WDR 2009: Full Text

Published November 6, 2008 Download options for the World Development Report 2009. (To read these PDF files, you need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader)
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Complete Report Table of Contents & front matter Complete report Part 1 \| Part 2
Geography in motion: The Report at a Glance - Density, Distance, and Division
Overview
Navigating This Report
Geography in motion: Overcoming Distance in North America
Part One: Seeing Development in 3-D
Chapter 1: Density Chapter 2: Distance Chapter 3: Division
Geography in motion: Overcoming Division in Western Europe
Part Two: Shaping Economic Geography
Chapter 4: Scale Economies and Agglomeration Chapter 5: Factor Mobility and Migration Chapter 6: Transport Costs and Specialization
Geography in motion: Distance and Division in East Asia
Part Three: Reframing the Policy Debates
Chapter 7: Concentration without Congestion: Policies for an inclusive urbanization Chapter 8: Unity, Not Uniformity: Effective approaches to territorial development Chapter 9: Winners without Borders: Integrating poor countries with world markets
Geography in motion: Density, Distance, and Division in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bibliographical Note
Endnotes
References
Selected World Development Indicators
Index

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