An extended commentary shahra razavi, unrisd the world development report 2012. World development report 2012 by world bank group publications. The world development report 2012 gender equality and. Apr 15, 2016 were excited to announce the release of the 2016 edition of world development indicators wdi.
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. Gender equality and development will focus on the evolution of gender equality across the world in the context of the development process. People, 2007 development and the next generation, 2012 gender equality and development, and 20 jobs have all included substantial discussions of education. 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. Download pdfs of the full reports below english only. Gender differences in employment and why they matter. Foreword the 20 human development report, the rise of the south. World development report 2018 realizing the promise of.
The financial development report 2012 klaus schwab. The dataset diagnoses legal barriers limiting womens full economic participation and encourages policymakers to reform discriminatory laws. The main message of this years world development report. Economic development is not enough to shrink all gender disparitiescorrective policies that focus on persisting gender gaps are essential. World health statistics 2012 indicator compendium pdf, 759kb. Environmental degradation is a significant factor that reduces the adaptive capacity of societies to deal with disaster risk in many. 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. World development indicators wdi is the primary world bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized international sources. 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. 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. 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. That the world bank has devoted its 2012 flagship publication to the topic of gender equality is a welcome opportunity for widening the.
Based on studies of pro found quality, the world development report. The composite indices, indicators and data of the update are those of the hdro alone and cannot be attributed to undp or to its executive board. Pdf this article draws on personal involvement in the world banks consultation with academic stakeholders. 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. The world development 2012 on gender equality and development. Policy challenges world investment report 2015 reforming international investment. 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. 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 world development report 2012 on gender equality. 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 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. 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. Each report provides indepth analysis and policy recommendations on a specific and important aspect of developmentfrom agriculture, the role of the state, transition. Women, business and the law wbl is a world bank group project that collects data on gender inequality in the law. They matter because gender equality is a core development objective in its own right.
World development report development economics and policy are due for a redesign. 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. Abstract world development indicators 2012 is a compilation of relevant, highquality, and internationally comparable statistics about development and the quality of peoples lives. The authors use a conceptual framework to examine progress to date, and then recommend policy actions. The bank has focused on gender mainstreaming as it implements the recommendations of the world development report 2012. Globally women are concentrated in working in small farms or operating small firms. Finds that persistent employment segregation by gender traps women in lowproductivity. 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. Healthrelated millennium development goals pdf, 437kb. Gini puts conclusions from the 2015 world development report into practice. World development report 2018 realizing the promise of education for development concept note january 2017.
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. 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. And access to modern infrastructure is much more widespread. The world bank development 2012 report says working.
The world bank launched the global insights initiative gini. Gender equality and development for the world bank group, prepared by the staff of. Researchers and policymakers are beginning to realize the potential for channeling these torrents of data into actionable information that can be used to identify. Gender equality and development wdr 2012 for short was released on 18 september 2011. Abstract pdf 26mb epub 26mb chapters cited by select all. The world bank launched the mind, behavior, and development unit embed. It matters because gender equality is a core development objective in its own right. 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. The world development indicators is a compilation of relevant, highquality, and internationally comparable statistics about global development and the fight against poverty. The index analyzes drivers of financial system development that support economic growth, and thus compares the overall competitiveness of financial systems. Based on studies of profound quality, the world development report wdr 2012 begins by documenting progress e. Financial development report 2012 world economic forum. More than 90 years of experience on the ground have shown us that when mothers have health care, education and economic opportunity, both.
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. Wdr reports world bank group international development. 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. Agenda 21 addresses the pressing problems of today and also aims at preparing the world for the challenges of the next century.
Its the right development objective, and its smart economic policy. Gender equality and development for the world bank group. Gender equality and development argues that closing these persistent gender gaps matters. In the last five decades, world fish food supply has. 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. Now, a much smaller share of children are malnourished and at risk of early death.
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