TY - BOOK AU - World Bank, Washington D.C. TI - Global monitoring report 2011 : improving the odds of achieving the MDGs : heterogeneity, gaps and challenges SN - 0821387006 U1 - 338.9 PY - 2011/// CY - Washington D.C. PB - World Bank N1 - CONTENTS Foreword xi Acknowledgments xiii Acronyms and Abbreviations xv Goals and Targets from the Millennium Declaration xvi Overview 1 1 The Diversity of MDG Progress 11 2 Economic Growth in Developing Countries 43 3 Linking Spending and Outcomes: Some Lessons from Impact Evaluations in Education and Health 71 4 Assisting the Indigenous and Socially Excluded 103 5 Progress in the International Development and Trading Framework 125 Appendix 1: Technical Issues in Estimating Progress on the MDGs 159 Appendix 2: Policies to Reduce Biodiversity Loss and Enhance Human Development 175 ER -