World Bank Staff creator Author text ncu New York Herndon Oxford University Press, Incorporated Oct. 1998 World Bank Publications [Distributor] 1998 monographic eng

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248p Annotation World Development Report 1998-1999, now in its twenty-first edition, focuses on the role of knowledge and information as a factor of development, including the important trade-offs in strategies and policies and many other challenges. It examines such important questions as why have somedeveloping countries been able to exploit the rapidly increasing stock of global knowledge more than others and what can be done to help those falling behind? The Report also looks at the challenge of finding the balance between private initiative and public intervention that encourages innovationand manages attendant risks. It deals with the role of international assistance and international organizations, which can help develop understanding about these complex processes, help to transfer lessons of development experience across countries, and help finance crucial knowledge investments ofimportance to developing countries. Known as the standard reference for international economic data, the World Development Report 1998-1999 provides a set of Selected World Development Indicators as an appendix, presenting social and economic statistics for more than 200 countries. College Audience Oxford University Press, Incorporated adult License restrictions may limit access. 9780195211184 0195211189 (Trade Paper) 9780195211184 00020142 http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio10970084 http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio10970084 License restrictions may limit access. BIP US 980312 20170105101224.0 10970084