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HOW TO DO BUSINESS IN UZBEKISTAN

How to do Business in Uzbekistan

11 Feb 2000
This guide provides comprehensive information on Uzbekistan including its recent economic performance, trading framework and activities, business practices, investment opportunities, transport and communication networks. How to do Business in Uzbekistan provides opportunity for the business commu...
HOW TO DO BUSINESS IN KAZAKHSTAN

How to do Business in Kazakhstan

5 Feb 1999
This guide provides comprehensive information on Kazakhstan including its recent economic performance, trading framework and activities, business practices, investment opportunities, transport and communication networks. How to do Business in Kazakhstan provides opportunity for the business commu...
PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE AND EDUCA

Provision of Health Care and Education in Transitional Asia

Key Issues and Lessons from Vietnam

Series:
UNU/WIDER Working Papers
20 Nov 1998
This publication examines the impact of the transition to a market economy on health and education in transitional Asia, with particular focus on Vietnam. Several lessons emerge from the empirical evidence examined. It is part of an applied research and policy series on structural changes affecti...
SELECTIVE POLICIES FOR EXPORT PROM

Selective Policies for Export Promotion

Lessons from the Asian Tigers

Series:
UNU/WIDER Research for Action
20 Nov 1998
Selective Policies for Export Promotion: Lessons from the Asian Tigers assesses the efficacy of selective policies for the promotion of manufactured exports in East Asian Experience and draws lessons from that experience for other developing countries. The publication is part of the Research for ...
EMERGENCE OF UNORTHODOX OWNERSHIP

Emergence of Unorthodox Ownership and Governance Structures in East Asia

An Alternative Transition Path

Series:
UNU/WIDER Research for Action
20 Nov 1998
The present study examines the nature of the unorthodox ownership and governance that are emerging among firms and the way these structures are supporting the remarkable economic growth in the transition economies of East Asia, particularly by China and Vietnam. Emergence of Unorthodox Ownership ...
FOOD MARKETING RECONSIDERED: AN AS

Food Marketing Reconsidered

An Assessment of the Liberalization of Food Marketing in Sub-Saharan Africa

Series:
UNU/WIDER Research for Action
20 Nov 1998
Food Marketing Reconsidered analyses the impact of liberalization of three markets: food, exchange rate and other financial markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. The publication is part of the Research for Action series which discusses policy-oriented research on the main strategic issues of development...
TREE PLANTATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINE

Tree Plantations in the Philippines and Thailand

Economic, Social and Environmental Evaluation

Series:
UNU/WIDER Research for Action
20 Nov 1998
Tree Plantations in the Philippines and Thailand includes a general background, a discussion and outline on economic, social and environmental impacts of tree planting. The publication is part of the Research for Action series which discusses policy-oriented research on the main strategic issues ...
BANKING SYSTEM AND MONETARY AGGREG

Banking System and Monetary Aggregates Following Financial Sector Reforms, The

Lessons from Indonesia

Series:
UNU/WIDER Research for Action
20 Nov 1998
This study analyses the impact of financial sector reform which occurred in Indonesia in the late 1980s and provoked a surge in capital inflows. It is part of the Research for Action series which discusses policy-oriented research on the main strategic issues of development and international coop...
WELFARE CHANGES IN CHINA DURING TH

Welfare Changes in China during the Economic Reforms

Series:
UNU/WIDER Research for Action
20 Nov 1998
Welfare Changes in China during the Economic Reforms examines the welfare changes in China during the reform period which began in 1978, a process of large-scale socio-economic transformation accompanied by rapid economic growth. The publication is part of the Research for Action series which dis...
PERCEPTION OF DESERTIFICATION

Perception of Desertification

Most studies of desertification, acknowledge the role of human activity in affecting and often initiating the process. That human activity is in response to a variety of decisions on and systems of resource management. This publication provides studies of resource management in four areas where d...
LAND RESOURCES OF THE PEOPLE

Land Resources of the People's Republic of China

Series:
Resource Systems Theory and Methodology
China's land resources are complex and varied; embraces a wide range of climatic and biotic zones; and includes a great variety of topographical types. This study on the classification and evaluation of land use in China discusses land-type and land-use categories for the whole of China. It also ...
CHALLENGE SOUTH ASIA DEV DEMOC

Challenge in South Asia, The

Development, Democracy and Regional Cooperation

The countries of South Asia have begun to face a critical crisis of development. Simultaneously, there has been a growing crisis in the structures and institutions of the state which has had an impact on regional cooperation in South Asia. South Asian societies have not made a meaningful transiti...
ASIA PACIFIC POP POLICIES & PROG

