World Bank: 196 books

Eighth in a series of annual reports comparing business regulations in 183 economies Doing Business 2011 measures regulations affecting 10 areas of everyday business activity: starting a business dealing with construction permits employing workers registering property getting credit protecting investors...

Comparing business regulation in 181 economies. Doing Business 2009 is the sixth in a series of annual reports comparing business regulations in 181 economies. Doing Business 2009 measures regulations affecting 10 areas of everyday business: Starting a businesssteps, time, cost, and minimum capital...

This Little Data Book presents tables for over 213 economies showing the most recent national data on key indicators of information and communications technology (ICT), including access, quality, affordability, efficiency,sustainability, and applications.

Each year, millions of children in developing countries fall sick and die from diseases caused by polluted air, contaminated water and soil, and poor hygiene behavior. Repeated infectious also contribute to malnutrition in children, and subsequently impacts future learning and productivity. This book...

Global Agricultural Trade and Developing Countries presents research findings based on a series of commodity studies of significant economic importance to developing countries. First, the book sets the stage with background chapters and investigations of cross-cutting issues. Trade and domestic policy...

This study is based on research on secondary textbook and school library provision in Botswana, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Togo, as well as existing recent country reports on textbook provision and an extensive desk research. Considerable variations exist in...

South Asia has created nearly 800,000 jobs per month during the last decade. Robust economic growth in large parts of the region has created better jobs -- those that pay higher wages for wage workers and reduce poverty for the self-employed, the largest segment of the region’s employed. Going forward,...

The Little Data Book on Gender in Africa 2012/13 provides a summary collection of gender statistics on Africa available in one volume. It contains 60 indicators, covering 53 African countries. Additional data may be found on the companion CD-ROM or online, covering about 1,700 indicators from 1961 to...

Guangdong a province of over 93 million residents is located on the southern coast of China boarding with Hong Kong China. As Chinas powerhouse for economic growth and a pioneer of reform and opening up Guangdong has maintained an annual average GDP growth rate of 13.7 percent over the past three decades....

Despite India?s record of rapid economic growth and poverty reduction over recent decadesrising inequality in the country has been a subject of concern among policy makersacademics and activists alike.Poverty and Social Exclusion in India focuses on social exclusion which has its roots in India?shistorical...

Africa Development Indicators 2011 is the most detailed collection of data on Africa. It contains macroeconomic, sectoral, and social indicators for 53 countries. A companion CD-ROM has additional data, with some 1,700 indicators covering 1961-2009. -Basic indicators -National and fiscal accounts -External...

Policy makers recognize that developing capacity for knowledge and technology driven growth is necessary for Swaziland to steadily integrate into the global economy and to be competitive; in particular because Swaziland is not rich in exploitable natural resources. The Education Training and Skills Development...

Historically countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia have faced a number of obstacles in their transition to democracy and market-based economies. These obstacles include higher levels of corruption and greater administrative and regulatory burdens as they pass laws and implement programs to combat...

Knowledge intensiveness has featured prominently in most strategies to promote agricultural development. In the past strengthened research systems may have increased the supply of new knowledge and technologies, but that has not necessarily translated into enhanced agricultural growth. Knowledge converts...