The growth report: strategies for sustained growth and inclusive development/
- Washington: The World Bank, 2008.
- xiii, 180 p. : ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.
Introduction The Commission and its mandate Box 1: Growth and poverty The organization of the report PART 1: SUSTAINED, HIGH GROWTH IN THE POSTWAR PERIOD What is growth? The 13 success stories
Box 2: Brazil¿s slowdown Box 3: Reform teams The art of policy making PART 2: THE POLICY INGREDIENTS OF GROWTH STRATEGIES High levels of investment Infrastructure Human capital Education Health Technology transfer Competition and structural change Labor markets Export promotion and industrial policy Exchange rates Capital flows and financial market openness Macroeconomic stability Savings Financial sector development Urbanization and rural investment Equity and equality of opportunity Regional development The environment and energy use Effective government The quality of debate Bad ideas PART 3: GROWTH CHALLENGES IN SPECIFIC COUNTRY CONTEXTS Sub-Saharan Africa Box 4: Africa¿s geography Box 5: Trade preferences for Africa Small states Resource-rich countries Box 6: The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Middle-income countries PART 4: NEW, GLOBAL TRENDS Global warming Rising income inequality and protectionism The rise of China and India and the decline of manufacturing prices The ¿adding-up¿ problem The rising price of food and fuel Demographics, aging, and migration Global imbalances and global governance
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Developing countries Economic policy Economic development