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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is recognized as an appropriate driving force for economic growth. To attract investment, countries have to meet set requirements. These requirements also apply to the...

This collection of papers and proceedings submitted by leading figures in the gas industry in Europe, North America and the Commonwealth of Independent States, deals with key issues and gives a unique...

This paper discusses why the UNECE countries have chosen rather different models of welfare state and, more generally, alternative policies to fight poverty. In particular, the paper focuses upon why...

The objective of the “Blue book” is to establish an inventory of existing and envisaged standards and parameters of E waterways and ports in Europe and to show, on an internationally comparable basis...

This Paper argues that the challenges posed by resource dependence can be overcome if accompanied by the right economic policies. It then analyzes what these policies are, and how to set up economic...

The continued growth of the European Union (EU) will have important economic consequences both for the EU member states and for their trading partners, especially those at the new borders of the...

This paper discusses the role of institutions in economic development. The author puts forward an argument that the considerable gap in real income per capita between richer and poorer countries...

The Mydral Lecture, delivered by Nobel laureate Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on 11 February 2004 is presented in this paper. In his lecture, Prof. Stiglitz offers...

This paper addresses some aspects of the mobilization of domestic financial resources for development in the ECE emerging market economies, focusing in the interrelation between national savings...

Once a year, on the occasion of the Annual Session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the ECE invites a distinguished economist to deliver the Myrdal Lecture on a major...

The Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development was launched after comprehensive worldwide consultations with governments, the private sector, civil society, the...

This book is the result of an event which took place at UN Headquarters to revive the spirit of cooperation and send a strong message on the role of the United Nations in global human development. The...

The iGUIDE is the first-ever comprehensive resource directory of local Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD) initiatives. Its easy-to-use listings of vital information...

This publication reviews and discusses future developments of energy/gas prices and competition and gas supply prospects. It focuses on central and eastern European countries (CEEs) gas markets and...

Natural gas in the European region represents the world's largest market for gas. Recognizing the importance of the gas sector to the region and the prospect that demand for gas will increase...

The Rate Design Manual focuses on the US experience in developing and implementing regulatory policies and measures designed to cover the various factors in designing gas rates by local distribution...

Gas markets have and will continue to change in the East and the West. This publication will be of help to all countries, especially those in transition, who have to choose the market and industry...

In this new volume of the series all the papers and proceedings of the 1995 Seminar are presented for all to absorb in a clear and relevant format.