Atlas of Global Development: A Visual Guide to the World's Greatest Challenges - Softcover

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9780821368565: Atlas of Global Development: A Visual Guide to the World's Greatest Challenges
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0821368567 ISBN 13: 9780821368565
Publisher: World Bank Publications, 2007

Synopsis

"The Atlas of Global Development" vividly illustrates the key development challenges facing our world today. Social, economic, and environmental issues that are facing the planet are presented by easy-to read, colorful world maps, tables, graphs, text and photographs. Drawing on data from the World Bank's authoritative World Development Indicators, the book brings to life country comparisons of social indicators like life expectancy, infant mortality, safe water, population, growth, poverty and energy efficiency. Issues that have been hitting the headlines such as AIDS, population living below $1 a day, freshwater, trade are presented giving an unbiased view of the state of the world we live in. This title builds on the existing World Bank Atlas which has been published by the World Bank for almost four decades.

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Synopsis

"The Atlas of Global Development" vividly illustrates the key development challenges facing our world today. Social, economic, and environmental issues that are facing the planet are presented by easy-to read, colorful world maps, tables, graphs, text and photographs. Drawing on data from the World Bank's authoritative World Development Indicators, the book brings to life country comparisons of social indicators like life expectancy, infant mortality, safe water, population, growth, poverty and energy efficiency. Issues that have been hitting the headlines such as AIDS, population living below $1 a day, freshwater, trade are presented giving an unbiased view of the state of the world we live in. This title builds on the existing World Bank Atlas which has been published by the World Bank for almost four decades.

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Publisher
World Bank Publications
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0821368567
ISBN 13 
9780821368565
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
144

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