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Economic and Social Council Official Records, 2002.

This publication provides the new lens which can be used to tackle obstacles towards enhanced equity and efficiency, development and peace. The papers presented in this book address pivotal aspects of...

This study analyzes the growing institutionalization of savings in industrial countries, particularly in the form of mutual and pension funds, and the implications of this trend for developing...

The present report covers the activities of the Economic and Social Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean for two years from May 1998 through April 2000.

This Report on the activities of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean covers the two-year period between the last session of the Commission, held in July 2004, and March 2006...

This Report on the activities of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean covers the two-year period between the last session of the Commission, held in May 2002, and April 2004. It...

The report covers the period from 1 January 2006 to 13 June 2008 and comprises three sections. The first is devoted to issues requiring action by the Economic and Social Council or being brought to...

This report of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean covers the period from 14 June 2008 to 1 June 2010 and comprises three sections. The first is devoted to issues requiring...

This report of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean comprises three sections. The first is devoted to issues requiring action by the Economic and Social Council or being brought...

This book argues that the prevailing definitions of development are becoming increasingly inadequate and argues for a new concept of sustainable human development.

This book assesses the performance of structural adjustment programmes, emphasizing sustainable development.

The reader is presented here with an analytical framework for understanding the health effects of macroeconomic change as well as the importance of sound social policies in development.

Discussing unemployment, this book shows how incentives for states and firms in the global economy drive a wedge between economic processes and human goals. A policy agenda for further discussion and...

Various explanations of the 'Asian miracle' are presented and debated in this study which draws on insights presented by Asian economists.

Development specialists, policy-makers and academics give us their views and observations on this particular study and share important information on their own work in this area. The prospects for...

The report proposes a new approach to development cooperation that seeks whenever possible to be based on the mutual interests of people. It explores innovative ways to make the most of North-South...

This report discusses the recent surge in foreign capital inflows in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico; evaluates policy experiences in these countries; and draws conclusions concerning the most...

As official development assistance and finance are reduced, there is a growing emphasis on finding new and additional resources for environmentally sound development. Private investment may be the...

This book offers an innovative way of preventing environmental degradation and sharing its risks and costs. A proposed International Bank for Environmental Settlements would trade leases and emission...

As demand outstrips the supply of traditional development aid, the new joint venture between public and private sectors in financing development has become central to the discussion of what...