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Transfer of Technology
Series: UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements (Series One)
( Print: February 2002
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This paper discusses the issue of technology transfer in the context of international investment agreements (IIAs) and is divided into four main sections. The first section is an explanation of the...
This paper discusses the issue of technology transfer in the context of international investment agreements (IIAs) and is divided into four main sections. The first section is an explanation of the...
Trends in International Investment Agreements
An Overview
Series: UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements (Series One)
( Print: March 2000
)
In the past four decades, national and international legal policies and rules concerning foreign direct investment (FDI) have repeatedly changed. This paper provides an overview of the developments in...
In the past four decades, national and international legal policies and rules concerning foreign direct investment (FDI) have repeatedly changed. This paper provides an overview of the developments in...
Lessons from the MAI
Series: UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements (Series One)
( Print: March 2000
)
This publication considers the factors that contributed to the decision of the members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to discontinue the negotiations on the Multilateral...
This publication considers the factors that contributed to the decision of the members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to discontinue the negotiations on the Multilateral...
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Illicit Payments
Series: UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements (Series One)
( Print: November 2001
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This paper examines the topic of transnational bribery in the context of international investment agreements (IIAs), as well as other international instruments that address issues related to the...
This paper examines the topic of transnational bribery in the context of international investment agreements (IIAs), as well as other international instruments that address issues related to the...
Home Country Measures
Series: UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements (Series One)
( Print: December 2001
)
Most international negotiations on foreign direct investment focus on issues involving the paired relationship between transnational corporations and host countries. This publication discusses the...
Most international negotiations on foreign direct investment focus on issues involving the paired relationship between transnational corporations and host countries. This publication discusses the...
Foreign Direct Investment and Development
Series: UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements (Series One)
( Print: June 1999
)
The importance of foreign direct investment for development has dramatically increased in recent years. This concise study offers balanced and easily accessible analysis of the issues involved...
The importance of foreign direct investment for development has dramatically increased in recent years. This concise study offers balanced and easily accessible analysis of the issues involved...
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Social Panorama of Latin America 2014
Series: Social Panorama of Latin America
( Print: December 2015,
PDF: December 2014
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The 2014 edition of Social Panorama of Latin America presents ECLAC measurements for the analysis of income poverty, taking, as well, a multidimensional approach to poverty. Applying these two...
The 2014 edition of Social Panorama of Latin America presents ECLAC measurements for the analysis of income poverty, taking, as well, a multidimensional approach to poverty. Applying these two...
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Panorama Social de América Latina 2014
Series: Panorama Social de América Latina
( PDF: December 2014
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En esta edición de 2014 del Panorama Social de América Latina se presentan las mediciones de la CEPAL de la pobreza por ingresos y se analiza la pobreza desde una perspectiva multidimensional. La...
En esta edición de 2014 del Panorama Social de América Latina se presentan las mediciones de la CEPAL de la pobreza por ingresos y se analiza la pobreza desde una perspectiva multidimensional. La...
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Social Panorama of Latin America 2001-2002
Series: Social Panorama of Latin America
( Print: February 2003,
PDF: February 2003
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This publication explores issues related to the Millennium Development Targets and discusses whether Latin American countries may achieve the objectives unanimously adopted by members states of the...
This publication explores issues related to the Millennium Development Targets and discusses whether Latin American countries may achieve the objectives unanimously adopted by members states of the...
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Panorama Social de América Latina 2001-2002
Series: Panorama Social de América Latina
( Print: February 2003
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Se analizan temas relacionados con los Objetivos del desarrollo del Milenio y las posibilidades de cumplir las metas aprobadas unánimemente por los Estados Miembros de las Naciones Unidas para el año...
Se analizan temas relacionados con los Objetivos del desarrollo del Milenio y las posibilidades de cumplir las metas aprobadas unánimemente por los Estados Miembros de las Naciones Unidas para el año...
