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Impact of Living or Working Environments on Persons with Disabilities

Series: UNESCAP Working Papers
( Print: December 2007, PDF: April 2007 )

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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IAEA Safeguards Glossary 2001

Series: International Nuclear Verification Series
( Print: June 2003 )

This glossary reflects recent advances in the strengthening of the International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards system. It aims at facilitating the understanding of the specialized safeguards...

This glossary reflects recent advances in the strengthening of the International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards system. It aims at facilitating the understanding of the specialized safeguards...


Criminal Victimization in Countries in Transition

Series: UNICRI Monograph
( Print: May 1999 )

This publication presents a synthesis of the results of the 1996-97 International Crime Victim Survey (ICVS) carried out in 20 countries in transition. A companion to the International Crime Victim...

This publication presents a synthesis of the results of the 1996-97 International Crime Victim Survey (ICVS) carried out in 20 countries in transition. A companion to the International Crime Victim...


International Crime Victim Survey in Countries in Transition, The

National Reports

Series: UNICRI Monograph
( Print: May 1999 )

This volume presents the complete national reports of 20 countries in transition that took part in the 1996-97 International Crime Victim Survey (ICVS), and accompanies Criminal Victimisation in...

This volume presents the complete national reports of 20 countries in transition that took part in the 1996-97 International Crime Victim Survey (ICVS), and accompanies Criminal Victimisation in...


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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...


Victims of Crime in the Developing World

Series: UNICRI Monograph
( Print: May 1999 )

With surveys of fourteen countries, this publication presents a comparative criminological and developmental perspective. Its discussion of victimization rates by type of crime, policing in the...

With surveys of fourteen countries, this publication presents a comparative criminological and developmental perspective. Its discussion of victimization rates by type of crime, policing in the...