World Development Indicators 2012 by Bank, World -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Preface Acknowledgments Table of Contents Partners Users Guide

1. World View

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1.1. Size of the economy 1.2. Millennium Development Goals: eradicating poverty and saving lives 1.3. Millennium Development Goals: protecting our common environment 1.4. Millennium Development Goals: overcoming obstacles 1.5. Women in development 1.6. Key indicators for other economies

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1a. Poverty rates fell sharply in the new millennium 1b. Fewer people living in extreme poverty 1c. Progress toward poverty reduction 1d. Progress toward reducing undernourishment 1e. More and less income equality 1f. Many children remain malnourished 1g. The last step toward education for all 1h. 64 million children out of school 1i. Progress toward education for all 1j. The missing enrollments 1k. How much schooling 1l. Increasing participation by girls at all levels of education 1m. Progress toward gender equality in education 1n. Women have become a larger part of the workforce 1o. More women decisionmakers 1p. A slim lead for girls 1q. Still far to go in reducing under-five mortality 1r. Most deaths occur in the first year of life 1s. Progress toward reducing child mortality 1t. Preventing childhood diseases 1u. For some, better than expected improvements 1v. Maternal mortality rates have been falling but large regional differences persist 1w. The 12 countries with highest lifetime risk of maternal death 1x. Progress in reducing maternal mortality 1y. Planning for motherhood 1z. Fewer young women giving birth 1aa. Help for mothers 1bb. Bringing HIV/AIDS under control 1cc. Millions of people still afflicted with HIV/AIDS 1dd. Progress toward reversing the HIV epidemic 1ee. Turning the tide of tuberculosis 1ff. Protecting children from malaria 1gg. Carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise 1hh. Forest losses and gains 1ii. Progress toward improved sanitation 1jj. Progress toward improved water sources 1kk. Many still lack access to sanitation 1ll. Water demand strains supplies 1mm. Most donors have maintained their aid levels 1nn. But their domestic subsidies to agricultural are greater 1oo. Developing countries have easier access to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development markets 1pp. Cellular phones are connecting developing countries 1qq. Debt service burdens have been falling 1rr. A more connected world 1.2a. Location of indicators for Millennium Development Goals 1–4 1.3a. Location of indicators for Millennium Development Goals 5–7 1.4a. Location of indicators for Millennium Development Goal 8

2. People

Introduction Tables

2.1. Population dynamics 2.2. Labor force structure 2.3. Employment by economic activity 2.4. Decent work and productive employment 2.5. Unemployment 2.6. Children at work 2.7. Poverty rates at national poverty lines 2.8. Poverty rates at international poverty lines 2.9. Distribution of income or consumption 2.10. Assessing vulnerability and security 2.11. Education inputs 2.12. Participation in education 2.13. Education efficiency 2.14. Education completion and outcomes 2.15. Education gaps by income and gender 2.16. Health systems 2.17. Health information 2.18. Disease prevention coverage and quality 2.19. Reproductive health 2.20. Nutrition and growth 2.21. Nutrition intake and supplements 2.22. Health risk factors and future challenges 2.23. Mortality 2.24. Health gaps by income

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2.8a. While the number of people living on less than $1.25 a day has fallen, the number living on $1.25–$2 a day has increased 2.8b. Poverty rates are falling in all developing regions 2.8c. Regional poverty estimates

3. Environment

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3.1. Rural population and land use 3.2. Agricultural inputs 3.3. Agricultural output and productivity 3.4. Deforestation and biodiversity 3.5. Freshwater 3.6. Water pollution 3.7. Energy production and use 3.8. Electricity production, sources, and access 3.9. Energy dependency and efficiency and carbon dioxide emissions 3.10. Trends in greenhouse gas emissions 3.11. Carbon dioxide emissions by sector 3.12. Climate variability, exposure to impact, and resilience 3.13. Urbanization 3.14. Urban housing conditions 3.15. Traffic and congestion 3.16. Air pollution 3.17. Government commitment 3.18. Contribution of natural resources to gross domestic product

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3.1a. What is rural? Urban?

4. Economy

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4.a. Recent economic performance 4.1. Growth of output 4.2. Structure of output 4.3. Structure of manufacturing 4.4. Structure of merchandise exports 4.5. Structure of merchandise imports 4.6. Structure of service exports 4.7. Structure of service imports 4.8. Structure of demand 4.9. Growth of consumption and investment 4.10. Toward a broader measure of national income 4.11. Toward a broader measure of savings 4.12. Central government finances 4.13. Central government expenses 4.14. Central government revenues 4.15. Monetary indicators 4.16. Exchange rates and prices 4.17. Balance of payments current account

5. States and Markets

Introduction Tables

5.1. Private sector in the economy 5.2. Business environment: enterprise surveys 5.3. Business environment: Doing Business indicators 5.4. Stock markets 5.5. Financial access, stability, and efficiency 5.6. Tax policies 5.7. Military expenditures and arms transfers 5.8. Fragile situations 5.9. Public policies and institutions 5.10. Transport services 5.11. Power and communications 5.12. The information society 5.13. Science and technology

6. Global Links

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6.1. Growth of merchandise trade 6.2. Direction and growth of merchandise trade 6.3. High-income economy trade with low- and middle-income economies 6.4. Direction of trade of developing economies 6.5. Primary commodity prices 6.6. Regional trade blocs 6.7. Tariff barriers 6.8. Trade facilitation 6.9. External debt 6.10. Global private financial flows 6.11. Net official financial flows 6.12. Aid dependency 6.13. Distribution of net aid by Development Assistance Committee members 6.14. Movement of people across borders 6.15. Travel and tourism

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6.6a. Global Preferential Trade Agreement Database 6.13a. Official development assistance from non-DAC donors, 2006–10

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