Based on the World Bank's World Development Indicators and the Little Green Data Book, the green miniatlas complements the miniAtlas of Global Development previously published by the World Bank.
... Exibir mais + The information in the green miniatlas is a quick reference for monitoring environmental performance across countries. And it links the environment to the broader development challenges of improving health, raising productivity, and fighting poverty. Topics are organized into five themes which capture the environmental challenges facing rich and poor countries today: a) rural space; b) forests; c) biodiversity; d) energy, emissions, and transport; e) water and sanitation. One of the great challenges facing both rich and poor countries is finding a path for development that improves the lives of people and preserves our environment. The green miniatlas seeks to raise awareness of the economic and social forces affecting the global, regional, and local environment.
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Based on the World Bank's World Development Indicators and the Little Green Data Book, the green miniatlas complements the miniAtlas of Global Development previously published by the World Bank.
... Exibir mais + The information in the green miniatlas is a quick reference for monitoring environmental performance across countries. And it links the environment to the broader development challenges of improving health, raising productivity, and fighting poverty. Topics are organized into five themes which capture the environmental challenges facing rich and poor countries today: a) rural space; b) forests; c) biodiversity; d) energy, emissions, and transport; e) water and sanitation. One of the great challenges facing both rich and poor countries is finding a path for development that improves the lives of people and preserves our environment. The green miniatlas seeks to raise awareness of the economic and social forces affecting the global, regional, and local environment.
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This edition of the World Bank Atlas provides an overview of development efforts directed toward alleviating poverty, and highlights countries' key social, economic, and environmental achievements.
... Exibir mais + After an unprecedented increase during the 20th century, global population growth is decelerating. The number of people living in poverty in developing countries has declined in the past 20 years. People are living longer, and enjoying healthier lives. Fewer children under five are dying, and more children are completing primary school. Although much has been achieved, much remains to be done. The maps and charts in the Atlas bring to life the sharp disparities that still exist in the first decade of the 21st century. They show the gaps in income between countries, and the inequalities between the rich and poor within countries. They show the distribution of natural resources, and how countries are using, or misusing these endowments. Data coverage may not be complete because of special circumstances, or because economies are experiencing problems affecting the collection, and reporting of data (such as conflicts). For these reasons, although data are drawn from the sources thought to be most authoritative, they should be construed only as indicating trends, and characterizing major differences among economies, rather than as offering precise quantitative measures of those differences.
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Based on the World Bank's World Development Indicators and the Little Green Data Book, the green miniatlas complements the miniAtlas of Global Development previously published by the World Bank.
... Exibir mais + The information in the green miniatlas is a quick reference for monitoring environmental performance across countries. And it links the environment to the broader development challenges of improving health, raising productivity, and fighting poverty. Topics are organized into five themes which capture the environmental challenges facing rich and poor countries today: a) rural space; b) forests; c) biodiversity; d) energy, emissions, and transport; e) water and sanitation. One of the great challenges facing both rich and poor countries is finding a path for development that improves the lives of people and preserves our environment. The green miniatlas seeks to raise awareness of the economic and social forces affecting the global, regional, and local environment.
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The Atlas still provides an overview of development issues, highlighting key social, economic, and environmental data for 208 economies. But it has been expanded and substantially redesigned, offering more information in a stronger thematic structure.
... Exibir mais + Each topic is presented on two facing pages- illustrated by maps, graphs, and accompanying text to provide a multidimensional introduction. The topics are organized in three sections: 1) Measuring the world-examines population, life expectancy, poverty, world economy, and environment. 2) Measuring development-presents an assessment of progress toward some of the targets of the Millennium Development Goals. 3) Measuring action-comprises 19 detailed presentations on health, education, social welfare, use of environmental resources, performance of the public sector, and integration of the global economy. Drawing on the World Development Indicators 2003 database, the Atlas includes nine tables that provide more information on many of the indicators that appear in the thematic discussions.
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The Atlas still provides an overview of development issues, highlighting key social, economic, and environmental data for 208 economies. But it has been expanded and substantially redesigned, offering more information in a stronger thematic structure.
... Exibir mais + Each topic is presented on two facing pages- illustrated by maps, graphs, and accompanying text to provide a multidimensional introduction. The topics are organized in three sections: 1) Measuring the world-examines population, life expectancy, poverty, world economy, and environment. 2) Measuring development-presents an assessment of progress toward some of the targets of the Millennium Development Goals. 3) Measuring action-comprises 19 detailed presentations on health, education, social welfare, use of environmental resources, performance of the public sector, and integration of the global economy. Drawing on the World Development Indicators 2003 database, the Atlas includes nine tables that provide more information on many of the indicators that appear in the thematic discussions.
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The 2002 World Bank Atlas outlines the current state of the World's people, based on the World Development Indicators and illustrated by informative maps.
