Global monitoring report 2004 : policies and actions for achieving the Millennium Development Goals and related outcomes / World Bank

By: World Bank
Language: English Publisher: Washington, DC : International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the World Bank, ©2004Description: xxii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0821358596 ; 9780821358597Subject(s): Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- 21st century | Developing countries -- Economic policy -- 21st centuryDDC classification: 338
Contents:
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) xxii -- Overview: From Vision to Action 1 -- Part I Framework 19 -- 1 Monitoring Framework 21 -- 2 MDG Prospects: Reasons for Optimism, Grave Concerns 33 -- Part II Developing-Country Policies 49 -- 3 Overall Picture 51 -- 4 Improving Enabling Climate for Growth: Economic and Financial Policies 57 -- 5 Upgrading Public Sector Governance 81 -- 6 Strengthening Infrastructure 93 -- 7 Accelerating Human Development 107 -- 8 Promoting Environmental Sustainability 125 -- Part III Developed-Country Policies 131 -- 9 Fostering Growth and Stability: Macro-financial Policies 133 -- 10 Dismantling Barriers to Trade 143 -- 11 Providing More and Better Aid 163 -- 12 Fulfilling Responsibilities for Global Public Goods 181 -- Part IV Role of International Financial Institutions 189 -- 13 Monitoring the IFIs' Contribution 191 -- Millennium Development Goals xxii -- 1.1 An action plan for improving development statistics 24 -- 1.2 Strengthening the links between PRSPs and the MDGs 30 -- 2.1 East Asia and Pacific: Despite solid performance on MDGs, challenges remain 38 -- 5.1 Improving fiscal transparency through ROSCs 84 -- 5.2 The African Peer Review Mechanism: self-assessing governance 89 -- 5.3 Governance in Africa -- progress on a difficult agenda 90 -- 6.1 Water supply and sanitation in the MDGs 104 -- 7.1 Rwanda: HIV/AIDS and health expenditures 112 -- 7.2 The case of the missing money: monitoring public expenditure 115 -- 7.3 The Bangladesh Female Secondary School Assistance Program 117 -- 8.1 Multisectoral interventions to achieve the MDGs: lessons from child mortality in rural India 128 -- 8.2 The United Nations Task Force on Environmental Sustainability 128 -- 9.1 Differences between remittances and capital flows 139 -- 10.1 The EU's Common Agricultural Policy reform 149 -- 10.2 Lessons from Integrated Framework diagnostic trade integration studies 158 -- 11.1 Estimating the cost of the MDGs 167 -- 11.2 Measuring aid selectivity 171 -- 11.3 Vietnam's comprehensive government-led harmonization program 176 -- 12.1 International Task Force on Global Public Goods 182 -- 12.2 Progress toward environmental sustainability through performance review and peer pressure 183 -- 12.3 International environmental agreements: toward global cooperation, with some notable exceptions 184 -- 13.1 Framework for assessing IFI contributions 192 -- 13.2 Results-based CAS 200 -- 13.3 Proposed IDA14 results-measurement system 206 -- 13.4 Sectorwide approach to primary education development 209 -- 1.1 Framework linking policies and actions with development outcomes 25 -- 1.2 Monitoring: dimensions of developing-country policies 27 -- 1.3 Monitoring: dimensions of developed-country policies 28 -- 1.4 Monitoring: dimensions of development agency support 30 -- 2.1 Growth prospects improve, but not enough 35 -- 2.2 Most regions will reach the goal of halving poverty by 2015, but Sub-Saharan Africa is seriously off track 37 -- 2.3 Mortality at a given level of national income has been declining 40 -- 2.4 A few regions are close to the target on primary education: others are off track 41 -- 2.5 Prospects for reaching the child mortality goal are dim 43 -- 2.6 Reform combined with stronger partner support can substantially boost prospects for achieving the MDGs 46 -- 3.1 Developing countries' policies have improved; governance and institutions lag 52 -- 3.2 Other ratings corroborate that developing-country policies have improved but that governance and institutions lag 54 -- 3.3 The transition countries are making broad progress in removing obstacles to business 55 -- 3.4 The developing-country policy diamond shows progress, but much more is needed 55 -- 4.1 Faster growing countries typically have better macroeconomic policies 59 -- 4.2 Better-off countries tend to restrict trade less 65 -- 4.3 Overall policy on trade in services remains more restrictive in developing countries 66 -- 4.4 Heavy regulation is associated with lower productivity 67 -- 4.5 Heavier regulation contributes to the informal economy and corruption 68 -- 4.6 More regulation does not necessarily produce better social outcomes 68 -- 4.7 Protecting property rights is associated with more credit 69 -- 4.8 Poor countries regulate the most 70 -- 4.9 Low-income countries lag far behind best practice in promoting business 71 -- 4.10 Low-income countries lag the most in property rights and rule of law 72 -- 4.11 Countries are improving their private business environment 73.
