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WDR 2013 : Jobs

See the most recent report, which argues that jobs are a cornerstone of development, with a pay off far beyond income alone.

WDR 2012: Gender Equality and Development

The WDR 2012 shows how fundamental gender equality is for development.

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Access some 7,000 indicators with time series data for more than 200 countries for up to 50 years.

Welcome to The Complete World Development Report Online. Here you will find every page of every World Development Report published by the World Bank since 1978 in one convenient, cross-searchable website.

NEW! The World Development Report 2013: Jobs is now fully integrated into the site.

NOW AVAILABLE: The 2013 edition of the WDR App for iPad! This free app lets users mine the report to find the major discussions, tables, figures, and boxes of most interest by key message, region, topic, or several dozen keywords. It also contains supplementary materials, including multilingual overviews and video interviews with the WDR 2013 team, as well as a complete PDF of the WDR for more traditional reading. Available for the WDR 2012 on gender and the WDR 2013 on jobs. Click here to learn more and to download the apps.

The WDR iPad app was the winner of the 2012 Digital Book World Publishing Innovation Award in the Best App Reference/Academic category!