World development report 2012 pdf download

Oct 30, 20 the 2012 human development report for africa explores why dehumanizing hunger remains pervasive in the region, despite abundant agricultural resources, a favorable growing climate, and rapid economic growth rates. Gender differences in employment and why they matter. Sep 16, 2011 nearly 4 million poor women go missing every year in developing countries despite gains in gender equality, according to a new world bank study. World health statistics 2012 indicator compendium pdf, 759kb. They matter because gender equality is a core development objective in its own right. Policy challenges world investment report 2015 reforming international investment.

Gender equality and development argues that closing these persistent gender gaps matters. And access to modern infrastructure is much more widespread. Now, a much smaller share of children are malnourished and at risk of early death. The bank has focused on gender mainstreaming as it implements the recommendations of the world development report 2012. Human progress in a diverse world looks at the evolving geopolitics of our times, examining emerging issues and trends and also the new actors which are shaping the. Environmental degradation is a significant factor that reduces the adaptive capacity of societies to deal with disaster risk in many.

The world bank launched the mind, behavior, and development unit embed. Abstract world development indicators 2012 is a compilation of relevant, highquality, and internationally comparable statistics about development and the quality of peoples lives. The 2016 edition of world development indicators is out. Download pdfs of the full reports below english only. Released december 2019 the world telecommunicationict indicators database on usb key and online contains time series data for the years 1960, 1965, 1970 and annually from 1975 to 2018 for more than 180 telecommunicationict statistics pdf format covering fixedtelephone networks, mobilecellular telephone subscriptions, quality of service, internet including fixed and mobilebroadband. The amount of data in the world is exploding large portion of this comes from the interactions over mobile devices being used by people in the developing world people whose needs and habits have been poorly understood until now. Finds that persistent employment segregation by gender traps women in lowproductivity.

The report finds that over the last 30 years poverty has been reduced for most of the world s population but this is not the case for the. The main message of this years world development report is that these patterns of progress and persistence in gender equality matter, both for development outcomes and policy making. World investment report 2019 special economic zones world investment report 2018 investment and new industrial policies world investment report 2017 investment and the digital economy world investment report 2016 investor nationality. Conference on environment and development, and on the acceptance of the need to take a balanced and integrated approach to environment and development questions. The world bank development 2012 report says working. That the world bank has devoted its 2012 flagship publication to the topic of gender equality is a welcome opportunity for widening the. In the past few decades, research from across the natural and social sciences has provided stunning insight into the way people think and make decisions. Financial development report 2012 world economic forum. Economic development is not enough to shrink all gender disparitiescorrective policies that focus on persisting gender gaps are essential.

Globally women are concentrated in working in small farms or operating small firms. The main message of this years world development report. World development report 2012 united nations research institute. The world development 2012 on gender equality and development. The financial development report 2012 world economic forum. Ci vop 2012 vii acknowledgements this groundbreaking report, the first regional caribbean human development report, represents an incredible collaboration across sectors of undp and nonundp experts, practitioners, academics and policymakers whose combined insight and dedication have made this publication possible. Gini puts conclusions from the 2015 world development report into practice. Researchers and policymakers are beginning to realize the potential for channeling these torrents of data into actionable information that can be used to identify. The authors use a conceptual framework to examine progress to date, and then recommend policy actions. Jobs offers answers to these and other difficult questions by looking at jobs as drivers of developmentnot as derived labor demandand by considering all types of jobsnot just formal wage employment. In the last five decades, world fish food supply has.

More than 90 years of experience on the ground have shown us that when mothers have health care, education and economic opportunity, both. The report will consider gender equality as a core development goal in itself, and will argue that gender equality matters for the pace of development. With over 1 million downloads last year, wdi is the most widely used dataset in our open data catalog and it provides highquality crosscountry comparable statistics about development and peoples lives around the globe. Each report provides indepth analysis and policy recommendations on a specific and important aspect of developmentfrom agriculture, the role of the state, transition. The database contains 1,600 time series indicators for 217 economies and more than 40 country groups, with data for many indicators going back more than 50 years. People, 2007 development and the next generation, 2012 gender equality and development, and 20 jobs have all included substantial discussions of education. The 2012 financial development report ranks 62 of the worlds leading financial systems and capital markets, analysing the drivers of financial system development in advanced and emerging economies to serve as a tool for countries to benchmark themselves and establish priorities for reform. The world bank launched the global insights initiative gini. Save the children state of the worlds mothers 2012 3 every year, our state of the worlds mothers report reminds us of the inextricable link between the wellbeing of mothers and their children. Based on studies of profound quality, the world development report wdr 2012 begins by documenting progress e. The world development indicators is a compilation of relevant, highquality, and internationally comparable statistics about global development and the fight against poverty.

Oct 25, 2012 the financial development report 2012 is based on the financial development index the index, which provides a score and rank for the breadth, depth, and efficiency of 62 of the worlds leading financial systems and capital markets. Healthrelated millennium development goals pdf, 437kb. Its the right development objective, and its smart economic policy. Based on studies of pro found quality, the world development report. Abstract pdf 26mb epub 26mb chapters cited by select all. Pdf this article draws on personal involvement in the world banks consultation with academic stakeholders. It matters because gender equality is a core development objective in its own right. The world development report 2012 gender equality and. Foreword the 20 human development report, the rise of the south. The world development report 2012 can help both countries and international partners think through and integrate a focus on gender equality into development policy making and programming. The index analyzes drivers of financial system development that support economic growth, and thus compares the overall competitiveness of financial systems. Thirty years ago, half the developing world lived in extreme poverty today, a quarter. In the last five years, we provided technical assistance and funding to over 50 countries, cofounded the open data for development partnership od4d, supported over 15 open. The world banks world development report, published annually since 1978, is an invaluable guide to the economic, social, and environmental state of the world today.

An extended commentary shahra razavi, unrisd the world development report 2012. Agenda 21 addresses the pressing problems of today and also aims at preparing the world for the challenges of the next century. The 2012 world development report on gender equality and development finds that womens lives around the world have improved dramatically, but gaps remain in many areas. World bank support for open data 2012 2017 1 executive summary in 2012, the world bank began assisting low and middleincome countries with opening government data. Fisheries and aquaculture make crucial contributions to the worlds wellbeing and prosperity. Women, business and the law wbl is a world bank group project that collects data on gender inequality in the law.

Gender equality and development for the world bank group, prepared by the staff of. World development report 2018 realizing the promise of education for development concept note january 2017. World development report development economics and policy are due for a redesign. Wdr reports world bank group international development. Conflict, security and development wdr is a document by the world bank on the challenges organised violence poses to the advancement of less developed countries. World development report 2018 realizing the promise of. Gender equality and development for the world bank group. The world development report 2012 on gender equality. The dataset diagnoses legal barriers limiting womens full economic participation and encourages policymakers to reform discriminatory laws. Apr 15, 2016 were excited to announce the release of the 2016 edition of world development indicators wdi. Gender equality and development will focus on the evolution of gender equality across the world in the context of the development process. Gender equality and development wdr 2012 for short was released on 18 september 2011.