1998/99 World Development Report Knowledge and Development

Author: World Bank World Development Report Writing Group
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Publish Date: 1999-02-01
Features: The table of contents of this book includes: Part Reducing the Knowledge Gap; Second Part Addressing Information Issues; Third Part Policy Priorities, etc. This report focuses on the knowledge economy, examining the role of knowledge in promoting economic development and social welfare. In today's global knowledge explosion, knowledge and education can lift millions out of poverty, but they can also widen the existing gap between the rich and the poor.