The global citizen's handbook : facing our world's crises and challenges. - 1st U.S. ed. , Scale not given. - New York : Washington, D.C. : Collins ; World Bank, 2007. - 1 atlas (144 p.) : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm.

An English language successor to the World Bank atlas. c2004. "Text [copyright] The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank, 2007"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Classification of economies -- Rich and poor : Measuring income ; Growth and opportunity ; How poor is poor? -- People : The world's growing population ; Demographic transitions ; People on the move -- Education : Education opens doors ; Gender and development -- Health : Children under five: struggling to survive ; Improving the health of mothers ; Communicable diseases: too little progress -- Economy : Structure of the world's economy ; Infrastructure for development ; Investment for growth ; Improving the investment climate ; Governance ; The integrating world ; Aid for development ; External debt -- Environment : The urban environment ; Feeding a growing world ; A thirsty planet gets thirstier ; Forests ; Energy use and a warmer world ; Statistics : Key indicators of development ; Ranking of economies by GNI per capita ; The need for statistics ; Millennium Development Goals, targets and indicators ; Definitions, sources, notes, and abbreviations.

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Gross national product--Maps.
Population--Maps.
Economic indicators--Maps.
Social indicators--Maps.
Environmental indicators--Maps.
Economic development--Statistics.


Developing countries--Statistics.

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