... Exibir mais + The World View section draws from the Millennium Development Goals - which grew out of agreements, and resolutions from world conferences organized by the United Nations - reinforcing poverty reduction in all its forms. Data is organized in summary charts, and tables, under the subjects of People - status of life expectancy, poverty and socioeconomic conditions; Environment: indicators on forest coverage, freshwater resources per capita, greenhouse effects, and energy efficiency and uses; Economy: indicators on income distribution and growth, agriculture share and investments; States and Markets: political status; infrastructure statistics; and Global Links documents globalization with data on private capital flows, and aid flows. Following each subject, the technical notes provide brief data descriptions.
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The World Bank Atlas, now in its 32nd year, provides a quick view of the state of life on our planet, measured by key development indicators and illustrated by colorful and informative maps.
... Exibir mais + The data are also displayed on each page in summary charts and tables. The "World View" section focuses on development goals for the 21st century and some of the special development issues of the heavily indebted poor countries. "People," "Environment," and "Economy" present data on more traditional development topics. "States and Markets" provides indicators of private investment and infrastructure, reflecting the interplay of a wide range of development issues. And "Global Links" documents the forces of global integration with data on trade, financial flows, and tourism. Every effort has been made to standardize the data and to observe international definitions and classifications, but differences in statistical and collection methods mean that the indicators are not always strictly comparable. As in earlier editions, brief descriptions of the data are included in the technical notes.
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The World Bank Atlas, now in its 31st year, provides a quick view of the state of life on our planet, measured by key development indicators and illustrated by colorful and informative maps.
... Exibir mais + The data are also displayed on each page in summary charts and tables. The "World View" section focuses on development goals for the 21st century and the challenges of economic stagnation in the wake of the East Asian financial crisis. "People," "Environment," and "Economy" present data on more traditional development topics. "States and Markets" provides indicators of private investment and infrastructure, reflecting the interplay of a wide range of development issues. And "Global Links" documents the forces of global integration with data on trade, financial flows, and tourism. Every effort has been made to standardize the data and to observe international definitions and classifications, but differences in statistical and collection methods mean that the indicators are not always strictly comparable. The quality of the data also remains a major issue. As in earlier editions, brief descriptions of the data are included in the technical notes.
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This 30th World Bank Atlas has been expanded to incorporate more of the topics covered by its companion volume, the "World Development Indicators," and reflects new design features and changes in content.
... Exibir mais + It repeats last year's sections on People, Environment, Economy, and States and Markets. This year's report adds two new sections: World View, which focuses on development goals for the 21st century, and Global Links, which explores issues of global economic integration such as trade, financial flows, aid, and migration. The Atlas continues to provide a quick view of the state of life on our planet, measured by a range of key development indicators and illustrated by colorful, informative maps. Although every effort has been made to standardize the data and to observe international definitions and classifications, differences in statistical and collection methods mean that the indicators are not always strictly comparable. The quality of the data also remains a major issue. As in earlier editions, brief descriptions of the data are included in the technical notes. More detailed notes are available in the "World Development Indicators," report no. 17699, and in its CD-ROM edition.
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This twenty-ninth edition World Bank Atlas presents key social and economic information organized under people, economy, and environment. In addition, this year's atlas adds a separate sections on states and markets, to throw light on the respective roles of the state and the private sector and to provide indicators on the environment for private sector development.
... Exibir mais + The atlas retains its primary strength of providing its readers with a quick review of the state of life on our planet, measured by a range of key development indicators and illustrated by colorful maps. Every effort has been made to standardize the data and to observe international definitions and classifications, but differences in statistical and collection methods means that the indicators are not always strictly comparable. As in earlier editions, brief descriptions of the data are included in the technical notes.
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This twenty-eighth World Bank Atlas presents key social and economic information organized under three headings (people, economy, and environment) to emphasize the importance of these themes in the development process.
... Exibir mais + As in last year's edition, as well as the World Bank's measure measure of GNP per capita using the Atlas methodology, the measure of GNP per capita converted at purchasing power parity (PPP) is presented. It offers an alternative view of a country's income level relative to others by using international process to value domestic production. Readers should note that because of differing statistical systems and methods of collection among economies, the indicators are not always strictly comparable in coverage and definition. Brief descriptions of the data are included in the technical notes.
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This twenty-seventh World Bank Atlas presents key social and economic information organized under three headings (people, economy, and environment) to emphasize the importance of these themes in the development process.
... Exibir mais + In this edition, in addition to the World Bank's standard of measure of GNP per capita using the Atlas methodology, a new measure of GNP per capita converted to purchasing power parity (PPP) is introduced. It offers an alternative view of a county's income level relative to others by using international prices to value domestic production. Readers should note that because of differing statistical systems and methods of collection among economies, the indicators are not always strictly comparable in coverage and definition. Brief descriptions of the data are included in the technical notes.
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This twenty-sixth World Bank Atlas presents key social and economic information organized under three headings: people; economy; and environment, to emphasize the importance of these themes in the development process.
... Exibir mais + In this edition, new data have been introduced covering such topics as infant mortality rates, prevalence of child malnutrition, net primary school enrollment, and inflation. This atlas covers an additional seven economies - making a total of 207. Estimates for the economies of the former Soviet Union are preliminary, and their classification will be kept under review.
