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World Development Indicators 2004

Four years have passed since the Millennium Development Goals sharpened the focus on measuring the results of development-not the number of projects undertaken or the dollars spent, but the improvements in people's lives. The emphasis on...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS STATISTICAL DATA DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE STATISTICAL INFORMATION PARTNERSHIPS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AID DEPENDENCY AID FLOWS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS STATISTICS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & FINANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & GOVERNMENT POLICY BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY DEFORESTATION DISEASE PREVENTION GLOBAL INTEGRATION SECTORAL ALLOCATION REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT REGIONAL ECONOMICS DEMOGRAPHIC DATA COLLECTION DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS POPULATION DYNAMICS LABOR FORCE POPULATION EMPLOYMENT SOCIAL INDICATORS HEALTH INDICATORS POVERTY INCIDENCE ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF POVERTY BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT URBAN ENVIRONMENT AIR POLLUTION WATER POLLUTION GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS GROWTH PATTERNS TRADE DEVELOPMENT EXPORT DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INDICATORS MONETARY POLICY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS EXTERNAL DEBT PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT TAXATION INFRASTRUCTURE GLOBALIZATION AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURE AIR ANTENATAL CARE ARABLE LAND CAPACITY BUILDING CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CD CHILDBIRTH CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT DATA COLLECTION DEBT DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMICS ELECTRICITY GENERATION EMISSIONS ENERGY EFFICIENCY EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURES EXPORTS EXTREME POVERTY FINANCIAL SUPPORT GDP GIRLS GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GREENHOUSE EFFECT GREENHOUSE GASES HEALTH CARE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WEALTH HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLITERACY IMMUNIZATION IMPORTS INCOME INCOME GROUPS INFANT MORTALITY INTERNATIONAL LABOUR INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS LABOR FORCE LAND USE LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS LOW INCOME LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MALARIA MALNUTRITION MANAGERS MARKETING MIGRATION NUTRITION OZONE PARTNERSHIP POOR COUNTRIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES PREGNANCY PRESENT VALUE PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC SERVICES PURCHASING POWER QUALITY OF LIFE RISK FACTORS RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS SAFETY SAVINGS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STATISTICAL METHODS STATISTICAL SYSTEMS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TARIFF BARRIERS TEAM MEMBERS TRADE BLOCS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS WASTE WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/4071285/world-development-indicators-2004 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13890

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Summary:	Four years have passed since the Millennium Development Goals sharpened the focus on measuring the results of development-not the number of projects undertaken or the dollars spent, but the improvements in people's lives. The emphasis on quantitative targets and the requirement for monitoring progress on country poverty reduction strategies have increased the demand for statistics. And that showed us how deficient the statistical systems are in many parts of the developing world. Good statistics are not just a technical issue- they are a development issue, requiring concerted action by the entire global community. As Trevor Manuel, South Africa's minister of finance, has put it, "If you can't measure it, you can't manage it." That is why data, statistics, and indicators are at the heart of the results agenda. Governments need them. Politicians need them. Managers of development programs need them. And citizens need them-to hold governments accountable for their actions and their and their results. World Development Indicators, the World Bank's statistical publication, presents the most current and accurate information on global development on both a national level and aggregated globally. This information allows readers to monitor the progress made toward meeting the Millennium Development Goals, endorsed by the United Nations and its member countries, the World Bank, and a host of partner organizations in September 2001. This report contains over 80 tables and over 800 indicators for monitoring progress for 152 economies and 14 country groups, as well as basic indicators for a further 55 economies. There are key indicators for the latest year available, important regional data, and income group analysis. The report presents analyses that center on six themes: World View, People, Environment, Economy, States and Markets, and Global Links. The latter theme touches such topics generally described as movement of goods, financial flows and aid, and the movement of people.