World development report 2003 : Sustainable development in a dynamic world, transforming institutions, growth and quality of life

Contents:
Acknowledgments. Viii;
Foreword ix;
Acronyms and Abbreviations xi;
Roadmap to World Development Report 2003 xiii;
1 Achievements and Challenges . . 1;
The core development challenge 1;
Act now—for long-term problems . 9;
2 Managing a Broader Portfolio of Assets . 13;
Sustainability—an evolving framework 14;
Measuring sustainability . 15;
The importance of a range of assets . . 18;
Why the need to manage a broader portfolio of assets? 18;
Tradeoffs and sustainable development 23;
Some assets are overused or underprovided—why? 26;
Correcting the overuse or underprovision of important assets 31;
3 Institutions for Sustainable Development37;
Institutions coordinating human behavior . 38;
Institutions protecting assets . 41;
Picking up signals, balancing interests, and implementing decisions . 44;
Overcoming barriers to coordination . 47;
Promoting inclusiveness . 51;
Catalysts for change 55;
4 Improving Livelihoods on Fragile Lands . 59;
Inclusion, innovation, and migration . 59;
Managing fragile land to improve livelihoods . 60;
Living on the edge—the arid plains . . 61;
Living on a precipice—the mountains 68;
Nurturing assets by listening—and by enabling communities to act . 71;
Nurturing women’s human capital 71;
Building on traditional social capital . 75;
The use of nonrenewable local resources—balancing interests 77;
Balancing interests among governments, companies, and communities 78;
Partnering for change . 80;
5 Transforming Institutions on Agricultural Land 83;
Land and water constraints . . 84;
Eliminating rural poverty and preparing outmigrants . 87;
Intensifying the use of land . . 95;
Intensifying the use of water . 98;
Getting ahead of the frontier 101;
Conclusion . 105;
6 Getting the Best from Cities. . 107;
City lights: beacons of hope and warning flares 108;
Building informed constituencies to address spillovers and anticipate risks 114;
Balancing interests to provide urban public goods117;
Inclusion and access to assets—challenging the institutional roots of urban slums 121;
Institutions for sustainable urban development . . 126;
Conclusion . 132;
7 Strengthening National Coordination . . 133;
Promoting inclusiveness 134;
Creating a sound investment climate 136;
Managing the environment . 140;
Managing natural resources and using aid effectively. 148;
Averting violent conflict 153;
Conclusion . 156;
8 Global Problems and Local Concerns 157;
Designing institutions to solve global problems . 157;
Conserving biodiversity: maintaining current services and future options. 163;
Mitigating and adapting to risks of climate change . . 172;
Conclusion . 182;
9 Pathways to a Sustainable Future 183;
Acting today 185;
Ongoing dialogue: a global vision and accord 191;
Ongoing dialogue: some open questions . 196;
Bibliographical Note 198;
Selected World Development Indicators .232.