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This book draws on a wide range of
World Bank reports and numerous
external sources, listed in the
bibliography following this section.
Many people inside and outside the
World Bank helped in writing and
producing World Development
Indicators. The team would like to
particularly acknowledge the help and
encouragement of François Bourguignon,
Senior Vice President and Chief
Economist of the World Bank, and Shaida Badiee, Director, Development
Data Group. The team is also grateful
to those who provided valuable
comments on the entire book. This note
identifies many of those who made specific
contributions. Numerous others, too
many to acknowledge here, helped in
many ways for which the team is
extremely grateful. |
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1. World view |
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section 1 was prepared by Eric Swanson
and Sulekha Patel with help from K. M.
Vijayalakshmi and M. H. Saeed Ordoubadi.
Stimulating discussions with members of
the UN Interagency and Expert Group on
the MDGs are gratefully acknowledged. K.
M. Vijayalakshmi prepared table 1.1.
Yonas Biru prepared the estimates of
gross national income in purchasing
power parity terms. Tables 1.2, 1.3, and
1.5 were prepared by Masako Hiraga. The
team is grateful to Rudy Petras and
Yasmin Ahmad at the Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD) for data and advice on official
development assistance flows and
agricultural support estimates; Peter
Ghys and Elizabeth Zaniewski at the
Joint United Nations Programme on
HIV/AIDS for historical estimates of
HIV/AIDS; and Joshua Solomon and his
colleagues for projections of HIV
prevalence rates. |
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2. People |
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Section 2 was prepared by Masako Hiraga
in partnership with the World Bank’s
Human Development Network and the
Development Research Group in the
Development Economics Vice Presidency.
Mehdi Akhlaghi provided invaluable
assistance in data and table
preparation, and Vivienne Wang prepared
the demographic estimates and
projections. Sulekha Patel wrote the
introduction with input from John May
and Sarwar Lateef. The poverty estimates
were prepared by Shaohua Chen of the
World Bank’s Poverty Monitoring Group
with help from Prem Sangraula and Johan
Mistiaen. The table on child labor was
prepared by Furio Rosati of the
Understanding Children’s Work project.
Contributions were provided by Eduard
Bos and Emi Suzuki (population, health,
and nutrition); Montserrat
Pallares-Miralles (vulnerability and
security); Raymond Muhula and Lianqin
Wang (education); and Lucia Fort and
Juan Carlos Guzman Roa (gender).
Comments and suggestions at various
stages of production came from Eric
Swanson. |
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3. Environment |
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Section 3 was prepared by M. H. Saeed
Ordoubadi and Mayhar Eshragh-Tabary in
partnership with the World Bank’s
Environmentally and Socially Sustainable
Development Network and in collaboration
with the World Bank’s Development
Research Group and Transportation,
Water, and Urban Development Department.
Important contributions were made by
Edward Gillin and Carola Fabi of the
Food and Agriculture Organization;
Ricardo Quercioli of the International
Energy Agency; Amay Cassara, Christian
Layke, Daniel Prager, and Robin White of
the World Resources Institute; Laura
Battlebury of the World Conservation
Monitoring Centre; and Gerhard Metchies
of GTZ. Mehdi Akhlaghi made important
contributions to the statistical methods
and management of the databases for the
section. The World Bank’s Environment
Department and Rural Development
Department devoted substantial staff
resources to the book, for which the
team is very grateful. M. H. Saeed
Ordoubadi wrote the introduction with
valuable comments from Sarwar Lateef,
Eric Swanson, and Bruce Ross-Larson and
Meta de Coquereaumont, who also edited
the text. Other contributions were made
by Kiran Pandey (biodiversity); Susmita
Dasgupta, Craig Meisner, Kiran Pandey,
and David Wheeler (air and water
pollution); Mahyar Eshragh-Tabary,
Augusto Clavijo, Maria Emilia Ferire,
Christine Kessides, Solly Angel, and
Micah Perlin (urban housing conditions);
and Kirk Hamilton, Giovanni Ruta, Beat
Hintermann, and Suzette Galitano
(adjusted savings). Valuable comments
and contributions were also provided by
Kyran O’Sullivan and Anton Dobronogov. |
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4. Economy |
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Section 4 was prepared by K. M.
