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Atlas of global development / [International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank].
LIBRA G1046.G1 W5 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- World Bank.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic indicators--Maps.
- Economic indicators.
- Economic development--Statistics.
- Economic development.
- Globalization--Statistics.
- Globalization.
- Population--Maps.
- Population.
- Social indicators--Maps.
- Social indicators.
- Environmental indicators--Maps.
- Environmental indicators.
- Genre:
- Maps.
- Statistics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 atlas (144 pages) : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm
- Scales differ.
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Other Title:
- Subtitle on cover: Visual guide to the world's greatest challenges.
- Cartographic Data:
- Scales differ.
- Place of Publication:
- Glasgow : Collins ; Washington, D.C. : World Bank, [2011]
- Summary:
- Updated to include the latest statistics from the World Bank's World Development Indicators database, this volume features key aspects of human development linked to geography. Colorful maps, graphs and tables, along with a photograph represent the subject under discussion. A helpful glossary appears at the end of the book, along with an expansion of abbreviations, notes on the sources of data, and an explanation of the symbols used to represent it. This edition includes access to an online interactive atlas which greatly expands the ways in which it can be used. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- Classification of economies
- The Millennium Development Goals
- Rich and poor
- People
- Education
- Health
- Economy
- Environment
- Statistics.
- Notes:
- "© ... International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank; design © HarperCollins Publishers"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780821385838
- 0821385836
- 9780821386644
- 0821386646
- OCLC:
- 670483378
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