"Ecosystem services" has become a catch-phrase for the complex connections between the natural environment and human … well-being. This paper considers the impact of changes in the supply of ecosystem services, and programs to increase their … transboundary services and growth in developing countries, where the highest rates of ecosystem degradation tend to be found. There …

, supported by new econometric evidence, is that pro-development policies are comparatively rare in the developing world less …

-level assessments conducted by the World Bank Group, ahead of the preparation of its Country Partnership Frameworks. In addition to this …

playing field' would be ineffective and result in destructive conflicts in the World Trade Organization. Lack of progress at …

Millennium Development Goals set the stage for global support of ambitious development goals behind which the world must rally … mobilized if the world is to succeed in meeting its targets. Thus, the potential for Islamic finance to play a role in …

The World Bank's "World Development Indicators 1999" highlights for the first time the "genuine" rate of saving for …

from the global value chain governance, modularity and standards, and business ecosystem literatures, the paper …. The defining element of a Massive Modular Ecosystem is not that every relationship is purely modular, but that non …, the paper depicts a Massive Modular Ecosystem characterized by a dynamic mix of internalization and outsourcing, with a …