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 From the World Bank files:

World Development Report 1998

Knowledge for Development

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Front matter and contents

OVERVIEW

List of distributors

PART ONE—NARROWING KNOWLEDGE GAPS

  1. The Power and Reach of Knowledge
  2. Acquiring Knowledge
  3. Absorbing Knowledge
  4. Communicating Knowledge

PART TWO—ADDRESSING INFORMATION PROBLEMS

  1. Information, Institutions, and Incentives
  2. Processing the Economy's Financial Information
  3. Increasing Our Knowledge of the Environment
  4. Addressing Information Problems That Hurt the Poor

PART THREE—POLICY PRIORITIES

  1. What Can International Institutions Do?
  2. What Should Governments Do?

Technical Note

Bibliographical Note

Appendix: International Statistics on Knowledge

SELECTED WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
Introduction to Selected World Development Indicators
Tables