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

World Bank Group

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Published in association with Harper Collins, 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 and replaces the existing 'World Bank Atlas' which has been published by the World Bank for almost four decades.

Language: English

Pages: 144

Format: Paperback

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Release: March 01, 2007

ISBN: 0821368567

ISBN 13: 9780821368565

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

World Bank Group

3.3/5 ( ratings)

Published in association with Harper Collins, 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 and replaces the existing 'World Bank Atlas' which has been published by the World Bank for almost four decades.

Language: English

Pages: 144

Format: Paperback

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Release: March 01, 2007

ISBN: 0821368567

ISBN 13: 9780821368565

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