Drawing on the development experience and advances in economic analysis since the 1950s, World Development Report 2024 identifies what developing economies can do to avoid the “middle-income trap.” ...

As the world's largest multilateral financier of urban development, the World Bank works with national and local governments to build more livable, sustainable, and inclusive cities and communities.

Human development is influenced by, but not entirely determined by, our parents and our genes. Children may have very different personalities, and different strengths and weaknesses, than the ...

Developmental biology is the field of biology that studies the processes by which multicellular organisms grow and develop, controlled by their genes. Knowledge of normal developmental processes ...

Let Sleeping Babies Lie: Scientists Highlight Negative Impacts of Sleep Disruption on Early Brain Development Oct. 23, 2024 — Researchers show how sleep loss during early life impacts key ...

In the current study, researchers investigate the dynamics of human PFC and HPC development using single-nucleus methyl-chromatin conformation capture (3C) sequencing (snm3C-seq3). About 29,700 ...

Our common future depends on all money eventually aligning with sustainable development that benefits people and the planet. With trillions of dollars needed to make the promise of the Sustainable ...

As the MDGs era comes to a conclusion with the end of the year, 2016 ushers in the official launch of the bold and transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by world leaders ...

We delve into the role of institutions in explaining the comparative statics of development (why some countries are rich and others poor), as well as comparative dynamics (the development process per ...

I write about the ever-changing workforce and leadership. Research consistently shows that career development is the most effective strategy managers can employ to boost retention, engagement ...

The pandemic created disruption and family stress that may have lasting effects on young children’s social and emotional development. A Save the Children report released Tuesday found that ...