| ID | 007630 |
| Call Number | 330.90021/ATL |
| Title Proper | Atlas of Global Issues |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Atlas (Title) |
| Publication | Washington, D.C., Collins, 2007. |
| Description | 144p Dark Blue Spine |
| Note | The Atlas of Global Issues vividly illustrates the key development challenges facing the world today. Social, economic, and environmental issues that are facing the planet are presented by easy-to read, colourful world maps, tables, graphs, text and photographs. Drawing on data from the world bank's World Development Indicators, the book brings to life country comparisons of social indicators like life expectancy, infant mortality, safe water, population below the poverty line and energy efficiency, as well as basic economic indicators like income growth, income per person, private capital and aid flows. Issues that have been hitting the headlines such as Aids, population living below $1 a day, freshwater, trade are presented giving an unbiased view of the state of the world we live in. |
| Note | Acknowledgements
Foreword
Classification of economies
Rich and poor
People
Education
Health
Economy
Environment
Statistics
Index |
| Standard Number | 9780007243174 |
| Price. Qualification | £14.99(Pb) |
| Classification Number | 330.90021 |
| Key Words | IGCSE ; Economic indicators ; Social indicators ; Environmental indcators ; IBDP ; UOI - Equal Opportunity ; Transfer to IBDP |