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Global Monitoring Report 2011: Gaps and Challenges in the Mdgs – Implications from the Complex Tapestry of Progress: Improving the Odds of Achieving the MDGs
Author(s): World Bank Group (Author)
- Publisher: World Bank Publications
- Publication Date: 1 April 2011
- Language: English
- Print length: 168 pages
- ISBN-10: 9780821387009
- ISBN-13: 9780821387009
Book Description
With less than five years left to achieve the MDGs, this year’s report looks at the prospects and challenges for reaching the goals. It also examines the great diversity of performance across indicators, countries, and categories of countriesto determine the necessary policies to fill the remaining gaps.
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About the Author
The World Bank came into formal existence in 1945 following the international ratification of the Bretton Woods agreements. It is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. The organization’s activities are focused on education, health, agriculture and rural development, environmental protection, establishing and enforcing regulations, infrastructure development, governance and legal institutions development. The World Bank is made up of two unique development institutions owned by its 185 Member Countries. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) focuses on middle income and creditworthy poor countries and the International Development Association (IDA), which focuses on the poorest countries in the world.
