This report focuses on the contribution that international capital makes to economic development. While the report pays close attention to the events of the rec

Work is constantly reshaped by technological progress. New ways of production are adopted, markets expand, and societies evolve. But some changes provoke more a

Rising densities of human settlements, migration and transport to reduce distances to market, and specialization and trade facilitated by fewer international di

Why are carefully designed, sensible policies too often not adopted or implemented? When they are, why do they often fail to generate development outcomes such

"The theme of The World Development Report 2007 is youth - young people between the ages of 12 to 24. As this population group seeks identity and independence,