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“The Great Recession, 2009”—GDP Growth by Region The Effect of the Crisis on Poverty Demographic Projections for Europe and Central Asia Countries Symptoms of Innovation, or Lack of It Gini Coefficients Before and After Public Transfers, Circa 2006 Human Opportunity Index, 2010 Real GDP Growth Rates, Middle East and North Africa Reform Episodes and Private Investment Response, Middle East and North Africa The Gender Gap in Middle East and North Africa Government Fiscal Balance Public Debt Dynamic Ratio of Tax Revenues to GDP and GDP (PPP Per Capita) from 1975 to 2000 Tax Revenue Share of India’s Bilateral Trade with China and the United States Structural Change of South Asia’s GDP Compared to East Asia’s GDP Comparative Advantage Driven by Land and Human Capital Endowments Conflict and Development, 1998–2004 Conflict Reduces GDP Growth The Changing Population Pyramid in South Asia Much Lower Urbanization Rates in South Asia, 2005
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GDP Growth, Employment Growth, and Poverty Reduction Priorities for Crisis-Response Activities Developing Countries by Demographic Setting, 2010 and 2015
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