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Inclusive Green Growth
As the global population heads toward 9 billion by 2050, decisions made today...
The Little Green Data Book 2012
The Little Green Data Book is a pocket-sized ready reference on key environme...
Global Monitoring Report 2012
What has been the impact of yet another food price spike on developing countr...
World Development Indicators 2012
Looking for accurate, up-to-date data on development issues? 'World Developme...
The Little Data Book 2012
This pocket-sized reference on key development data for over 200 countries pr...
The Little Data Book on Financial Inclusion 2012
The Little Data Book on Financial Inclusion 2012 is a pocket edition of the G...
Living through Crises
What did the global food, fuel, and financial crises of 2008-11 mean to peopl...
Trade Competitiveness Diagnostic Toolkit
This toolkit provides a framework, guidelines, and practical tools for conduc...
Broadband Strategies Handbook
The Broadband Strategies Handbook is a guide for policymakers, regulators, an...
Draining development?
A growing concern among those interested in economic development is the reali...
Agricultural Innovation Systems
Managing the ability of agriculture to meet rising global demand and to respo...
Ascent after Decline
The Great Recession of 2009–11 was not simply a severe business cycle slowdow...
Cities and Flooding
Urban flooding is a significant challenge which today increasingly confronts ...
New Structural Economics
Economic development is a process of continuous technological innovation and ...
World Development Report 2012
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Doing Business 2012
Ninth in a series of annual reports comparing businessregulations in 183 econ...
A Guide to Assessing Needs
The earliest decisions that lead to development projects are among the most c...
Global Development Finance 2012
Global Development Finance 2012:External Debt of Developing Countries isa con...
World Development Report 2011
The World Development Report 2011 on conflict, security and development will ...
Putting Higher Education to Work
This book assesses whether East Asian higher education is providing research ...
The Puppet Masters
Billions in corrupt assets, complex money trails, strings of shell companies ...
The World Bank Legal Review
This book focuses on the legal challenges and opportunities for International...
Frontiers in Development Policy
The global crisis of 2008-09 has brought to the forefront a plethora of econo...
A Guide to the World Bank
“A wonderful resource …”-- CHOICE MAGAZINE“An exceptional book …”-- GLOBAL BU...
World Development Report 2010
Today's enormous development challenges are complicated by the reality of cli...
The Land Governance Assessment Framework
Increased global demand for land posits the need for well-designed country-le...
Atlas of Global Development
'This is an excellent, up-to-date source book which will be invaluable for st...
Igniting Innovation
Innovation and technology absorption are now firmly recognized as one of the ...
Africa Development Indicators 2011
Africa Development Indicators 2011 is the most detailed collection of data on...
Global Development Horizons 2011
Transition to a new world order with more diffuse distribution of economic po...
World Development Indicators 2011
Looking for accurate, up-to-date data on development issues? 'World Developme...
Yes, Africa Can
Drawing on the existing knowledge of African development from previous public...
Accountability through Public Opinion
Accountability has become a buzzword in international development. Developmen...
Exporting Services
The past two decades have seen exciting changes with developing countries eme...
The Road to Academic Excellence
The positive contribution of tertiary education is increasingly recognized as...
Natural Hazards, UnNatural Disasters
Earthquakes, droughts, floods, and storms are natural hazards, but unnatural ...
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Prof Muhammat Yunnus had been for me an ideology in my dream to create the "win-win-win papakonstantinidis model" - a usefull tool in building social capital at local level
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