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World Development Report
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<p>The World Development Report (WDR) is an annual report published since 1978 by the <a href="/facts/World_Bank/hIH9uUb2">World Bank</a>. Each WDR provides in-depth analysis of a specific aspect of <a href="/facts/Economic_development/4KRrMBaM">economic development</a>. Past reports have considered such topics as agriculture, youth, equity, <a href="/facts/Public_services/gnDGgRmQ">public services</a> delivery, the role of the state, <a href="/facts/Transition_economy/udTGKCjg">transition economies</a>, labour, infrastructure, <a href="/facts/Global_health/kIo4zSIt">health</a>, the environment, risk management, and poverty. The reports are the Bank's best-known contribution to thinking about development. </p>