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Returning to an Eternal Debate
The Terms of Trade for Commodities in the Twentieth Century
Series: Informes y Estudios Especiales
( Print: June 2003
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This paper looks at the evolution of the terms of trade in commodities for the twentieth century. A statistical analysis of the relative price series for 24 commodities and of eight indices reveals a...
This paper looks at the evolution of the terms of trade in commodities for the twentieth century. A statistical analysis of the relative price series for 24 commodities and of eight indices reveals a...
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Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2017
Governance and Fiscal Management
Series: Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific
( Print: June 2017,
PDF: June 2017
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This publication presents the latest macroeconomic trends, identifies emerging risks and challenges, and takes stock of fiscal, monetary and structural policy developments in the region, providing...
This publication presents the latest macroeconomic trends, identifies emerging risks and challenges, and takes stock of fiscal, monetary and structural policy developments in the region, providing...
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Financial Regulation and Supervision in Emerging Markets
The Experience of Latin America since the Tequila Crisis
Series: Informes y Estudios Especiales
( Print: July 2003
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This paper examines changes in the regulation and supervision of the Latin American financial sector in the aftermath of the Tequila Crisis of 1994-1995. It also explains the importance of good...
This paper examines changes in the regulation and supervision of the Latin American financial sector in the aftermath of the Tequila Crisis of 1994-1995. It also explains the importance of good...
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How Optimal Are the Extremes? Latin American Exchange Rate Policies during the Asian Crisis
Series: Informes y Estudios Especiales
( Print: July 2003
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This paper examines the foreign exchange systems adopted by Argentina, Chile and Mexico during the Asian crisis, a time when intermediate exchange rate regimes proved to be ineffective and ceased to...
This paper examines the foreign exchange systems adopted by Argentina, Chile and Mexico during the Asian crisis, a time when intermediate exchange rate regimes proved to be ineffective and ceased to...
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Corporate Risk Management and Exchange Rate Volatility in Latin America
Series: Informes y Estudios Especiales
( Print: July 2003
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This studyaddresses the currency risk management of multinational companies with investments in Latin American countries. It focuses on periods of currency or financial shocks, paying special...
This studyaddresses the currency risk management of multinational companies with investments in Latin American countries. It focuses on periods of currency or financial shocks, paying special...
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Instituciones de la Política Social
Objectivos, Principios y Atributos
Series: Informes y Estudios Especiales
( Print: August 2006
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Los persistentes niveles de pobreza de América Latina y el Caribe, vinculados a la desigual distribución de los ingresos y las bajas y volátiles tasas de crecimiento de las economías, imponen...
Los persistentes niveles de pobreza de América Latina y el Caribe, vinculados a la desigual distribución de los ingresos y las bajas y volátiles tasas de crecimiento de las economías, imponen...
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Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2006
Energizing the Global Economy
Series: Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific
( Print: June 2006,
PDF: October 2006
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According to this year’s edition of the Survey, the principal policy issues and challenges facing the region over the next 12 months are concerned with the course of oil prices, the threat of global...
According to this year’s edition of the Survey, the principal policy issues and challenges facing the region over the next 12 months are concerned with the course of oil prices, the threat of global...
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Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2023
Rethinking Public Debt for the Sustainable Development Goals
Series: Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific
( Print: June 2023,
PDF: April 2023
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One of the main value additions of the Survey 2023 is a proposal for an augmented Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) approach that duly incorporates SDG investment needs, potential socioeconomic and...
One of the main value additions of the Survey 2023 is a proposal for an augmented Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) approach that duly incorporates SDG investment needs, potential socioeconomic and...
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Esquiva Equidad en el Desarrollo Latinoamericano, La
Una Visión Estructural, una Aproximación Multifacética
Series: Informes y Estudios Especiales
( Print: December 2005
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Esta publicación contiene los resultados de ejercicios de investigación nacionales realizados por funcionarios de las Direcciones de Migración y Estadística de los países centroamericanos durante el...
Esta publicación contiene los resultados de ejercicios de investigación nacionales realizados por funcionarios de las Direcciones de Migración y Estadística de los países centroamericanos durante el...
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Macroeconomic Coordination in Latin America
Does It Have a Future?
Series: Informes y Estudios Especiales
( Print: January 2006
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This paper examines shows that in Latin America the progress achieved on macroeconomic coordination has been poor. Demand for coordination is weakened by the lack of synchronization between economic...
