Thirty years ago, half the developing world lived in extreme poverty today, a quarter. Now, a much smaller share of children are malnourished and at risk of early death. And access to modern infrastructure is much more widespread. Critical to the progress: rapid economic growth driven by technological innovation and institutional reform, particularly in today's middle- income countries, where per capita incomes have doubled. Yet the needs remain enormous...
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2009/11/06
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World Development Report
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53077
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2
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2015/02/18
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Disclosed
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overview
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emissions from land-use change
Citation
Bierbaum,Rosina M.; Fay,Marianne; Ross-Larson, Bruce [editor].
World development report 2010 : development and climate change (Vol. 2 of 2) : overview (English). World development report|World development indicators Washington, DC : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/374001468129271592