Girls have a fun new way to explore the worlds of the American Girls! They will love playing with Josefina and her sister, Clara, in scenes they set up themselves, from the Montoya's courtyard to the family sala. A variety of magnets can be endlessly arranged and rearranged--and they stay put during play. Perfect for travel, Josefina's Magnetic Mini World includes: 2 dolls in 4 different outfits; 2 magnetic scenes; 21 magnetic furniture pieces and accessories; and a booklet about furniture and customs in Josefina's time.

Girls have a fun new way to explore the worlds of the American Girls! They will love playing with Kaya and her sister, Speaking Rain, in scenes they set up themselves, from the longhouse to the summer campsite. A variety of magnets can be endlessly arranged and rearranged--and they stay put during play. Perfect for travel, Kaya's Magnetic Mini World includes: 2 dolls in 4 different outfits; 2 magnetic scenes; 19 magnetic furniture pieces and accessories; and a booklet about traditions and customs in Kaya's time.

Girls have a fun new way to explore the worlds of the American Girls! They will love playing with Molly and her English friend, Emily, in scenes they set up themselves, from Molly's bedroom to her classroom at Willow Street School. A variety of magnets can be endlessly arranged and rearranged--and they stay put during play. Perfect for travel, Molly's Magnetic Mini World includes: 2 dolls in 4 different outfits; 2 magnetic scenes; 27 magnetic furniture pieces and accessories; and a booklet about furniture and customs in Molly's time.

Digital technologies are spreading rapidly, but digital dividends--the broader benefits of faster growth, more jobs, and better services--are not. If more than 40 percent of adults in East Africa pay their utility bills using a mobile phone, why can’t others around the world do the same? If 8 million entrepreneurs in China--one third of them women--can use an e-commerce platform to export goods to 120 countries, why can’t entrepreneurs elsewhere achieve the same global reach? And if India can provide unique digital identification to 1 billion people in five years, and thereby reduce corruption by billions of dollars, why can’t other countries replicate its success? Indeed, what’s holding back countries from realizing the profound and transformational effects that digital technologies are supposed to deliver? Two main reasons. First, nearly 60 percent of the world’s population are still offline and can’t participate in the digital economy in any meaningful way. Second, and more important, the benefits of digital technologies can be offset by growing risks. Startups can disrupt incumbents, but not when vested interests and regulatory uncertainty obstruct competition and the entry of new firms. Employment opportunities may be greater, but not when the labor market is polarized. The internet can be a platform for universal empowerment, but not when it becomes a tool for state control and elite capture. The World Development Report 2016 shows that while the digital revolution has forged ahead, its 'analog complements'--the regulations that promote entry and competition, the skills that enable workers to access and then leverage the new economy, and the institutions that are accountable to citizens--have not kept pace. And when these analog complements to digital investments are absent, the development impact can be disappointing. What, then, should countries do? They should formulate digital development strategies that are much broader than current information and communication technology (ICT) strategies. They should create a policy and institutional environment for technology that fosters the greatest benefits. In short, they need to build a strong analog foundation to deliver digital dividends to everyone, everywhere.

Nine-year-old Josefina tries to help run the household after her mother dies.

[In this book, the author's] analysis of the effects and causes of capitalist underdevelopment in Latin America present [an] account of ... Latin American history. [The author] shows how foreign companies reaped huge profits through their operations in Latin America. He explains the politics of the Latin American bourgeoisies and their subservience to foreign powers, and how they interacted to create increasingly unequal capitalist societies in Latin America.-Back cover.