Presents an Islamic finance perspective on critical developmental issues such as growing inequality and imbalances in the distribution of wealth and how to enhance shared-prosperity.
Energized by past success but by no means content, Vietnam now aspires, by the year 2035, to modernity, industrialization, and a higher... Læs mere
Aims to develop actionable indicators to help countries identify and monitor policies and regulations that impact how private sector companies do business with the government
By measuring where the law treats men and women differently, this book shines a light on how women's incentives or capacity to work are affected by the... Læs mere
Analyses the internet’s impact on economic growth, on social and economic opportunity, and on the efficiency of public service delivery. The report... Læs mere
This report presents the latest global poverty numbers, based on the 2011 purchasing power parity (PPP) data, and... Læs mere
Addresses topics such as interpersonal violence, water and sanitation, global warming, road traffic injury, unintentional injury, priorities for environmental health and injury control, and policy implications for addressing these conditions.
Global Financial Development Report 2015 focuses on the ability of financial systems to sustainably extend the maturity of financial contracts for private agents.
From education to health services, weak overall accountability undermines policies... Læs mere
The World Bank's annual report on the external debt of developing countries includes comprehensive data for 128 developing countries, as well as summary data for regions and income groups.
Every policy relies on explicit or implicit assumptions about how people make choices. Those assumptions typically rest on an idealized model of... Læs mere