World Bank Atlas 2005.
- 36th ed.
- 1 online resource (68 pages)
Intro -- WORLD BANK ATLAS -- Foreword -- Users guide -- The world by region -- Topics -- 1 Rich countries-and poor -- 2 The world's growing population -- 3 How have demographics changed? -- 4 Urban demands on the world's environment -- 5 Many people are still poor -- 6 Education opens doors -- 7 Children under five-struggling to survive -- 8 Improving the health of mothers -- 9 Communicable diseases-too little progress -- 10 Gender and development -- 11 Limited land and more demand for food -- 12 A thirsty planet gets thirstier -- 13 Forests -- 14 Energy use and a warmer world -- 15 Growth and opportunity -- 16 The rise of the service economy -- 17 Investment for growth -- 18 Improving the investment climate -- 19 Government performance -- 20 Infrastructure -- 21 The integrating world -- 22 Reducing barriers to trade -- 23 External debt and debt management -- 24 Aid for development -- Key indicators of development -- Notes -- Millennium Development Goals, targets, and indicators -- Ranking of economies by GNI per capita.
9781280085055
Economic indicators -- Maps. Environmental indicators -- Maps. Gross national product -- Maps. Population -- Statistics -- Maps. Social indicators -- Maps.