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STAT YRBK ASIA PACIF 1992

Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 1992

Series:
Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific
13 Aug 1993
This annual report includes the most up-to-date statistics for more than 40 countries of the region. A wealth of data can be found for each country including population, manpower, national accounts, agriculture, forestry and fishing, industry, energy supplies, consumption, transportation and comm...
SCOPE FOR MACROECONOMIC POLICY

Scope for Macroeconomic Policy to Alleviate Unemployment in Western Europe, The

Series:
Discussion Papers
29 Jan 1993
This study analyzes the link between inflation and unemployment as it presents a summary of facts comparing western Europe with the United States and Japan. It provides the different explanations on why unemployment was so high in the 1980s and looks into 'demand deficiency' unemployment. It also...
DISARMAMENT & SECURITY ISSUES IN

Disarmament and Security Issues in the Asia-Pacific Region

Series:
Disarmament Topical Papers
20 Nov 1992
This publication discusses the complex and multifaceted security challenges such as territorial disputes, ethnic violence, cold war policies and sectarian strife and their effects on disarmament and security in the region. It examines the task of moving this region from confrontation to dialogue ...
NON PROLIFERATION & CONF BUILD

Non-proliferation and Confidence-building Measures in Asia and the Pacific

Series:
Disarmament Topical Papers
6 Nov 1992
This publication focuses on the issues of strengthening existing non-proliferation regimes and minimizing the risk of proliferation. It also examines the confidence-building measures necessary for enhancing arms control for long-term peace and stability.
CONF RESEARCH INST ASIA & THE PAC

Conference of Research Institutes in Asia and the Pacific, Beijing

26 Mar 1993
This publication examines the issues of security and disarmament in a subregional context. These subregions are: the Far East, Southern Asia, South-East Asia and the Pacific. Its aim is to determine to what extent a universal or multilateral problem is applicable in a subregional context. One cha...
STAT YRBK ASIA PACIF 1991

Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 1991

Series:
Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific
12 Jun 1992
The ESCAP Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific is published every other year. It provides a regional perspective on development issues in Asia and the Pacific. It covers a wide range of topics on population, education, health, poverty and inequalities, gender, economy, environment and co...
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION IN JAPAN

Industrial Pollution in Japan

22 May 1992
This study begins with a look at the well-known Ashio Copper Mine pollution case, one of modern Japan's first and most devastating environmental disasters; the country's worst pollution incident in the post-war period, the mercury poisoning in Minamata, whose victims are still on the increase tod...
ECON SOC SURVEY ASIA PAC 1991

Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 1991

Continued Resilience of the ESCAP Region Despite World Economic Slow-down - Challenges of Macroeconomic Management and Evolving Policy Reforms

Series:
Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific
12 Jun 1992
The annual Survey provides an extensive annual review of current economic and social trends within the Asian region and analyzes these developments against the background of events in the world economy. This publication is invaluable to every multinational corporation intending to expand their bu...
FOREIGN DIRECT INVEST & TECHNOLOGY

Foreign Direct Investment and Technology Transfer in India

6 Mar 1992
India has one of the world's most promising markets and is a potentially attractive location for foreign investment. The publication examines why many of the world's major transnational corporations have refrained from investing in India. It provides an insight into the symmetries and asymmetries...
ROLE LABOUR INTENSIVE SECTOR JAPAN

Role of Labour-Intensive Sectors in Japanese Industrialization, The

13 Mar 1992
This study traces the small-scale labour-intensive industries in Japan from the Meiji period (1868-1912) up to World War II. With numerous case studies of the shell-button, brush, knit fabric and bicycle industries, the study shows how each industry was established and developed. Analysis of the ...
ESCAP ATLAS OF STRATIGRAPHY #10

Quaternary Stratigraphy of Asia and the Pacific IGCP 296

China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Republic of Korea, Australia and New Zealand

Series:
Mineral Resources Development
24 Jan 1992
Contains an overview of the progress made by quaternary specialists, a bibliography of papers on the quaternary of east and southeast Asia and a summary of French literature on the quaternary of Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam.
SECTORAL ENERGY DEMAND STUDIES

Sectoral Energy Demand Studies

Application of the End-Use Approach to Asian Countries

Series:
Energy Resources Development Series
24 Jan 1992
One of the ultimate goals of administrators must be to formulate investment plans that would minimize the overall cost over the long term of supplying energy services. The aim of this study is to aid the implementation of this concept by providing a clear understanding of the energy demand dynami...
SOCIO ECON DEV & FERTILITY DECLINE

Socio-Economic Development and Fertility Decline

1 Nov 1991
This publication studies relationships between socio-economic development and fertility decline in Colombia, Costa Rica, Sri Lanka and Tunisia, which have had significant declines in their crude birth rates.
POPULAT GROWTH & POLICIES JAKARTA

Population Growth and Policies in Mega-cities

Jakarta

13 Sep 1991
A series of studies on cities in the developing world where populations are expected to exceed eight million by the year 2000. Each book in the series focuses on a particular city and aims to provide a better understanding of all the dynamic aspects of its character in order that effective popula...
WATER QUALITY MONITORING THE ASIAN

Water Quality Monitoring in the Asian and Pacific Region

Series:
Water Resources Series
16 Aug 1991
This report presents state-of-the-art water quality monitoring programmes and an overview of monitoring water quality in the Asian and Pacific region. Country status reports on drinking water quality, pollution in rivers, water monitoring problems and regulatory measures are outlined. Also contai...
GENERAL TRADING COMPANIES

General Trading Companies

A Comparative and Historical Study

14 Jun 1991
This study, by a group of Japanese business and economic historians, contributes to a better understanding of technological development in Japan generally and more particularly, of the specific character of the Japanese general trading company and its role in that development. Comparisons are mad...
MIGRATION ARAB WORLD EXPERIENCE

Migration to the Arab World

Experience of Returning Migrants

18 Oct 1991
This study is a companion to 'Migration of Asian Workers to the Arab World'. The Arab region has witnessed a massive inflow of migrant workers from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Korea, the Philippines and Thailand. This book is the output from research of a group of 500 returned migrant...
BACKGROUND ISSUES OF OIL SUPPLY

Background Issues of Oil Supply Trading in Pacific Island Countries

Series:
Energy Resources Development Series
8 Aug 1990
This study presents petroleum supply and demand as it affects the island States as well as their buying strategies. This report will be of interest of readers concerned with options facing small countries, from both national and regional perspectives, for dealing with petroleum policy.
ECON SOC SURVEY ASIA PAC 1989

Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 1989

Series:
Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific
8 Aug 1990
This latest edition of the Survey analyzes current economic and social developments in the region against the background of events in the world economy. It also focuses on the serios problems of growth and transformation of the area's least developed and Pacific Island developing economies.