Global Monitoring Report 2009 : a Development Emergency.
A Development Emergency: the title of this year's Global Monitoring Report, the sixth in an annual series, could not be more apt. The global economic crisis, the most severe since the Great Depression, is rapidly turning into a human and development crisis. No region is immune. The poor countri...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Washington :
World Bank,
2009.
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Colección: | Global monitoring report ;
2009 |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | A Development Emergency: the title of this year's Global Monitoring Report, the sixth in an annual series, could not be more apt. The global economic crisis, the most severe since the Great Depression, is rapidly turning into a human and development crisis. No region is immune. The poor countries are especially vulnerable, as they have the least cushion to withstand events. The crisis, coming on the heels of the food and fuel crises, poses serious threats to their hard-won gains in boosting economic growth and reducing poverty. It is pushing millions back into poverty and putting at risk the v. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (240 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9780821378601 0821378600 |