World development report 2015

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"This Report aims to inspire and guide the researchers and practitioners who can help advance a new set of development approaches based on a fuller consideration of psychological and social influences."--Page 2.

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Full title :World development report 2015.

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Publication Date:©2015

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):World Bank Group
Place of Publication:Washington, District of Columbia
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2015

The Physical Object

Description:xvii, 215 pages : : color illustrations ; : 27 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781464803420, 1464803420, 9781464803444, 1464803447, 9781464803437, 1464803439
oclc:ocn899266619
LC Classification:HD75
Dewey Decimal:338.9

Overview: Human decision making and development policy -- Part 1. An expanded understanding of human behavior for economic development: a conceptual framework. Thinking automatically -- Thinking socially -- Spotlight 1: When corruption is the norm -- Thinking with mental models -- Spotlight 2: Entertainment education -- Part 2. Psychological and social perspectives on policy. Poverty -- Spotlight 3: How well do we understand the contexts of poverty? -- Early childhood development -- Household finance -- Productivity -- Spotlight 4: Using ethnography to understand the workplace -- Health -- Climate change -- Spotlight 5: Promoting water conservation in Colombia -- Part 3. Improving the work of development professionals. The biases of development professionals -- Adaptive design, adaptive interventions -- Spotlight 6: Why should governments shape individual choices?

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behaviour Besluitvorming comportamiento Comportement Comportement humain -- Aspect économique decision making desarrollo económico y social developing countries development Development economics Development policy Développement économique -- Aspect psyc… développement économique et social economic and social development economic development Economic development -- Psychological a… Economic development -- Social aspects geest Human behavior -- Economic aspects human behaviour