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Green Growth Indicators

A Practical Approach for Asia and the Pacific

Series: Greening of Economic Growth Series
( PDF: April 2016 )

The conventional “grow first, clean up later” approaches to economic growth are increasingly placing the futures of regional economies and societies at risk. The forward-thinking policymaker is tasked...

The conventional “grow first, clean up later” approaches to economic growth are increasingly placing the futures of regional economies and societies at risk. The forward-thinking policymaker is tasked...


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Overview of Green Business

Enabling Policies and Private Sector Examples

Series: Greening of Economic Growth Series
( PDF: April 2016 )

The conventional “grow first, clean up later” approaches to economic growth are increasingly placing the futures of regional economies and societies at risk. The forward-thinking policymaker is tasked...

The conventional “grow first, clean up later” approaches to economic growth are increasingly placing the futures of regional economies and societies at risk. The forward-thinking policymaker is tasked...


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Innovative Socio-economic Policy for Improving Environmental Performance

Payments for Ecosystem Services

Series: Greening of Economic Growth Series
( PDF: April 2016 )

The conventional “grow first, clean up later” approaches to economic growth are increasingly placing the futures of regional economies and societies at risk. The forward-thinking policymaker is tasked...

The conventional “grow first, clean up later” approaches to economic growth are increasingly placing the futures of regional economies and societies at risk. The forward-thinking policymaker is tasked...


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Shifting from Quantity to Quality

Growth with Equality, Efficiency, Sustainability and Dynamism

Series: Greening of Economic Growth Series
( PDF: April 2016 )

The conventional “grow first, clean up later” approaches to economic growth are increasingly placing the futures of regional economies and societies at risk. The forward-thinking policymaker is tasked...

The conventional “grow first, clean up later” approaches to economic growth are increasingly placing the futures of regional economies and societies at risk. The forward-thinking policymaker is tasked...


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Commodities and Development Report 2017

Commodities Markets, Economic Growth and Development

Series: Commodities and Development Report
( Print: January 2018, PDF: January 2018 )

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...


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Commodities and Development Report 2015

Commodities and Development Report 2015

Smallholder Farmers and Sustainable Commodity Development

Series: Commodities and Development Report
( PDF: December 2015 )

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...


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Commodities and Development Report 2012

Commodities and Development Report 2012

Perennial Problems, New Challenges and Evolving Perspectives

Series: Commodities and Development Report
( PDF: December 2012 )

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...


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Commodities and Development Report 2023

Commodities and Development Report 2023

Inclusive Diversification and Energy Transition

Series: Commodities and Development Report
( PDF: August 2023 )

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...


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Commodities and Development Report 2021

Escaping From the Commodity Dependence Trap Through Technology and Innovation

Series: Commodities and Development Report
( Print: August 2021, PDF: August 2021 )

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...


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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...

Series: Rapport sur les produits de base et le développement
( PDF: March 2022 )

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...


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Commodities and Development Report 2019

Commodity Dependence, Climate Change and the Paris Agreement

Series: Commodities and Development Report
( Print: September 2019, PDF: September 2019 )

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...