Asia-Pacific Population Policies and Programmes

Future Directions - Report, Key Future Actions and Background Papers of a High-Level Meeting

Series:
Asian Population Studies Series
20 Aug 1999
This publication provides a detailed profile of the Asia and the Pacific region's population and development situation. It describes the critical issues and constraints facing the countries of the region as they endeavour to reorient their population and development programmes. It also presents f...
FINANCIAL CRISIS IN ASIA & FOREIGN

Financial Crisis in Asia and Foreign Direct Investment, The

An Assessment

4 Dec 1998
In the second half of 1997, turmoil erupted in the financial markets of some countries of East and South-East Asia. This publication presents the results of a study undertaken to ascertain the nature of the responses of major companies to the financial crisis in Asia as far as their foreign direc...
APPROACHES COMMUNITY BASED HIV

Approaches to Community-Based HIV/AIDS Prevention in the ESCAP Region

19 Feb 1999
The complex factors contributing to the vulnerability to HIV infection require multi-pronged action programmes, targeted at the high-risk groups. One method that has proven effective is the community-based approach. This publication discusses the community-based approach to HIV/AIDS prevention in...
STATE & CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION

State and Cultural Transformation, The

Perspectives from East Asia

The peoples of East Asia are living with cultures that have been transformed and newly created within the past 50 to 100 years. How these traditional societies were transformed - particularly their cultures - by the newly fashioned states and the role played by the state in the transformations, c...
STAT INDICATORS ASIA PACIFI V28 #3

Statistical Indicators for Asia and the Pacific

5 Feb 1999
Issued four times a year, this publication provides data for assessing demographic and economic trends in countries and areas of the Asian and the Pacific region. Data in such areas as: population, agriculture, international trade, industry and finance are presented for multiple years on a month-...
ASIA PACIF DEV JRNL V5 #1 06/1998

Asia-Pacific Development Journal Vol.5, No.1, June 1998

Series:
Asia-Pacific Development Journal
19 Feb 1999
The primary emphasis of the Journal is the publication of empirically based, policy-oriented articles, which can engage the attention of policy makers, academicians and researchers. The articles analyze development issues and problems relevant to the Asia-Pacific region. (The Asia-Pacific Develop...
STAT INDICATORS ASIA PACIFI V28 #2

Statistical Indicators for Asia and the Pacific

8 Jan 1999
Issued four times a year, this publication provides data for assessing demographic and economic trends in countries and areas of the Asia and the Pacific region. Data presented for multiple years on a month-by-month basis, facilitate comparative studies.
LOCAL ECON DEV GEOGRAPH COMPAR

Local Economic Development

A Geographical Comparison of Rural Community Restructuring

5 Feb 1999
Restructuring is a widely used concept, which denotes rapid and often far-reaching, socio-economic transformation processes in communities, localities, regions and nations. This book seeks to explain the processes of restructuring in rural communities, focusing on the trends of the 1990s. Case st...
ENHANCEMENT TRADE & INVEST COOPER

Enhancement of Trade and Investment Cooperation in South-East Asia

Opportunities and Challenges Toward ASEAN-10 and Beyond

Series:
ESCAP Studies in Trade and Investment
4 Dec 1998
This publication examines specific opportunities and challenges in trade and investment in countries in the Asean region. It also considers the benefits of cooperation in the private sector and how the private sector could complement the efforts being made by the Governments.
ASIA & THE PAC INTO THE TWEN

Asia and the Pacific into the Twenty-First Century

Prospects for Social Development

5 Feb 1999
The new millennium presents the opportunity to broaden the prevailing understanding of social development. The Asian and Pacific region is very well positioned to take up this challenge. This publication assesses the prospects for social development in the Asian and Pacific region and examines th...
ASIAN HIGHWAY JOINT ESCAP JAPAN

Asian Highway

Joint ESCAP-Japan Symposium on Asian Highway Development

18 Dec 1998
The dynamic economic, trade and tourism development in the Asian and Pacific region has increased the demand for reliable and efficient land transport linkages and services. As a result, the role of the Asian Highway (AH) can play in assisting international trade and tourism has gained recognitio...
IMPLEMENT THE AGENDA FOR ACTION

Implementation of the Agenda for Action on Social Development in the ESCAP Region

Fifth Asian and Pacific Ministerial Conference on Social Development, 5-11 November 1997

5 Feb 1999
In October 1994, the governments in the Asia and the Pacific region adopted the Manila Declaration on the Agenda for Action on Social Development. The Agenda represented a pathbreaking regional consensus on specific, time-bound goals and targets to address critical social development concerns. Th...