Vijayalakshmi in close collaboration
with the Macroeconomic Data Team of the
World Bank’s Development Data Group, led
by Soong Sup Lee. K. M. Vijayalakshmi
and Eric Swanson wrote the introduction
with valuable suggestions from Barbro
Hexeberg, Sarwar Lateef, and W. Bill
Shaw. Contributions to the section were
provided by Azita Amjadi (trade) and
Ibrahim Levent (external debt). The
national accounts data for low- and
middle-income economies were gathered by
the World Bank’s regional staff through
the annual Unified Survey. Maja
Bresslauer, Victor Gabor, Augusto
Clavijo, and Soong Sup Lee worked on
updating, estimating, and validating the
databases for national accounts. The
team is grateful to the World Trade
Organization, the United Nations
Industrial Development Organization, and
the OECD for access to the databases. |
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5. States and markets |
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Section 5 was prepared by David
Cieslikowski in partnership with the
World Bank’s Private Sector Department,
the Infrastructure Network, its Poverty
Reduction and Economic Management
Network, the International Finance
Corporation, and external partners.
Raymond Muhula and Juan Carlos Rodriguez
provided invaluable assistance in data
and table preparation. David
Cieslikowski wrote the introduction to
the section with valuable comments from
Sarwar Lateef, Eric Swanson, and Peter
Roberts. Other contributors include Ada
Karina Izaguirre and William Butterfield
(privatization and infrastructure
projects); Marta Kozak (micro, small,
and medium-size enterprises); Mary
Hallward-Driemeier (investment climate);
Simeon Djankov and Caralee McLeish
(business environment); Alka Banerjee
and Isilay Cabuk (Standard & Poor’s
global stock market indexes); Stijn
Claessens, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, Margaret
Miller, and Himmat Kalsi (financial);
Peter Roberts, Tsukasa Hattori, and
Henrich Bofinger (transport); Jane
Degerlund of Containerisation
International (ports); Esperanza
Magpantay and Vanessa Grey of the
International Telecommunication Union,
and Christine Zhen-Wei Qiang
(communications and information);
Ernesto Fernandez Polcuch of the United
Nations Educational, Scientific, and
Cultural Organization Institute for
Statistics (research and development,
researchers, and technicians); Anders
Halvorsen of the World Information
Technology and Services Alliance
(information and communication
technology expenditures); Terrence
Taylor of the International Institute
for Strategic Studies (military
personnel); and Bjorn Hagelin and Petter
Stålenheim of the Stockholm
International Peace Research Institute
(military expenditures and arms
transfers). |
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6. Global links |
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Section 6 was prepared by Amy Heyman,
Changqing Sun, and Eric Swanson in
partnership with the World Bank’s
Development Research Group (trade), the
Prospects Group (commodity prices), and
external partners. Many thanks to Sarwar
Lateef, Neil Fantom, Ibrahim Levent,
Azita Amjadi, Jean-Jacques Dethier, and
Andrew Burns for initial comments and
feedback about possible revisions to the
section. Substantial input for the data
came from Azita Amjadi, Jerzy Rozanski
(tariffs), Gloria Moreno, Nevin Fahmy and Ibrahim
Levent (financial data). Other
contributors include Francis Ng and
Dominique van der Mensbrugghe (trade);
Dilek Aykut (foreign direct investment
flows); Betty Dow (commodity prices);
Bela Hovy and Christian Oxenball of the
United Nations Office of the High
Commissioner for Refugees; Marta Roig,
Hania Zlotnik, and Francois Pelletier of
the United Nations Population Division
(migration); Brian Hammond and Yasmin
Ahmad of the OECD (aid); Antonio Massieu
and Teresa Ciller of the World Tourism
Organization (tourism); Henri Laurencin
and David Cristallo of the United
Nations Conference on Trade and
Development (trade), and K. M. Vijayalatshmi
(remittances). Mehdi Akhlaghi and Will
Prince provided valuable technical
assistance. |
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Other parts |
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Preparation of the maps on the inside
covers was coordinated by Jeff Lecksell
of the World Bank’s Map Design Unit.
