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WORLD DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2015 – MIND, SOCIETY & BEHAVIOR – WORLD BANK - GENDER

 

http://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/wdr2015

 

Direct Link to Full 236-Page 2015 Report:

http://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/Worldbank/Publications/WDR/WDR%202015/WDR-2015-Full-Report.pdf

 

The underlying assumption for many economic policies is that human behavior arises from “rational “choice, with individuals carefully weighing their choices, considering all readily available information, and making decisions on their own. In recent decades, however, novel policies based on a more accurate understanding of how people actually think and behave have shown great promise in addressing some of the most difficult development challenges, such as increasing productivity, breaking the cycle of poverty from one generation to the next, and acting on climate change.

 

 

The Report

Overview: English | Español | Français | عربي | Русский | português | 中文

Main Messages: English | Español | Français | عربي | Русский | português | 中文

Part 1: An expanded understanding of human behavior for economic development: A conceptualframework Chapter 1: Thinking automatically Chapter 2: Thinking socially Spotlight 1: When corruption is the norm Chapter 3: Thinking with mental models Spotlight 2: Entertainment education

Part 2: Psychological and social perspectives on policy Chapter 4: Poverty Spotlight 3: How well do we understand the contexts of poverty? Chapter 5: Early childhood development Chapter 6: Household finance Chapter 7: Productivity Spotlight 4: Using ethnography to understand the workplace Chapter 8: Health Chapter 9: Climate change                                           Spotlight 5: Promoting water conservation in Colombia

Part 3: Improving the work of development professionals Chapter 10: The biases of development professionals Chapter 11: Adaptive design, adaptive interventions Spotlight 6: Why should governments shape individual choices?