Atlas of Global Development (World Bank Atlas) [Paperback]

World Bank (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0821368567 | ISBN-13: 978-0821368565 | Publication Date: February 26, 2007 | Edition: 1

Published in association with Harper Collins, the Atlas of Global Development vividly illustrates the key development challenges facing our world today. Social, economic, and environmental issues that are facing the planet are presented by easy-to read, colorful world maps, tables, graphs, text and photographs. Drawing on data from the World Bank's authoritative World Development Indicators, the book brings to life country comparisons of social indicators like life expectancy, infant mortality, safe water, population, growth, poverty and energy efficiency. Issues that have been hitting the headlines such as AIDS, population living below $1 a day, freshwater, trade are presented giving an unbiased view of the state of the world we live in. This title builds on and replaces the existing World Bank Atlas which has been published by the World Bank for almost four decades.

Editorial Reviews

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'This is an excellent, up-to-date source book which will be invaluable for students of, and staff teaching, higher levels of geography … a clear, concise, easily-accessible, and well-illustrated volume.' --Geographical Association, United Kingdom --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: World Bank Publications; 1 edition (February 26, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821368567
• ISBN-13: 978-0821368565
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #362,893 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars concise and without the usual political rethoric, January 3, 2009

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niels (Santa Monica, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Atlas of Global Development (World Bank Atlas) (Paperback)

Not much to say in the face of facts, just watch, understand and learn.
Certainly, it may not get 5 stars as a coffee table showoff book. But if you are not getting the book for idle reasons, but because you need to know, in order to make decisions, it does deserve its 5 stars.

If you expend the time to understand what the information presented means, you get access to information that would be limited to large multinational corporations and governments without the worldbank publishing these books.

4.0 out of 5 stars Atlas of Global Development, January 30, 2012

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This review is from: Atlas of Global Development: A Visual Guide to the World's Greatest Challenges (Paperback)

Very easy to digest, with lots og graphs and images in different colours. No heavy text parts but all easy to read and understand.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A useful book on global realities, June 30, 2007

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This review is from: Atlas of Global Development (World Bank Atlas) (Paperback)

This book is the successor to the World Bank's annual World Bank Atlas publication. While the World Bank is not liked by many, its data is generally regarded as very reliable. This book puts in visual terms a lot of aspects of the state of our planet. If you are interested in more books about the future of our planet, you might want to check my profile, where I have compiled some Listmania lists on this subject. Overall, I would recommend buying this book.