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BANGKOK, March 5, 2009 -- Shahid Yusuf, an economic adviser from the World Bank’s Development Economics Research Group, presented his new book, Development  Economics  through the Decades: A Critical Look at 30 Years of the World Development Report to more than 80 participants at a seminar at the World Bank office.

The book includes an essay by Mr. Yusuf and other renowned economists on how the WDR has impacted development thinking in the past three decades. Since that first edition, the annual WDR has provided a window on development economics to a broad international readership. The report has served as one of the principal vehicles for encapsulating the World Bank’s knowledge of and policy recommendations on key global development trends.

The seminar was part of the World Bank effort to foster learning and share global knowledge of development issues in Thailand. To receive news about upcoming seminars and other knowledge-sharing activities, please contact the World Bank Public Information Assistant, Buntarika Sangarun, at (0) 2686-8326, or email bsangarun@worldbank.org.

For more information about the World Development Report, go to www.worldbank.org/wdr