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This publication offers insight into the effects of long-range transboundary air pollution. Its discussion covers the following areas: ten years of monitoring forest condition in Europe; the role of...

The Economic and Social Commission of Western Asia (ESCWA) presents this annual review of economic and social trends in the region. This issue corresponds to the 25th Anniversary of the Commission and...

The Economic and Social Commission of Western Asia (ESCWA) presents this annual review of economic and social trends in the region. This issue corresponds to the 25th Anniversary of the Commission and...

This publication provides an in-depth analysis of a developmental issue of vital importance to the region of Western Asia - the unemployment problem in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and the Yemen.

Forest Resources Assessment 2000 presents the national replies to a detailed enquiry on forest resources of 55 temperate/boreal industrialized countries: Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States...

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 report analyzes the factors that have determined the flow of investments in mining operations in Latin America. It also evaluates the extent of such investments in the 1990s. This publication...

This publication discusses the switch from unfunded to funded pension regimes in Latin America; the implicit pension debt; and transitional fiscal costs under different policy options.

This publication argues that the agenda for international financial reform must be broadened in at least two senses. First of all, it should go beyond the issues of financial prevention and resolution...

This publication presents evidence on the effectiveness of regulations in Colombia since September 1993, when traditional exchange controls were replaced by price-based regulations.

This publication discusses the socio-economic conditions in the Czech Republic. Issues discussed include: the role of the state in the bringing about of human development; globalization and economic...

The purpose of this series of trade and investment guides is to assist economies in transition, as well as economic actors in other countries, in becoming familiar with the best practices in the area...

The increasing efforts of developing countries and economies in transition to attract foreign investment have led over the years to the establishment of investment promotion agencies or similar...

The focus of the ECE review programme is to help countries in transition to improve their individual and collective performance in environmental management. The ultimate goal is the promotion of...

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...

Over the past decade, the Government of Uganda has reversed earlier policy and management failures that were destructive to the economy and the investment climate. With economic fundamentals restored...

This publication presents an extended collection of analytical papers, which offer a frank discussion on a spectrum of related issues such as: the IMF and the World Bank in the New Financial...

This compilation of phase-out strategies will be a helpful resource for those countries developing action plans and implementing measures to promote the phase out of the ozone depleting pesticide...

Partnership and reproductive behaviour patterns have undergone major shifts over much of Europe and North America during the past three decades, leading to the coexistence of a variety of family forms...

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...