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Liberalized and Neglected? Food Marketing Policies in Eastern Africa
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...
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...
Commodities and Development Report 2017
Commodities Markets, Economic Growth and Development
The 2017 Commodities and Development Report investigates the transmission channels through which commodity dependence affects micro- and macro-level development outcomes, examines long-term commodity...
The 2017 Commodities and Development Report investigates the transmission channels through which commodity dependence affects micro- and macro-level development outcomes, examines long-term commodity...
Commodities and Development Report 2015
Smallholder Farmers and Sustainable Commodity Development
Smallholder farmers constitute the largest contingent of the poor and yet they produce more than 80 per cent of the world's food, in value terms. Though there are marked differences by country and...
Smallholder farmers constitute the largest contingent of the poor and yet they produce more than 80 per cent of the world's food, in value terms. Though there are marked differences by country and...
Commodities and Development Report 2012
Perennial Problems, New Challenges and Evolving Perspectives
The Commodities and Development Report 2012, released during the 13th session of UNCTAD, shows that developing countries suffer from high prices for commodities and food, in particular Least Developed...
The Commodities and Development Report 2012, released during the 13th session of UNCTAD, shows that developing countries suffer from high prices for commodities and food, in particular Least Developed...
Commodities and Development Report 2023
Inclusive Diversification and Energy Transition
This report highlights pathways to economic diversification in commodity-dependent developing countries in an environment where decarbonization of the global economy has become the overarching...
This report highlights pathways to economic diversification in commodity-dependent developing countries in an environment where decarbonization of the global economy has become the overarching...
Commodities and Development Report 2021
Escaping From the Commodity Dependence Trap Through Technology and Innovation
Commodity dependence is a trap: once a country is commodity dependent, it is difficult to develop a productive sector out of commodities and export non-commodity products. This publication argues that...
Commodity dependence is a trap: once a country is commodity dependent, it is difficult to develop a productive sector out of commodities and export non-commodity products. This publication argues that...
Rapport sur les produits de base et le développment 2021
Sortir du piège de la dépendance à l’égard produits de base grâce à la technologie et à l'innovation...
La dépendance aux produits de base est un piège: une fois qu'un pays dépend des produits de base, il est difficile de développer un secteur productif en dehors du secteur des produits de base et d...
La dépendance aux produits de base est un piège: une fois qu'un pays dépend des produits de base, il est difficile de développer un secteur productif en dehors du secteur des produits de base et d...
Commodities and Development Report 2019
Commodity Dependence, Climate Change and the Paris Agreement
This report explores key aspects of the two-way relationship between commodities and climate change, discusses the concept of natural resource conversion and explores its application to renewable and...
This report explores key aspects of the two-way relationship between commodities and climate change, discusses the concept of natural resource conversion and explores its application to renewable and...
Aspects of Transition
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 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...
Evolutionary Dynamics of China's Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises in the 1990s, The
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 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...
Forest Transitions and Carbon Fluxes
Global Scenarios and Policies
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 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...
Small Islands, Big Issues
Crucial Issues in the Sustainable Development of Small Developing Islands
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...
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...
Emerging Labour Markets
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 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...
Food Security in Africa
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 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...
Economic Reforms, Women's Employment, and Social Policies
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...
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...
Limits of the Global Village, The
Globalization, Nations and the State
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, 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...
Trade, Trade Policy and Industrialization Reconsidered
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...
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...
Changing Patterns of Employment and Unemployment in Africa
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...
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...
Political Economy of the Peace Process in a Changing Middle East, The
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...
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...
Elusive Miracle, The
Latin America in the 1990's
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...
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...