World Development Report, 1980
INDEXContents1 Introduction 1 Part I Adjustment and growth in the 19805s 3 2 The outlook for developing countries 3 Adjustment and recovery 3 Factors affecting growth 6 Regional growth in the 1980s 11 3 International problems and policies 14 Energy 14 Trade 18 Capital flows 25 Part II Poverty and human development 32 4 Poverty, growth and human development 33 Dimensions of poverty 33 Three decades of poverty reduction 35 Poverty and growth 35 Sources of growth 36 Raising the incomes of the poor 40 5 Human development issues and policies 46 Education 46 Health 53 Nutrition 59 Fertility 64 The seamless web 68 6 Implementing human development programs: some practical lessons 71 Political support 71 Easing the financial constraint 72 Developing administrative strengths 75 Ensuring that services are used 78 International assistance 80 The importance of persistence 81 7 Priorities and progress in regional perspective 83 Issues for planners 83 Sub-Saharan Africa 85 South Asia 88 Middle-income regions 90 Lessons for planning 94 8 Summary and conclusions 95 Statistical appendix to Part I 99 i i Bibliographical note i 102 Annex World Development Indicators 105
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