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Human Development Report 1999
Globalization with a Human Face
The 1999 Human Development Report argues that globalization is more than the flow of money and commodities - it is the growing interdependence of the world's people through 'shrinking space, shrinking...
The 1999 Human Development Report argues that globalization is more than the flow of money and commodities - it is the growing interdependence of the world's people through 'shrinking space, shrinking...
Assessing Regional Trade Arrangements
Are South-south RTAs More Trade Diverting?
It has generally been argued that regional trade agreements among developing countries may induce potential adverse effects on trade patterns among RTA members and between them and third countries...
It has generally been argued that regional trade agreements among developing countries may induce potential adverse effects on trade patterns among RTA members and between them and third countries...
Integrated Approach to Agricultural Trade and Development Issues, An
Exploring the Welfare and Distribution Issues
Computable general equilibrium (CGE) analysis has become a well-established methodology for the estimation of trade and welfare effects resulting from trade liberalization. This paper reviews CGE...
Computable general equilibrium (CGE) analysis has become a well-established methodology for the estimation of trade and welfare effects resulting from trade liberalization. This paper reviews CGE...
Regional Trade Agreements and Developing Countries
The Case of the Pacific Island's Proposed Free Trade Agreement
Fourteen of the world's smallest and most vulnerable economies - the Forum Island Countries (FICs) of the Pacific island region - are in the process of forming themselves into a free trade area (FTA)...
Fourteen of the world's smallest and most vulnerable economies - the Forum Island Countries (FICs) of the Pacific island region - are in the process of forming themselves into a free trade area (FTA)...
Assessing Regional Trading Arrangements in the Asia-Pacific
Using both a gravity model to consider the natural trading bloc hypothesis and simulation using a computer generated equilibrium (CGE) model to make welfare estimates, this publication examines the...
Using both a gravity model to consider the natural trading bloc hypothesis and simulation using a computer generated equilibrium (CGE) model to make welfare estimates, this publication examines the...
Services Sector Reform and Development Strategies
Issues and Research Priorities
The purpose of this paper is to review some of the empirical work, which can provide relevant inputs to the implementation of strategies for use in the General Agreement on Trade Services (GATS)...
The purpose of this paper is to review some of the empirical work, which can provide relevant inputs to the implementation of strategies for use in the General Agreement on Trade Services (GATS)...
Tariffs and the East Asian Financial Crisis
This study examines the role of tariffs during the East Asian financial crisis and finds that there is a role of tariffs when it comes to fighting the negative impact of a financial downturn. The...
This study examines the role of tariffs during the East Asian financial crisis and finds that there is a role of tariffs when it comes to fighting the negative impact of a financial downturn. The...
Human Development Report 1998
Consumption for Human Development
Prepared by a team of eminent economists and distinguished development professionals, Human Development Report 1998 reviews the challenges that all people and all countries face - to forge consumption...
Prepared by a team of eminent economists and distinguished development professionals, Human Development Report 1998 reviews the challenges that all people and all countries face - to forge consumption...
Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano 1998
El Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano, desde su lanzamiento en 1990, ha definido el desarrollo humano como el proceso de ampliación de las opciones de la gente. El Informe de este año examina el consumo...
El Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano, desde su lanzamiento en 1990, ha definido el desarrollo humano como el proceso de ampliación de las opciones de la gente. El Informe de este año examina el consumo...
Rapport Mondial sur le Développement Humain 1998
Le Rapport mondial sur le développement humain 1998 porte sur les modes de consommation et de développement humain. Il rassemble les arguments liés aux questions d'environnement, de développement, de...
Le Rapport mondial sur le développement humain 1998 porte sur les modes de consommation et de développement humain. Il rassemble les arguments liés aux questions d'environnement, de développement, de...
Human Development Report 1998 (Russian language)
Consumption for Human Development
The 1998 Report investigates the 20th century's growth in consumption, unprecedented in its scale and diversity. The benefits of this consumption have spread far and wide. More people are better fed...
The 1998 Report investigates the 20th century's growth in consumption, unprecedented in its scale and diversity. The benefits of this consumption have spread far and wide. More people are better fed...
Quantification of Non-tariff Measures
The increase in the relative importance of non-tariff measures has increased awareness of the various deficiencies in existing non-tariff measures (NTM) data collections. This paper is concerned with...
The increase in the relative importance of non-tariff measures has increased awareness of the various deficiencies in existing non-tariff measures (NTM) data collections. This paper is concerned with...
Human Development Report 2010 (Arabic Language)
20th Anniversary Edition
The Human Development Report has had a profound impact on development policies around the world. The 2010 Report continues the tradition of pushing the frontiers of development thinking. For the first...
The Human Development Report has had a profound impact on development policies around the world. The 2010 Report continues the tradition of pushing the frontiers of development thinking. For the first...
Human Development Report 2011 (Arabic Language)
Sustainability and Equity: A Better Future for All
The 2011 Human Development Report argues that the urgent global challenges of sustainability and equity must be addressed together – and identifies policies on the national and global level that could...
The 2011 Human Development Report argues that the urgent global challenges of sustainability and equity must be addressed together – and identifies policies on the national and global level that could...
Informe Sobre Desarrollo Humano 2011
Sostenibilidad y equidad - Un mejor futuro para todos
El Informe ha tenido un profundo impacto en las políticas de desarrollo en todo el mundo. El Informe 2011 mantiene la tradición de ir más allá del paradigma del desarrollo. Por primera vez desde 1990...
El Informe ha tenido un profundo impacto en las políticas de desarrollo en todo el mundo. El Informe 2011 mantiene la tradición de ir más allá del paradigma del desarrollo. Por primera vez desde 1990...
Human Development Report 2002
Deepening Democracy in a Fragmented World
This report examines political participation as a dimension of human development. It emphasizes the importance of political freedoms as a goal of human development, and explores how democratic...
This report examines political participation as a dimension of human development. It emphasizes the importance of political freedoms as a goal of human development, and explores how democratic...
Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano 2002
Profundizar la Democracia en un Mundo Fragmentado
El Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano 2002: a) examina los problemas con que tropiezan las democracias jóvenes y menos jóvenes para crear una participación más amplia y una rendición de cuentas más firme...
El Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano 2002: a) examina los problemas con que tropiezan las democracias jóvenes y menos jóvenes para crear una participación más amplia y una rendición de cuentas más firme...
Rapport Mondial sur le Développement Humain 2002
Approfondir la démocratie dans un monde fragmenté
Le Rapport mondial sur le développement hu- main 2002 est centré sur l’idée que la réussite du développement est autant une affaire de po- litique que d’économie. Réduire durablement la pauvreté...
Le Rapport mondial sur le développement hu- main 2002 est centré sur l’idée que la réussite du développement est autant une affaire de po- litique que d’économie. Réduire durablement la pauvreté...
Trade in Services
Market Access Opportunities and the Benefits of Liberalization for Developing Countries
The service sector is the most important sector for most developed economies being the largest contributor to gross domestic product, production, and employment. Developing economies on the other...
The service sector is the most important sector for most developed economies being the largest contributor to gross domestic product, production, and employment. Developing economies on the other...
International Trade and Labour Market Performance
Major Findings and Open Questions
This paper summarizes the results of recent research into the effects of international trade on labor demand highlighting three areas, which may require further investigation. These areas being: the...
This paper summarizes the results of recent research into the effects of international trade on labor demand highlighting three areas, which may require further investigation. These areas being: the...