World Bank2013-08-062013-08-0620040-8213-5912-6https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14853This report builds on the consensus developed at the August 2002 Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development. It draws on the effort to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. And it looks beyond, to 2050, to envision a future that is far more prosperous and more equitable than today. This work raises some hard questions: How do we ensure that the progress achieved by 2015 is sustainable? What quality of growth will be required to attain this vision? Long-term thinking is essential in dealing with sustainability issues (economic change, ecological threats). A consensus has emerged about the need to move toward a new development path, one that integrates economic growth with environmental responsibility and social equity. The World Bank has been advocating this vision of responsible growth, together with the concept that poverty reduction is not just an end in itself but also a precondition for peaceful coexistence and ecological survival. The report examines the drivers of growth-agriculture, trade, energy, water, innovation, human development, and social development, as well as the global environment, in particular, forest preservation. It also considers challenges and constraints for socially balanced development.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAGRICULTURAL EXPORTSAGRICULTURAL GROWTHAGRICULTURAL OUTPUTAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTUREAIR POLLUTIONAIR QUALITYANALYTICAL WORKANNUAL GROWTHANNUAL INCOMEAQUIFERSARABLE LANDAVERAGE INCOMECAPITA GROWTHCARBONCARBON DIOXIDECIVIL SOCIETYCLIMATE CHANGECLINICSCOALCOMPETITIVENESSCONSUMERSCONSUMPTION PATTERNSCOST RECOVERYDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPING REGIONSDEVELOPING WORLDDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEDEVELOPMENT GOALSDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMSDEVELOPMENT RESEARCHDRYLANDSECOLOGYECONOMIC CHANGEECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC IMPACTECONOMICSELECTRIC POWER PLANTSELECTRICITY GENERATIONEMISSIONSENERGY CONSUMPTIONENERGY EFFICIENCYENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL VALUESEQUAL ACCESSEXPENDITURESEXPLOITATIONEXPORTSEXTREME POVERTYFINANCIAL CAPITALFINANCIAL POLICIESFINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITYFISHFISHERIESFOOD PRODUCTIONFUELSGDPGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGEGLOBAL MARKETSGLOBAL TRADEGOVERNMENT BUDGET CONSTRAINTSGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROWTH POTENTIALGROWTH RATESHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE SERVICESHEALTH OUTCOMESHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN SKILLSHUMAN WELFAREIMPROVING GOVERNANCEINCOMEINCOME COUNTRIESINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME GROWTHINSURANCEINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSINVESTMENT EXPENDITURESLIFE EXPECTANCYLONG TERMLONG-TERM DEVELOPMENTLOW-INCOME COUNTRIESMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMONITORING SYSTEMMORTALITYMULTILATERAL TRADEMULTIPLIER EFFECTNATIONAL INCOMENATIONAL POLICIESNATURAL CAPITALNATURAL MONOPOLIESNATURAL RESOURCESPER CAPITA GROWTHPER CAPITA INCOMESPOLICY DIALOGUEPOLICY INSTRUMENTSPOLLUTIONPOOR COMMUNITIESPOOR COUNTRIESPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOOR PEOPLEPOPULATION GROWTHPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCERSPRODUCTIVITYPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC GOODSPUBLIC POLICYPUBLIC SECTORPURCHASING POWERPURCHASING POWER PARITYREDUCING POVERTYREFRIGERATIONRICH COUNTRIESRURAL AREASSAFETY NETSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE DELIVERY MECHANISMSSERVICE PROVIDERSSOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL WELFARESOUTH ASIANSPILLOVERSSTRUCTURAL CHANGESUB-SAHARAN AFRICASUBSISTENCE FARMERSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE WATERTAXATIONTECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESSTOTAL OUTPUTTRADE BARRIERSTRADE LIBERALIZATIONTRADE POLICIESTRADE POLICYTRADEOFFSTRANSFER PAYMENTSURBAN AREASVALUE ADDEDWATER RESOURCESWATER SUPPLYWEALTHWEALTH CREATIONWESTERN EUROPEWETLANDSWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONWTOWorld Bank10.1596/0-8213-5912-6