Afghanistan -- State Building, Sustaining Growth, and Reducing Poverty

by William Byrd and William A. Byrd

Afghanistan has come a long way since emerging from major conflict in late 2001. The economy has recovered strongly, growing by nearly 50% cumulatively in the last two years (not including drugs). Some three million internally and externally displaced Afghans have returned to their country. More than four million children, a third of them girls, are in school, and immunization campaigns have achieved considerable success. The Government has supported...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821360957
• ISBN13: 9780821360958
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.2" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3