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This publication examines the common concerns of developing countries seeking just and fair growth and at the same time highlights their special regional needs. It addresses the following topics: the...

(Re)democratization in much of Latin America has had to confront a legacy of civil war or political repression, as well as the social dilemmas inherent in the integration of the region into the global...

Analysis of structural adjustment and its impact on the economies of Sub-Saharan Africa has made considerable progress over the last few years. Debate has shown that liberalization alone is not...

The transition of the former socialist countries and East and Central Europe to a pluralistic, democratic system of governance and a modern market economy has involved historically-unparalleled...

In a number of states of East and Southeast Asia, democratization occurred or was consolidated in the early 1990s but irrespective of the level of democratization, economic performance has been a...

The Globalization of Human Rights addresses a set of questions focusing on the justice at the national, regional, and international levels. The examination of these questions is conducted through...

This publication addresses a number of key issues that would determine the success or failure of sustainable democratization in the countries of the Middle East. Drawing on conceptual and country...

Environmental pollution, the growing population and the range of animal and plant species are all placing a strain on the earth, threatening human health and economic well-being. This publication...

This publication presents essays addressing the core problem of the form, pace and character of the relationship that is evolving between the general world trading system and the countries of Eastern...

This volume presents a review of the dynamic changes going on in the Chinese economic system. In particular it analyzes the amazing rapid growth of the township and village enterprise (TVE) sector...

This publication discusses the scenarios and policies on how the deforestation of natural forests and the expansion of forest plantations influence the global carbon cycle through emissions and...

This publication comprises six case studies which were prepared for the Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States. The case studies deal with the following...

The study explains the background of the changes taking place in the former socialist countries and looks at the problems, causes and consequences of unemployment. The overview on the successor states...

The study is an important policy-oriented contribution to the analysis and the solution of the problems of food security in a macroeconomic dimension. It draws attention to factors related to the...

The volume, while focusing on the consequences of reforms, also deals with the structural changes which are taking place as a result of export orientation in the economies and their dual impact on...

This study, which deals with some of the general aspects of globalization focuses on the globalization process from a Latin American perspective. It shows that Latin America belongs to the hemisphere...

This study is the report of an important project on the interrelations between trade, industrialization and development. The project was initiated in order to look at the subject in the new era of the...

The research project, in the framework of which this study has been written, focuses on the Sub-Saharan African countries and looks at the different aspects of the unemployment problem. Among the key...

In the Middle East, the interaction between economic and political factors, issues and processes have always been strong. The fact that this region became a fundamentally important source of oil...

Countries enjoying more liberty at home, more material well-being, more solidarity from abroad - these are the `good times' for most of Latin America. But democracy is not sufficiently distinguished...