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Impact of Living or Working Environments on Persons with Disabilities
Series: UNESCAP Working Papers
( Print: December 2007,
PDF: April 2007
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Persons with disabilities are often the most marginalized and vulnerable groups in the Asia-Pacific region. This paper assesses quantitatively the importance of living or working environmental...
Persons with disabilities are often the most marginalized and vulnerable groups in the Asia-Pacific region. This paper assesses quantitatively the importance of living or working environmental...
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Agricultural Trade Reform and Poverty in the Asia-Pacific
A Survey and Some New Results
Series: UNESCAP Working Papers
( Print: January 2009,
PDF: March 2013
)
This document reviews the literature on the relationship between agricultural trade policy reform and poverty, and the results of recent detailed simulation studies applied to economies in the ESCAP...
This document reviews the literature on the relationship between agricultural trade policy reform and poverty, and the results of recent detailed simulation studies applied to economies in the ESCAP...
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Women's Entrepreneurship in Eastern Europe and CIS Countries
Series: Entrepreneurship and SMEs
( Print: April 2003
)
In Europe women become entrepreneurs on average twice less often than men. The UNECE Programme on Women’s Entrepreneurship aims at raising awareness of problems of women entrepreneurs by enhancing...
In Europe women become entrepreneurs on average twice less often than men. The UNECE Programme on Women’s Entrepreneurship aims at raising awareness of problems of women entrepreneurs by enhancing...
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Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Countries in Transition
Series: Entrepreneurship and SMEs
( Print: May 2004
)
This publication provides the main characteristics of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Countries in Transition (CIT) and emerging economies. It gives information on SME definition by...
This publication provides the main characteristics of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Countries in Transition (CIT) and emerging economies. It gives information on SME definition by...
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Workers' Remittances, Economic Growth and Poverty in Developing Asia and the Pacific Countries
Series: UNESCAP Working Papers
( Print: December 2007,
PDF: April 2007
)
This paper examines the impact of workers’ remittances on growth and poverty reduction in developing Asia-Pacific countries using panel data over the period 1993-2003. The results suggests that, while...
This paper examines the impact of workers’ remittances on growth and poverty reduction in developing Asia-Pacific countries using panel data over the period 1993-2003. The results suggests that, while...
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Longer Combination Vehicles (LCV) for Asia and the Pacific Region
Some Economic Implications
Series: UNESCAP Working Papers
( Print: December 2007,
PDF: April 2007
)
Road transport is the most important mode of freight transportation in terms of output in almost all countries in the world, in particular in Asia and the Pacific region. Longer combination vehicles...
Road transport is the most important mode of freight transportation in terms of output in almost all countries in the world, in particular in Asia and the Pacific region. Longer combination vehicles...
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Access to Financing and ICT for Women Entrepreneurs in the UNECE Region
Challenges and Good Practices
Series: Entrepreneurship and SMEs
( Print: July 2004
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This report looks at women’s access to financing and ICT within progress and perspectives from selected countries and sub-regions in the area covered by the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE). The...
This report looks at women’s access to financing and ICT within progress and perspectives from selected countries and sub-regions in the area covered by the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE). The...
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Trade and Gender
Opportunities and Challenges for Developing Countries
Series: Entrepreneurship and SMEs
( Print: July 2004,
PDF: October 2006
)
This publication is the result of findings undertaking by the task force of the UN Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality. The members of the task force studies the interconnections between...
This publication is the result of findings undertaking by the task force of the UN Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality. The members of the task force studies the interconnections between...