World Development Report 1994: Infrastructure for Development [Hardcover]

World Bank (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 28, 1994 | Series: World Development Report

This is the seventeenth annual edition of the World Development Report, the standard reference source for international economic data. This edition contains a special section on the importance of infrastructure in economic development. Chapters include creating incentives to improve services in the public sector, creating market-orientated solutions to improving infracture, protecting the environment while reducing poverty, financing private initiatives in building infrastructure, and setting prorities in infrastructure reform. The unique data included in each annual edition have been updated.

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The World Bank Group is a group of five international organizations responsible for providing finance and advice to countries for the purposes of economic development and poverty reduction, and for encouraging and safeguarding international investment. The group and its affiliates have their headquarters in Washington, D.C., with local offices in 124 member countries.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 264 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (July 28, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195209915
• ISBN-13: 978-0195209914
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,375,986 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)