Getting to Know the World Bank : A Guide for Young People

This publication serves as a starting point for young readers who want to learn more about the World Bank. A general, accessible introduction to the World Bank, this guide provides an overview of the Bank's history, organization, mission, and...

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spelling okr-10986-74962021-04-23T14:02:30Z Getting to Know the World Bank : A Guide for Young People World Bank ACCESS TO EDUCATION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AIR POLLUTION BANKS CHILD LABOR CHILD MORTALITY COMMERCIAL BANKS COOPERATIVES CORPORATION CORPORATIONS DEBT DEBT RELIEF DEPOSITS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT DRINKING WATER DRUGS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS ECONOMISTS EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES EQUALITY FAMILIES FINANCIAL MARKETS FISH GIRLS HOUSING HUMAN RIGHTS INCOME INCORPORATED INDIVIDUALS INFECTIONS INSURANCE INTEREST RATES INTERESTED PARTIES JOINT VENTURE LABOR FORCE LIVING CONDITIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENT MALARIA MATERNAL DEATH MATERNAL HEALTH MIDDLE EAST NATIONAL INCOME NATURAL RESOURCES NET PROFIT PARTNERSHIP PREGNANCY PRIVATE COMPANIES PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SCHOOLS SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDERS SINGLE SHAREHOLDER SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIETY SPECIFIC DUTIES STAKEHOLDERS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUBSIDIARY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRADE UNIONS TRANSPORT UNEMPLOYMENT VIOLENCE WAGES WATER SUPPLY YOUNG PEOPLE YOUTH YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS This publication serves as a starting point for young readers who want to learn more about the World Bank. A general, accessible introduction to the World Bank, this guide provides an overview of the Bank's history, organization, mission, and purpose. It is a good reference tool for young people interested in understanding what the Bank does and how it operates. The guide features graphics and sidebar Q & As on a wide range on topics such as HIV/AIDS, education, and conflict prevention. It addresses such questions as: Why was the Bank founded? Where does it get its money? What are Millennium Development Goals? And what's the difference between the Bank and the International Monetary Fund? 2012-06-08T14:07:55Z 2012-06-08T14:07:55Z 2005 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/7495945/getting-know-world-bank-guide-young-people-getting-know-world-bank-guide-young-people 978-0-8213-5914-3 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7496 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication
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topic ACCESS TO EDUCATION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AIR POLLUTION
BANKS
CHILD LABOR
CHILD MORTALITY
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COOPERATIVES
CORPORATION
CORPORATIONS
DEBT
DEBT RELIEF
DEPOSITS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT
DRINKING WATER
DRUGS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMICS
ECONOMISTS
EMPLOYMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
EQUALITY
FAMILIES
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FISH
GIRLS
HOUSING
HUMAN RIGHTS
INCOME
INCORPORATED
INDIVIDUALS
INFECTIONS
INSURANCE
INTEREST RATES
INTERESTED PARTIES
JOINT VENTURE
LABOR FORCE
LIVING CONDITIONS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MALARIA
MATERNAL DEATH
MATERNAL HEALTH
MIDDLE EAST
NATIONAL INCOME
NATURAL RESOURCES
NET PROFIT
PARTNERSHIP
PREGNANCY
PRIVATE COMPANIES
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
SCHOOLS
SHAREHOLDER
SHAREHOLDERS
SINGLE SHAREHOLDER
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIETY
SPECIFIC DUTIES
STAKEHOLDERS
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
SUBSIDIARY
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TRADE UNIONS
TRANSPORT
UNEMPLOYMENT
VIOLENCE
WAGES
WATER SUPPLY
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUTH
YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS
spellingShingle ACCESS TO EDUCATION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AIR POLLUTION
BANKS
CHILD LABOR
CHILD MORTALITY
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COOPERATIVES
CORPORATION
CORPORATIONS
DEBT
DEBT RELIEF
DEPOSITS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT
DRINKING WATER
DRUGS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMICS
ECONOMISTS
EMPLOYMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
EQUALITY
FAMILIES
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FISH
GIRLS
HOUSING
HUMAN RIGHTS
INCOME
INCORPORATED
INDIVIDUALS
INFECTIONS
INSURANCE
INTEREST RATES
INTERESTED PARTIES
JOINT VENTURE
LABOR FORCE
LIVING CONDITIONS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MALARIA
MATERNAL DEATH
MATERNAL HEALTH
MIDDLE EAST
NATIONAL INCOME
NATURAL RESOURCES
NET PROFIT
PARTNERSHIP
PREGNANCY
PRIVATE COMPANIES
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
SCHOOLS
SHAREHOLDER
SHAREHOLDERS
SINGLE SHAREHOLDER
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIETY
SPECIFIC DUTIES
STAKEHOLDERS
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
SUBSIDIARY
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TRADE UNIONS
TRANSPORT
UNEMPLOYMENT
VIOLENCE
WAGES
WATER SUPPLY
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUTH
YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS
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Getting to Know the World Bank : A Guide for Young People
description This publication serves as a starting point for young readers who want to learn more about the World Bank. A general, accessible introduction to the World Bank, this guide provides an overview of the Bank's history, organization, mission, and purpose. It is a good reference tool for young people interested in understanding what the Bank does and how it operates. The guide features graphics and sidebar Q & As on a wide range on topics such as HIV/AIDS, education, and conflict prevention. It addresses such questions as: Why was the Bank founded? Where does it get its money? What are Millennium Development Goals? And what's the difference between the Bank and the International Monetary Fund?
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author World Bank
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title Getting to Know the World Bank : A Guide for Young People
title_short Getting to Know the World Bank : A Guide for Young People
title_full Getting to Know the World Bank : A Guide for Young People
title_fullStr Getting to Know the World Bank : A Guide for Young People
title_full_unstemmed Getting to Know the World Bank : A Guide for Young People
title_sort getting to know the world bank : a guide for young people
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/7495945/getting-know-world-bank-guide-young-people-getting-know-world-bank-guide-young-people
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7496
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