This paper examines shows that in Latin America the progress achieved on macroeconomic coordination has been poor. Demand for coordination is weakened by the lack of synchronization between economic...
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Trade, Direct Investment and Production Policies
Series: Informes y Estudios Especiales
( Print: July 2006
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During the 1990s, the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean implemented a series of far-reaching structural reforms and took a new direction in terms of economic policy. At first, these...
During the 1990s, the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean implemented a series of far-reaching structural reforms and took a new direction in terms of economic policy. At first, these...
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Comercio, Inversión Directa y Políticas Productivas
Series: Informes y Estudios Especiales
( Print: March 2006
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Durante los años noventa, las economías de América Latina y el Caribe emprendieron profundos procesos de reforma estructural y nuevas orientaciones de política económica. A la liberalización de los...
Durante los años noventa, las economías de América Latina y el Caribe emprendieron profundos procesos de reforma estructural y nuevas orientaciones de política económica. A la liberalización de los...
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Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2005
Dealing with Shocks
Series: Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific
( Print: October 2005,
PDF: October 2006
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This year’s edition of the Survey covers present and future possible shocks and gives Governments remedies for recovery and long-term strategies. The oil price spiral, tsunami fallout, the ageing...
This year’s edition of the Survey covers present and future possible shocks and gives Governments remedies for recovery and long-term strategies. The oil price spiral, tsunami fallout, the ageing...
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Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2019
Ambitions Beyond Growth
Series: Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific
( Print: June 2019,
PDF: June 2019
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The region has seen tremendous economic and social progress over the last 50 years, However, despite progress on many fronts, the region is not on track to meet many of the Sustainable Development...
The region has seen tremendous economic and social progress over the last 50 years, However, despite progress on many fronts, the region is not on track to meet many of the Sustainable Development...
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Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2004
Asia Pacific Economies - Sustaining Growth and Tackling Poverty
Series: Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific
( Print: May 2004,
PDF: October 2006
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Despite the war in Iraq and the SARS crisis, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) region continued to show robust economic growth in 2003. This completely updated...
Despite the war in Iraq and the SARS crisis, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) region continued to show robust economic growth in 2003. This completely updated...
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Economic and Social Survey of Asia And the Pacific 2020
Towards Sustainable Economies
Series: Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific
( Print: May 2020,
PDF: May 2020
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Economic policymaking in Asia-Pacific developing countries has long been focused on maximising economic growth, given the imperatives of poverty reduction and job creation. There is no gainsaying that...
Economic policymaking in Asia-Pacific developing countries has long been focused on maximising economic growth, given the imperatives of poverty reduction and job creation. There is no gainsaying that...
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Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2003
Asia-Pacific Economies - Resilience in Challenging Times
Series: Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific
( Print: June 2003,
PDF: October 2006
)
This annual Survey provides an extensive review of current economic and social trends within the Asian region and analyzes the developments against the background of events in the world economy. The...
This annual Survey provides an extensive review of current economic and social trends within the Asian region and analyzes the developments against the background of events in the world economy. The...
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Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2009
Addressing Triple Threats to Development
Series: Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific
( Print: June 2009,
PDF: August 2009
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The Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2009 analyses how three global crises of 2008 – Great Recession in developed countries, food and fuel price volatility and climate change -...
The Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2009 analyses how three global crises of 2008 – Great Recession in developed countries, food and fuel price volatility and climate change -...
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Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2011
Sustaining Dynamism and Inclusive Development - Connectivity in the Region and Productive Capacity...
Series: Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific
( Print: September 2011,
PDF: August 2011
)
The oldest and most comprehensive annual review of economic and social development in Asia and the Pacific outlines policies to sustain dynamic growth and make it inclusive, such as boosting internal...
The oldest and most comprehensive annual review of economic and social development in Asia and the Pacific outlines policies to sustain dynamic growth and make it inclusive, such as boosting internal...
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Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2008
Sustaining Growth and Sharing Prosperity
Series: Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific
( Print: May 2008,
PDF: April 2008
)
This sixtieth anniversary edition is the most comprehensive annual review of economic and social developments in the Asia-Pacific region. The Survey forecasts the external environment in the region...
This sixtieth anniversary edition is the most comprehensive annual review of economic and social developments in the Asia-Pacific region. The Survey forecasts the external environment in the region...