This report, consisting of two parts, is the tenth in the annual series assessing development issues. Part I reviews recent trends in the world economy and their implications for the future prospects of developing countries. It stresses that better economic performance is possible in both...

Remarks delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group discuss the critical role of inclusive and sustainable industrialization in the future global development agenda, including to end extreme poverty by 2030. He speaks about working with UNIDO and the government of Ethiopia to...

1. Introduction -- 2. The Theory and Practice of Industrial Policy -- 3. Green Industrial Policy and Industrialisation in Africa -- 4. The Strategy and Governance of SOEs in Africa -- 5. Institutional Innovation, Reforms, and Economic Catch-up: The Chinese Pilot FTZs as Case -- 6. Sustainable...