Summary: An integrated assessment of the policies and actions by developing countries, developed countries, and international financial institutions that are needed to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. The Report provides an assessment of how the various parties are playing their part and highlights progress on the development policy agenda.
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Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) xxii --
Overview: From Vision to Action 1 --
Part I Framework 19 --
1 Monitoring Framework 21 --
2 MDG Prospects: Reasons for Optimism, Grave Concerns 33 --
Part II Developing-Country Policies 49 --
3 Overall Picture 51 --
4 Improving Enabling Climate for Growth: Economic and Financial Policies 57 --
5 Upgrading Public Sector Governance 81 --
6 Strengthening Infrastructure 93 --
7 Accelerating Human Development 107 --
8 Promoting Environmental Sustainability 125 --
Part III Developed-Country Policies 131 --
9 Fostering Growth and Stability: Macro-financial Policies 133 --
10 Dismantling Barriers to Trade 143 --
11 Providing More and Better Aid 163 --
12 Fulfilling Responsibilities for Global Public Goods 181 --
Part IV Role of International Financial Institutions 189 --
13 Monitoring the IFIs' Contribution 191 --
Millennium Development Goals xxii --
1.1 An action plan for improving development statistics 24 --
1.2 Strengthening the links between PRSPs and the MDGs 30 --
2.1 East Asia and Pacific: Despite solid performance on MDGs, challenges remain 38 --
5.1 Improving fiscal transparency through ROSCs 84 --
5.2 The African Peer Review Mechanism: self-assessing governance 89 --
5.3 Governance in Africa --
progress on a difficult agenda 90 --
6.1 Water supply and sanitation in the MDGs 104 --
7.1 Rwanda: HIV/AIDS and health expenditures 112 --
7.2 The case of the missing money: monitoring public expenditure 115 --
7.3 The Bangladesh Female Secondary School Assistance Program 117 --
8.1 Multisectoral interventions to achieve the MDGs: lessons from child mortality in rural India 128 --
8.2 The United Nations Task Force on Environmental Sustainability 128 --
9.1 Differences between remittances and capital flows 139 --
10.1 The EU's Common Agricultural Policy reform 149 --
10.2 Lessons from Integrated Framework diagnostic trade integration studies 158 --
11.1 Estimating the cost of the MDGs 167 --
11.2 Measuring aid selectivity 171 --
11.3 Vietnam's comprehensive government-led harmonization program 176 --
12.1 International Task Force on Global Public Goods 182 --
12.2 Progress toward environmental sustainability through performance review and peer pressure 183 --
12.3 International environmental agreements: toward global cooperation, with some notable exceptions 184 --
13.1 Framework for assessing IFI contributions 192 --
13.2 Results-based CAS 200 --
13.3 Proposed IDA14 results-measurement system 206 --
13.4 Sectorwide approach to primary education development 209 --
1.1 Framework linking policies and actions with development outcomes 25 --
1.2 Monitoring: dimensions of developing-country policies 27 --
1.3 Monitoring: dimensions of developed-country policies 28 --
1.4 Monitoring: dimensions of development agency support 30 --
2.1 Growth prospects improve, but not enough 35 --
2.2 Most regions will reach the goal of halving poverty by 2015, but Sub-Saharan Africa is seriously off track 37 --
2.3 Mortality at a given level of national income has been declining 40 --
2.4 A few regions are close to the target on primary education: others are off track 41 --
2.5 Prospects for reaching the child mortality goal are dim 43 --
2.6 Reform combined with stronger partner support can substantially boost prospects for achieving the MDGs 46 --
3.1 Developing countries' policies have improved; governance and institutions lag 52 --
3.2 Other ratings corroborate that developing-country policies have improved but that governance and institutions lag 54 --
3.3 The transition countries are making broad progress in removing obstacles to business 55 --
3.4 The developing-country policy diamond shows progress, but much more is needed 55 --
4.1 Faster growing countries typically have better macroeconomic policies 59 --
4.2 Better-off countries tend to restrict trade less 65 --
4.3 Overall policy on trade in services remains more restrictive in developing countries 66 --
4.4 Heavy regulation is associated with lower productivity 67 --
4.5 Heavier regulation contributes to the informal economy and corruption 68 --
4.6 More regulation does not necessarily produce better social outcomes 68 --
4.7 Protecting property rights is associated with more credit 69 --
4.8 Poor countries regulate the most 70 --
4.9 Low-income countries lag far behind best practice in promoting business 71 --
4.10 Low-income countries lag the most in property rights and rule of law 72 --
4.11 Countries are improving their private business environment 73.

An integrated assessment of the policies and actions by developing countries, developed countries, and international financial institutions that are needed to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. The Report provides an assessment of how the various parties are playing their part and highlights progress on the development policy agenda.

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