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This atlas presents current economic and social indicators that describe trends, indicate orders of magnitude, and characterize significant differences among countries.
... Exibir mais + World totals accompanying the map of GNP per capita include staff estimates to fill the gaps apparent in the main table. This edition retains the same indicators as last year's, updated to include data for 1990 or, if data are not gathered annually, for the most recent year available. The technical notes provide more information. In 1990 about 54 percent of the world's population lived in economies where the GNP per capita was less than $500. The average per capita income for these 45 economies was about $330. However, about 30 economies made progress in the 1980s, with real per capita growth of more than 3 percent a year. Relative income levels are affected by fluctuations in exchange rates and terms of trade, which have been sharp during the decade. Therefore, changes in levels and ranking of GNP per capita estimates do not necessarily reflect economic performance. The socal indicators continue to provide evidence of improved standards of living since the early 1970s. Recent trends are difficult to discern because conditions change gradually and data on those conditions are less current and less frequently gathered.
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This twenty-third edition of the Atlas presents current economic and social indicators that describe trends, indicate order of magnitude, and characterize significant differences among countries.
... Exibir mais + This year, a world total has been added to the summary table accompanying the map of GNP per capita. This edition retains the same indicators as last year's, updated to include data for 1989, or in cases where data are not gathered annually, for the most recent year available. The technical notes section provides more information. In 1989 about 56 percent of the world's population lived in economies where the GNP per capita was less than $500. The average per capita income for these 46 economies was about $330. However, about 30 economies made progress in the 1980s, with real per capita growth of more than 3 percent a year. Relative income levels are affected by fluctuations in exchange rates and terms of trade, which have been sharp during the decade. Therefore, changes in levels and ranking of GNP per capita estimates do not necessarily reflect economic performance. The social indicators continue to provide evidence of improved standards of living since the early 1970s. Recent trends are difficult to discern because conditions change gradually and data on those conditions are less current and less frequently gathered.
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This atlas presents current economic and social indicators that describe trends, indicate orders of magnitude and characterize significant differences among countries.
... Exibir mais + It reveals that real per capita income has risen during the 1980s for the majority of countries. However, more than 10 percent of the world's population lives in countries where the real GNP per capita is not growing; more than half live in countries where the average GNP per capita is still under $500. Relative income levels are also affected by fluctuations in exchange rates and terms of trade, which have been sharp during the decade. Hence the levels and the ranking of GNP per capita estimates have changed in ways not necessarily related to economic performance. The social indicators provide evidence of improved standards of living since the early 1970s. Recent trends are difficult to discern because conditions change gradually and data on those conditions are less current and less frequently gathered.
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This twenty-first edition of the atlas presents current economic and social indicators that describe trends, indicate orders of magnitude, and characterize significant differences among countries.
... Exibir mais + Since the indicators are not always strictly comparable in coverage and definition, readers should refer to the Technical Notes. This year's most recent estimates (1987) are more preliminary than usual because the publication cycle has been speeded up to release the latest data more promptly. The atlas reveals that real per capita income has risen during the 1980s for the majority of countries. Some sixty developing countries, however, have suffered declining gnp per capita. Relative income levels are also affected by currency fluctuations, which have been sharp during the decade. Hence the levels and the ranking of gnp per capita estimates have changed in ways not necessarily related to economic performance. The social indicators provide evidence of improved standards of living since the early 1970s. Recent trends are difficult to discern because conditions change gradually and data on those conditions are less current and less frequently gathered.
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This twentieth edition of the atlas presents current economic and social indicators that describe trends, indicate orders of magnitude, and characterize significant differences between countries.
... Exibir mais + Since the indicators are not always strictly comparable in coverage and definition, readers should refer to the technical notes. The atlas reveals a widespread pattern of rising per capita income in most countries over the past decade, contrasted with frequent instances of falling per capita incomes in recent years, notably in 1985. Relative income levels reflect contrasting experiences with real growth, but they are also influenced by currency fluctuations, which have been sharp in recent years. The social indicators also provide evidence of improved standards of living since the early 1970s. Recent trends are difficult to discern because conditions change gradually and data on those conditions are less current and less frequently gathered. But just as the social indicators reflect broad intercountry differences in income levels now, they are likely (with some lag) to reflect the stagnation of per capita incomes, if stagnation continues.
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This atlas presents data on population, gross national product (GNP), and GNP per capita for 1983 in current U.S. dollars. This atlas also presents preliminary estimates for each of these indicators for 1984 and average annual growth rates for 1973-83.
... Exibir mais + Added to the table in this edition are annual rates of change in real GNP per capita between 1983 and 1984. These rates are calculated from estimates expressed in national currency units in constant prices. This edition also presents data on life expectancy, infant mortality, and primary school enrollment. The data on GNP per capita remain the focal point of the atlas, but the inclusion of some selected social measures broadens the picture of living conditions throughout the world. The text and charts highlight some of the more instructive aspects of the data.
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