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Social Panorama of Latin America 2013
Series: Social Panorama of Latin America
( Print: July 2014,
PDF: July 2014
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The 2013 edition of this publication presents official measurements for the analysis of income poverty and seeks fresh approaches to poverty and well-being, placing special emphasis on...
The 2013 edition of this publication presents official measurements for the analysis of income poverty and seeks fresh approaches to poverty and well-being, placing special emphasis on...
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Panorama Social de América Latina 2013
Series: Panorama Social de América Latina
( Print: April 2014,
PDF: December 2013
)
En esta edición de 2013 del Panorama Social de América Latina se presentan las mediciones oficiales de la CEPAL respecto del análisis de la pobreza por ingresos y se procura ofrecer enfoques novedosos...
En esta edición de 2013 del Panorama Social de América Latina se presentan las mediciones oficiales de la CEPAL respecto del análisis de la pobreza por ingresos y se procura ofrecer enfoques novedosos...
Investment-Related Trade Measures
Series: UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements (Series One)
( Print: August 1999
)
Investment-related trade measures help shape the attractiveness of the investment climate by altering trade conditions associated with a given country or region. This concise study offers balanced and...
Investment-related trade measures help shape the attractiveness of the investment climate by altering trade conditions associated with a given country or region. This concise study offers balanced and...
Scope and Definition
Series: UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements (Series One)
( Print: June 1999
)
Investment agreements must specify not only their geographical and temporal coverage but, and most importantly, their subject-matter coverage, which is done primarily through the provisions on...
Investment agreements must specify not only their geographical and temporal coverage but, and most importantly, their subject-matter coverage, which is done primarily through the provisions on...
Transfer Pricing
Series: UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements (Series One)
( Print: June 1999
)
Transfer pricing methods raise important and contentious policy questions for both host and home governments, as well as transnational corporations, as they directly affect the amount of profit...
Transfer pricing methods raise important and contentious policy questions for both host and home governments, as well as transnational corporations, as they directly affect the amount of profit...
Admission and Establishment
Series: UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements (Series One)
( Print: May 1999
)
The legal and policy options surrounding the admission and establishment of foreign direct investment by transnational corporations into host countries, is a topic that raises questions central to...
The legal and policy options surrounding the admission and establishment of foreign direct investment by transnational corporations into host countries, is a topic that raises questions central to...
Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment
Series: UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements (Series One)
( Print: June 1999
)
The most-favoured-nation treatment (MFN) standard is a core element of international investment agreements, it gives investors a guarantee against certain forms of discrimination by host countries...
The most-favoured-nation treatment (MFN) standard is a core element of international investment agreements, it gives investors a guarantee against certain forms of discrimination by host countries...
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Social Panorama of Latin America 2000-2001
Series: Social Panorama of Latin America
( Print: June 2002,
PDF: June 2002
)
The social situation in Latin America in the late 1990s was influenced by the slowdown and greater volatility of economic growth. Despite the economic recovery seen in 2000, the effects of the...
The social situation in Latin America in the late 1990s was influenced by the slowdown and greater volatility of economic growth. Despite the economic recovery seen in 2000, the effects of the...
Panorama Social de América Latina 2000-2001
Series: Panorama Social de América Latina
( Print: January 2002
)
En la edición 2000-2001 del Panorama Social de América Latina se presta especial atención a la evolución y magnitud de la pobreza hacia finales de la década pasada, la desigualdad en la distribución...
En la edición 2000-2001 del Panorama Social de América Latina se presta especial atención a la evolución y magnitud de la pobreza hacia finales de la década pasada, la desigualdad en la distribución...
Fair and Equitable Treatment
Series: UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements (Series One)
( Print: September 1999
)
The concept of fair and equitable treatment, which has assumed prominence in investment relations between States, provides a yardstick by which relations between foreign direct investors and...
The concept of fair and equitable treatment, which has assumed prominence in investment relations between States, provides a yardstick by which relations between foreign direct investors and...