RRojas Databank: The Róbinson Rojas Archive.-World Development Report 1999. Entering the 21st century

Globalization

Poverty

Development

		From the World Bank files:

		World Development Report 1999 Entering the 21st Century Note: All these files require the Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have the Reader, you can download it now. Front matter and contents OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION—NEW DIRECTIONS IN DEVELOPMENT THINKING CHAPTER 1—THE CHANGING WORLD CHAPTER 2—THE WORLD TRADING SYSTEM: THE ROAD AHEAD CHAPTER 3—DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM CHAPTER 4—PROTECTING THE GLOBAL COMMONS CHAPTER 5—DECENTRALIZATION: RETHINKING GOVERNMENT CHAPTER 6—DYNAMIC CITIES AS ENGINES OF GROWTH CHAPTER 7—MAKING CITIES LIVABLE CHAPTER 8—CASE STUDIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS Bibliographical note Appendix — Selected Indicators on Decentralization, Urbanization, and the Environment Table A.1 Decentralization Table A.2 Urbanization Table A.3 Urban living conditions Table A.4 Environment SELECTED WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS World View Table 1 Size of the economy Table 2 Quality of life People Table 3 Population and labor force Table 4 Poverty Table 5 Distribution of income or consumption Table 6 Education Table 7 Health Environment Table 8 Land use and agricultural productivity Table 9 Water use, deforestation, and protected areas Table 10 Energy use and emissions Economy Table 11 Growth of the economy Table 12 Structure of output Table 13 Structure of demand Table 14 Central government finances Table 15 Balance of payments, current account, and international reserves States and Markets Table 16 Private sector finance Table 17 Role of government in the economy Table 18 Power and transportation Table 19 Communications, information, and science and technology Global Links Table 20 Global trade Table 21 Aid and financial flows Table 1a Key indicators for other economies Technical notes Data Sources Classification of Economies by Income and Region, 1999 Index List of distributors