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Global Economic Prospects 2007 : Managing the Next Wave of Globalization

dc.contributor.author World Bank
dc.date.accessioned 2012-06-05T18:47:35Z
dc.date.available 2012-06-05T18:47:35Z
dc.date.issued 2007
dc.description.abstract Global Economic Prospects (GEP) 2007 explores the next wave of globalization. While the medium-term outlook for the world economy remains fairly bright, demographic trends will be a major driver of future events and the benefits of globalization are likely to be uneven across regions and countries. Looking at a set of growth scenarios covering the years 2006 to 2030, the report analyzes the opportunities and stresses of integration in order to bring into sharper relief the choices facing the world today. Three prominent features in the next wave of globalization are: the growing economic weight of developing countries in the international economy, the potential for increased productivity that is offered by global production chains, and the accelerated diffusion of technology. The GEP also analyzes three possible consequences: growing inequality, pressures in labor markets, and threats to the global commons. All of these developments, along with deepening economic interdependence, place a burden on the collective actions of the international community: to manage globalization or risk being run over by it. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/12/7249203/global-economic-prospects-2007-managing-next-wave-globalization
dc.identifier.isbn 978-0-8213-6727-8
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7157
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseries Global Economic Prospects
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject ABSOLUTE POVERTY
dc.subject ACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subject ADJUSTMENT COSTS
dc.subject AGRICULTURE
dc.subject APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject AVERAGE ANNUAL
dc.subject AVERAGE INCOME
dc.subject AVERAGE INCOMES
dc.subject BABY
dc.subject BASE YEAR
dc.subject CAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subject CAPITAL MARKETS
dc.subject CARBON
dc.subject CARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subject CITIZENS
dc.subject CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject CONSUMERS
dc.subject COUNTRY INEQUALITY
dc.subject COUNTRY PERFORMANCE
dc.subject CURRENT POPULATION
dc.subject DEBT
dc.subject DEMAND-SIDE
dc.subject DEPENDENCY RATIO
dc.subject DEPENDENCY RATIOS
dc.subject DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subject DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject DEVELOPING REGIONS
dc.subject DEVELOPING WORLD
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
dc.subject DISCRIMINATION
dc.subject DISSEMINATION
dc.subject DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subject DOMESTIC MARKETS
dc.subject ECONOMIC EXPANSION
dc.subject ECONOMIC FORECASTS
dc.subject ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subject ECONOMIC VALUE
dc.subject ECONOMICS
dc.subject EDUCATION SYSTEMS
dc.subject EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subject ELDERLY
dc.subject ELDERLY POPULATION
dc.subject EMISSIONS
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
dc.subject EPIDEMIC
dc.subject EXCHANGE RATES
dc.subject EXPLOITATION
dc.subject EXPORT GROWTH
dc.subject EXPORTS
dc.subject FINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subject FISH
dc.subject FISHERIES
dc.subject FORECASTS
dc.subject FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject FUTURE GROWTH
dc.subject GDP
dc.subject GDP PER CAPITA
dc.subject GENDER DISCRIMINATION
dc.subject GLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subject GLOBAL MARKETS
dc.subject GREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subject GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject GROWING ECONOMY
dc.subject GROWTH
dc.subject GROWTH PROCESS
dc.subject GROWTH PROSPECTS
dc.subject GROWTH RATES
dc.subject HUMAN WELFARE
dc.subject IMPORTS
dc.subject INCOME
dc.subject INCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject INCOME DISTRIBUTION LADDER
dc.subject INCOME GROWTH
dc.subject INCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subject INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
dc.subject INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
dc.subject INFECTIOUS DISEASES
dc.subject INFLATION
dc.subject INTEREST RATE
dc.subject INTEREST RATES
dc.subject INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL POLICIES
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL POLICY
dc.subject INVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subject INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
dc.subject JOB CREATION
dc.subject JOB SECURITY
dc.subject LABOR FORCE
dc.subject LABOR MARKET
dc.subject LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject LEGAL STATUS
dc.subject LIFELONG LEARNING
dc.subject LIQUIDITY
dc.subject LIVING STANDARDS
dc.subject LONG-TERM GROWTH
dc.subject LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subject LOWERING BARRIERS
dc.subject MARKET ECONOMY
dc.subject MEDIUM TERM
dc.subject MIDDLE CLASS
dc.subject MIGRANTS
dc.subject MIGRATION
dc.subject MINORITY
dc.subject NATIONAL ECONOMIES
dc.subject NATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subject NATIONAL POLICY
dc.subject NATIONAL POLICY MAKERS
dc.subject NUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subject OIL
dc.subject OIL EXPORTERS
dc.subject OIL PRICES
dc.subject PER CAPITA GROWTH
dc.subject PER CAPITA INCOMES
dc.subject POLICIES
dc.subject POLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subject POLICY MAKERS
dc.subject POLICY RESPONSE
dc.subject POLLUTION
dc.subject POOR COUNTRIES
dc.subject POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subject POPULOUS COUNTRY
dc.subject POVERTY LINE
dc.subject POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subject POVERTY-REDUCING IMPACT
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject PRO-POOR
dc.subject PRODUCERS
dc.subject PRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL
dc.subject PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subject PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subject PUBLIC GOODS
dc.subject PUBLIC POLICIES
dc.subject PURCHASING POWER
dc.subject PURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subject RAPID GROWTH
dc.subject RATE OF GROWTH
dc.subject RATES OF GROWTH
dc.subject REDUCING EMISSIONS
dc.subject REDUCING POVERTY
dc.subject REGIONAL GROWTH
dc.subject REMITTANCES
dc.subject RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION
dc.subject RICH COUNTRIES
dc.subject RISING DEMAND
dc.subject RISING WAGE INEQUALITY
dc.subject SAVINGS
dc.subject SIDE EFFECTS
dc.subject SKILL PREMIUM
dc.subject SKILLED WAGES
dc.subject SKILLED WORKERS
dc.subject SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject SOCIAL TENSIONS
dc.subject SOCIAL UNREST
dc.subject SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subject TAX REVENUES
dc.subject TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subject TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
dc.subject TELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subject TRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subject TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject UNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subject VALUE ADDED
dc.subject WAGE RATES
dc.subject WAGES
dc.subject WORK FORCE
dc.subject WORLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject WORLD POPULATION
dc.subject WORLD POPULATION GROWTH
dc.title Global Economic Prospects 2007 : Managing the Next Wave of Globalization en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.date.disclosure 2006-12-12
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Publication
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Publication
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/12/7249203/global-economic-prospects-2007-managing-next-wave-globalization
okr.globalpractice Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpractice Poverty
okr.globalpractice Environment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpractice Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.identifier.doi 10.1596/978-0-8213-6727-8
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000112742_20061206155022
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 7249203
okr.identifier.report 38140
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2006/12/06/000112742_20061206155022/Rendered/PDF/381400GEP2007.pdf en
okr.peerreview Academic Peer Review
okr.topic Poverty Reduction :: Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topic Economic Theory and Research
okr.topic Environmental Economics and Policies
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population :: Population Policies
okr.topic Poverty Reduction :: Inequality
okr.topic Environment
okr.topic Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population
okr.unit Off of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)
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