a ISBN 0-8213-55376-

a ISBN 0-8213-5468X-

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number HG3881.5.W57

b Item number M54 2004

a Title World development report 2004 :

b Remainder of title making services work for poor people /

h Medium BOOK

a Title proper/short title Making services work for poor people.

a Place of publication, distribution, etc Washington, D.C. :

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc World Bank ;

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Oxford University Press,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2003.

a Extent xvi, 271 p. :

b Other physical details ill. ;

c Dimensions 27 cm.

a General note "A Copublication of the World Bank and Oxford University Press"--t.p. and verso.

a General note "This Report has been prepared by a team led by Shantayanan Devarajan and Ritva Reinikka ... [et al.] ... "--p. xiii.

a Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references.

a Summary, etc Too often, services fail poor people--in access, in quality, and in affordability. But the fact that there are striking examples where basic services such as water, sanitation, health, education, and electricity do work for poor people means that governments and citizens can do a better job of providing them. Learning from success and understanding the sources of failure, this year's 'World Development Report' argues that services can be improved by putting poor people at the center of service provision. How? By enabling the poor to monitor and discipline service providers, by amplifying their voice in policymaking, and by strengthening the incentives for providers to serve the poor.Freedom from illness and freedom from illiteracy are two of the most important ways poor people can escape from poverty. To achieve these goals, economic growth and financial resources are of course necessary, but they are not enough. The 'World Development Report' provides a practical framework for making the services that contribute to human development work for poor people. With this framework, citizens, governments, and donors can take action and accelerate progress toward the common objective of poverty reduction, as specified in the Millennium Development Goals.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Rural poor

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Social service, Rural

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Poverty

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Public welfare

a Personal name Devarajan, Shantayanan,

d Dates associated with a name 1954-

a Personal name Reinikka, Ritva.