Below are a series of background papers that have informed some of the research in the World Development Report 2025:
- Using Standards to Promote Sustainable Development. Stefan Ambec
- The Roles of Standards in Education and Training. Diego Luna-Bazaldua, Amber Gove, Nicolas Acevedo-Rebolledo, Marie-Helene Cloutier, and Xiaoyan Liang
- Setting Norms and Standards in Global Health: Challenges and Opportunities. Ipchita Bharali, Osondu Ogbuoji, and Gavin Yamey
- Standard Sizes: The Government’s Role in Diffusing Mass Production Techniques in the United States, 1917–1960s. Colleen A. Dunlavy
- The Political Economy of Safety Standards: The Different Approaches of France and Britain in the 19th Century. Jean-Baptiste Fressoz
- China’s Evolution in International Standardization: From Follower to Global Leader. John Jiong Gong and Vanessa Yanhua Zhang
- The Role of Cooling Standards in Climate Adaptation to Extreme Heat. Radhika Khosla
- Standards and the Regulation of Plastic Wastes in Developing Countries. Kate O’Neill and Sangcheol Moon