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The key development issues facing our world today are vividly illustrated in "The Atlas of Global Development". Based upon authoritative data from the World Bank's World Development Indicators, this handsome volume provides a wealth of information on crucial global topics such as poverty, HIV/AIDS, corruption, environmental sustainability, migration, and growing populations. Features include: easy-to-read, colorful world maps, tables, graphs, text, and photographs; detailed information about targets for the Millennium Development Goals; definitions, sources, notes and abbreviations of commonly used terms; and, country comparisons for key development indicators.Completely revised and updated, "The Atlas of Global Development, Second Edition" highlights social, economic, and environmental issues that affect us all. This new edition includes new topics such as internet use, foreign direct investment, and food production.
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