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Economic Report on Africa 1999

The Challenge of Poverty Reduction and Sustainability

Series: Economic Report on Africa

( Print: February 2000 )

The Economic Report on Africa (ERA) reviews the performance of the region's economy during the past year and considers the prospects for the short and medium term. With a special focus on poverty...

Rapport économique sur l'Afrique 1999

La problématique de la lutte contre la pauvreté et de la viabilité économique

Series: Rapport économique sur l'Afrique

( Print: February 2000 )

Cette édition du Rapport Economique sur l’Afrique (REA) est substantiellement différente des versions antérieures. Son contenu est largement réorienté afin de répondre aux besoins changeants, et d...

Economic Report on Africa 2002

Tracking Performance and Progress

Series: Economic Report on Africa

( Print: September 2002, PDF: September 2002 )

Africa was the only developing region to accelerate its growth in a turbulent year that saw the synchronized slowdown of all major economies and heightened uncertainty about prospects for the world’s...

Economic Report on Africa 2015 - Industrializing Through Trade

Industrializing Through Trade

Series: Economic Report on Africa

( Print: July 2015, PDF: June 2015 )

This Report examines and provides analysis on the critical elements of effectively fostering industrialisation and hence structural transformation based on extensive review of experience with...

Rapport économique sur l'Afrique 2015

l’industrialisation par le commerce

Series: Rapport économique sur l'Afrique

( Print: June 2016, PDF: April 2016 )

Le présent rapport examine et analyse les éléments essentiels permettant de favoriser efficacement l’industrialisation et, partant, la transformation structurelle, en se fondant sur un examen...

Policies and Programmes for Older Persons in Asia and the Pacific

Selected Studies

Series: Social Policy Paper

( Print: May 2002 )

Asia and the Pacific is witnessing the fact that older persons are becoming a larger and more visible part of the economic, social and political landscape. In three parts, this publication focuses on...

Working towards Social Integration in the ESCAP Region

Series: Social Policy Paper

( Print: May 2002 )

The approach to several key issues related to social integration in the ESCAP region have undergone profound changes. Market-based solutions such as employment generation and skills training in the...

Emerging Role of the Private Sector in Delivering Social Services in the ESCAP Region, The

Series: Social Policy Paper

( Print: May 2002 )

This paper elaborates on the current approaches in viewing the private sector as either a partner or a separate entity in delivering such basic social services as education, healthcare, water and...

Reducing Poverty and Promoting Social Protection

Series: Social Policy Paper

( Print: December 2002 )

This issue of the Social Policy Paper Series includes three papers. The first is an overview of regional implementation of the Copenhagen Declaration, primarily in the ESCAP Region. The second reviews...

Economic Report on Africa 2000

Transforming Africa's Economies

Series: Economic Report on Africa

( PDF: December 2000 )

Many African economies are still characterized by a heavy reliance on the primary sector, high vulnerability to external shocks, jobless growth and slow progress towards social development. It is...

Access to Social Services by the Poor and Disadvantaged in Asia and the Pacific

Major Trends and Issues

Series: Social Policy Paper

( Print: July 2003, PDF: October 2006 )

This paper presents an overview of social services in Asia and the Pacific. It analyzes the access to social services by the poor and disadvantaged and examines important related issues. The following...