World development report : knowledge for development. (Record no. 36311)
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| fixed length control field | 02344nam a2200205 a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780195211184 |
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| ISBN | 0195211189 |
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| ISBN | 9780195211191 |
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| ISBN | 0195211197 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 338.905 |
| Item number | WOR |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | World development report : knowledge for development. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Oxford ; New York : |
| Name of publisher | Oxford University Press, |
| Year of publication | ©1999. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | viii, 251 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | "Including selected world development indicators"--Cover. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The information revolution makes understanding knowledge and development more urgent than before. New communication technologies and plummeting computing costs are transforming distance and eroding borders and time, but the fact remains that people still lack basic, life-saving knowledge because simple information does not flow as readily as one would hope.<br/><br/>This year's Report, the twenty-first in this annual series, examines the role of knowledge in advancing economic and social well being. It proposes that we step back from the familiar problems of development and consider them from a fresh, new perspective: the perspective of knowledge. In studying these issues, the Report considers two sorts of knowledge: how-to knowledge (farming, health or accounting) and knowledge about attributes (the quality of a product, credibility of a borrower, or the diligence of an employee). The Report suggests three lessons that are particularly important to the welfare of the billions of people living in developing countries. First, developing countries must institute policies that will enable them to narrow the knowledge gaps that separate poor countries from rich countries. Second, developing country governments, multilateral institutions, non-governmental organizations and the private sector must work together to strengthen the institutions needed to address information problems. Finally, no matter how effective these endeavors are, problems with knowledge will persist, but by recognizing that knowledge is at the core of all our development effort, unexpected solutions to seemingly intractable problems will be discovered. |
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| Topical Term | Infrastructure (Economics) -- Developing countries. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Knowledge management -- Intangible property -- Valuation. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Communication -- Developing countries. |
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| Koha item type | Reference Books |
| Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Reference | 06/04/1999 | Purchased | 530.00 | 338.905 WOR | 005092 | Reference Books |