting a business and hiring and firing workers. The environmental conservation trust of uganda ecotrust. World development indicators 2004 english abstract. Individuals using the internet % of population data. The 2018 update presents hdi values for 189 countries and territories with the most recent data for 2017.
The world development report 2019 studies how the nature of work is changing as a result of advances in technology today. Each wdr provides indepth analysis of a specific aspect of economic development. This booklet contains the overview, as well as a list of contents, from the world development report 2016. The who global database on iodine deficiency is therefore being revised and updated to reflect the current situation of iodine deficiency worldwide. With this framework, citizens, governments, and donors can take action and accelerate progress toward the common objective of poverty reduction, as specified in the millennium development goals. Based on studies of profound quality, the world development report wdr 2012 begins by documenting progress e. In addition to detailed chapters exploring these and related issues, the report contains selected data from the world banks new program of investment climate surveys, the banks doing business project, and world development indicators 2004. Bangladesh the human capital index hci database provides data at the country level for each of the components of the human capital index as well as for the overall index, disaggregated by gender. In the past 15 years, the reports of 2004 making services work for poor people, 2007 development and the next generation, 2012 gender equality and development, and 20 jobs have all included substantial discussions of education. Designed by minimum graphics typeset by snp bestset typesetter ltd. The world development report 2012 gender equality and. World development report 2004 open knowledge repository. Under the direction of ajay chhibber, the report was written as a new world bank president raised the.
Wdr reports world bank group international development. Fears that robots will take away jobs from people have dominated the discussion over the future of work, but the world development report 2019 finds that on. Using a worldwide panel data set for the period 199098 and a stochastic frontier estimation method, this paper measures the efficiency of countries in improving net primary enrollment and life. Instead, it provides a powerful argument for finding ways to delight in our differences. Until the 1990s tgp was the recommended indicator for assessing iodine status. In the knowledgebased economy, services are critical to the competitiveness of firms in all.
The world development report wdr 2004 builds an analytical, and practical framework for using resources, whether internal or external, more effectively by making services work for poor people. Individuals using the internet % of population international telecommunication union, world telecommunicationict development report and database. The world health organization does not warrant that the information contained in this publication is complete and correct and shall not be liable for any damages incurred as a result of its use. As i indicated last year, the world trade report seeks to deepen public understanding of current trade policy issues and to contribute to more informed consideration of the options facing governments. As of october 22, 2019 2019 belt and road economics. Four years have passed since the millennium development goals sharpened the focus on measuring the results of development not the number of projects undertaken or the dollars spent, but the improvements in peoples lives. The world development report wdr 2004 warns that broad improvements in. World development indicators 2004 english the world bank. The reports main message is that, in the long run, the pursuit of equity and the pursuit of economic prosperity are complementary. The report leverages the knowledge and expertise of the african development bank, the world bank group, and the world economic forum. The world banks world development report, published annually since 1978, is an invaluable guide to the economic, social, and environmental state of the world today. The world development report wdr is an annual report published since 1978 by the international bank for reconstruction and development ibrd or world bank.
The index measures the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by age 18, given the risks of poor health and poor. Guidelines for drinkingwater quality who world health. The world investment report 2004 looks at the shift towards services and examines the challenges and opportunities that arise for development. Making services work for poor people overview english abstract. Of these countries, 59 are in the very high human development group, 53 in the high, 39 in the medium and only 38 in the low. The world development indicators is a compilation of relevant, highquality, and internationally comparable statistics about global development and the fight against poverty. Two of the millennium development goals agreed by all the worlds countries as a blueprint for. A copublication of the world bank and oxford university press. The human development report hdr is an annual report published by the human development report office of the united nations development programme undp the first hdr was launched in 1990 by the pakistani economist mahbub ul haq and indian nobel laureate amartya sen. The database contains 1,600 time series indicators for 217 economies and more than 40 country groups, with data for many indicators going back more than 50 years.
The work was carried out under the general direction of michael klein. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates. The state of food insecurity in the world the state of. Each report provides indepth analysis and policy recommendations on a specific and important aspect of developmentfrom agriculture, the role of the state, transition. It contains operational documents project documents, analytical and advisory work, and evaluations, formal and informal research papers, and most bank publications in more than 60 languages. The world development report 2004 is aimed at making services work for poor people, so that we can make greater progress toward the mdgs. In addition to detailed chapters exploring these and related issues, the report contains selected data from the world development indicators 2005. In section ii, we examine cases where policies have resulted in better service delivery, as well as the reasons why in other situations they have not. Opportunities and risks of transport corridors washington, dc. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. This report has been prepared with the help of many people and organizations.
For this purpose it uses gross national income gni per capita data in u. Review of the 2004 world development report making. Making services work for poor people overview english. World development report 2004 wiley online library. Even though global development finance gdf is no longer listed in the wdi database name, all.
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