TY  - BOOK
ED  - World Bank.
ED  - World Bank.
TI  - Global Monitoring Report 2009 : : A Development Emergency
T2  - Global Monitoring Report
SN  - 9780821378601
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - The World Bank
KW  - Access to Finance
KW  - Debt Markets
KW  - Economic Theory and Research
KW  - Emerging Markets
KW  - Finance and Financial Sector Development
KW  - Health and Nutrition
KW  - Health Systems Development and Reform
KW  - Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
KW  - Population
KW  - Population Policies
KW  - Poverty Reduction
KW  - Private Sector Development
KW  - Pro-Poor Growth
KW  - Regional Economic Development
KW  - Rural Poverty Reduction
N2  - A Development Emergency: the title of this year's Global Monitoring Report, the sixth in an annual series, could not be more apt. The global economic crisis, the most severe since the Great Depression, is rapidly turning into a human and development crisis. No region is immune. The poor countries are especially vulnerable, as they have the least cushion to withstand events. The crisis, coming on the heels of the food and fuel crises, poses serious threats to their hard-won gains in boosting economic growth and reducing poverty. It is pushing millions back into poverty and putting at risk the very survival of many. The prospect of reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015, already a cause for serious concern, now looks even more distant. A global crisis must be met with a global response. The crisis began in the financial markets of developed countries, so the first order of business must be to stabilize these markets and counter the recession that the financial turmoil has triggered. At the same time, strong and urgent actions are needed to counter the impact of the crisis on developing countries and help them restore strong growth while protecting the poor. Global Monitoring Report 2009, prepared jointly by the staff of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, provides a development perspective on the global economic crisis. It assesses the impact on developing countries, their growth, poverty reduction, and other MDGs. And it sets out priorities for policy response, both by developing countries themselves and by the international community. This report also focuses on the ways in which the private sector can be better mobilized in support of development goals, especially in the aftermath of the crisis
UR  - http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-0-8213-7859-5
ER  -