Users guide was prepared by David Cieslikowski.
Statistical methods was
written by Eric Swanson. Primary data
documentation was coordinated by K. M. Vijayalakshmi. Awatif Abuzeid assisted
in updating the Primary data
documentation table. Partners and
Index
of indicators were prepared by Richard
Fix with assistance from Gonca Okur and
Priya Pandya. |
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Database management |
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Database management was coordinated by
Mehdi Akhlaghi with cross-team
participation, including Deepa
Ramachandran Pai for systems
development, to create an integrated
World Development Indicators database.
This database was used to generate the
tables for World Development Indicators
and related products such as WDI Online,
Little Data Book, The Little Green Data
Book, and the World Development
Indicators CD-ROM. |
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Design, production, and editing |
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Richard Fix, with the assistance of
Gonca Okur, coordinated all stages of
production with Communications
Development Incorporated. Communications
Development Incorporated provided
overall design direction, editing, and
layout, led by Meta de Coquereaumont and
Bruce Ross-Larson with the assistance of
Christopher Trott. The editing and
production team consisted of Jodi
Baxter, Brendon Boyle, Michael
Diavolikis, Timothy Walker, and Elaine
Wilson. Communications Development’s
London partner, Grundy & Northedge,
provided art direction and design. Staff
from External Affairs oversaw printing
and dissemination of the book. |
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Client services |
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The Development Data Group’s Client
Services Team (Azita Amjadi, Richard
Fix, Gonca Okur, Priya Pandya, and
William Prince) contributed to the
design and planning of World Development
Indicators and helped coordinate work
with the Office of the Publisher. |
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Administrative assistance and office
technology support |
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Estela Zamora and Awatif Abuzeid
provided administrative assistance.
Jean-Pierre Djomalieu, Gytis Kanchas,
Nacer Megherbi, and Shahin Outadi
provided information technology support. |
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Publishing and dissemination |
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The Office of the Publisher, under the
direction of Dirk Koehler, provided
valuable assistance throughout the
production process. Brenda Mejia and
Stephen McGroarty coordinated printing
and supervised marketing and
distribution. Chris Neal of the
Development Economics Vice President’s
managed the communications strategy. |
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World Development Indicators CD-ROM |
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Programming and testing were carried out
by Reza Farivari and his team: Azita
Amjadi, Ying Chi, Ramgopal Erabelly,
Nacer Megherbi, Gonca Okur, Shahin
Outadi, and William Prince. Masako
Hiraga produced the social indicators
tables. William Prince coordinated user
interface design and overall production
and provided quality assurance. Photo
credits: Shaida Badiee, Alex Baluyut, Curt Carnemark,
Stan Constantio, Arne Hoel, Miso Lisanin, Bill Lyons, Eric Miller, Shehzad
Noorani, and Thomas Sennett
(World Bank). |
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The interactive World Development
Indicators 2006 was designed and
programmed for this CD-ROM by Dohatec
New Media and Intermax Inc. |
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WDI Online |
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Design, programming, and testing were
carried out by Reza Farivari and his
team: Mehdi Akhlaghi, Azita Amjadi,
Saurabh Gupta, Gonca Okur, and Shahin
Outadi. William Prince coordinated
production and provided quality
assurance. Valentina Kalk and Triinu
Tombak of the Office of the Publisher
were responsible for implementation of
WDI Online and management of the
subscription service. |
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Client feedback |
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The team is grateful to the many people
who have taken the time to provide
comment on its publications. Their
feedback and suggestions have helped
improve this year’s edition. |
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