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INDUS COMMODITY STAT YRBK 2002

Industrial Commodity Statistics Yearbook 2002

Series:
Industrial commodity statistics yearbook / Annuaire de statistiques industrielles par produit
11 Mar 2005
The Industrial Commodity Statistics Yearbook provides statistics on the production of about 530 industrial commodities by country, geographical region, economic grouping and for the world. The Yearbook includes data for the ten-year period 1993-2002 for about 200 countries and areas. The corporat...
MANUAL PARA LA ELABORACION DE UN

Manual para la Elaboración de un Sistema de Estadísticas sobre Justicia Penal

Series:
Estudios de Métodos (Ser. F)
16 Jul 2004
Las estadísticas sobre el delito y la justicia penal ayudan a los gobiernos a evaluar y seguir las condiciones, circunstancias y tendencias del bienestar y la repercusión social de las políticas y los gastos públicos. La reunión de estadísticas sobre justicia penal fidedignas y completas en los d...
MBS VOL 58 NO 5 MAY 2004

Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, May 2004

30 Jul 2004
MBS presents current economic and social statistics for more than 200 countries and territories of the world. It contains over 50 tables of monthly and/or annual and quarterly data on a variety of subjects illustrating important economic long-term trends and developments, including population, pr...
GUIDE PRODUC STAT ON TIME USE

Guide to Producing Statistics on Time Use

Measuring Paid and Unpaid Work

Series:
Studies in Methods (Ser. F)
7 Oct 2005
This publication presents an overview of different approaches to the design of time-use surveys. In addition, it reviews methods and practices in collecting, processing and disseminating time-use statistics through a compilation of country experiences. The Guide serves as a reference for countrie...
REVIEW APPRAISAL PROGRESS MADE

Review and Appraisal of the Progress Made in Achieving the Goals and Objectives of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development

The 2004 Report

Series:
Population Studies
22 Oct 2004
This publication presents the second review and appraisal of the progress made in achieving the goals and objectives of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development. It offers an overall assessment of such issues as: population levels and trends; populatio...
INTL COOPERATION TAX MATTERS #10

International Cooperation in Tax Matters

Report of the Ad Hoc Group of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters on the Work of its Eleventh Meeting

30 Dec 2005
This report contains guidelines for international tax practitioners dealing with the negotiation of double taxation treaties as well as those involved in the actual implementation of those treaties. The report deals with the issues from the point of view of taxpayers who would like to experience ...
MBS VOL 58 NO 4 APRIL 2004

Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, April 2004

11 Jun 2004
MBS presents current economic and social statistics for more than 200 countries and territories of the world. It contains over 50 tables of monthly and/or annual and quarterly data on a variety of subjects illustrating important economic long-term trends and developments, including population, pr...
UPDATES AMEND SYSTEM NATL 1993

Updates and Amendments to the System of National Accounts 1993

Series:
Studies in Methods (Ser. F)
24 Sep 2004
The methodological material presented in this publication complements the recommendations of the System of National Accounts 1993, and reflects the changes and improvements that have been introduced to the System of National Accounts since its most recent version in 1993. Along with the previousl...
NATL PRACTICES IN COMPILATION

National Practices in Compilation and Dissemination of External Trade Index Numbers

A Technical Report

Series:
Studies in Methods (Ser. F)
7 Oct 2005
This report describes national practices in compilation of external trade index numbers for 76 countries and one customs union. The report covers such topics as index numbers series produced, source of data, calculation methods, limitation of indices produced, release dates, revision policy, diss...
MBS VOL 58 NO 3 MARCH 2004

Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, March 2004

11 Jun 2004
MBS presents current economic and social statistics for more than 200 countries and territories of the world. It contains over 50 tables of monthly and/or annual and quarterly data on a variety of subjects illustrating important economic long-term trends and developments, including population, pr...
WORLD SURVEY ROLE WOMEN 2004

World Survey on the Role of Women in Development 2004

Women and International Migration

Series:
World Survey of the Role of Women in Development
11 Mar 2005
A gender perspective is essential to understanding both the causes and consequences of international migration. Female migrants are increasingly part of worker flows, moving on their own to become the principal wage earners for their families. Most women move voluntarily, but women and girls are ...
SMALL SAVINGS MOBILIZATION ASIAN

Small Savings Mobilization and Asian Economic Development

The Role of Postal Financial Services

8 Oct 2004
Postal savings systems in Asian developing countries play a significant role in social and economic development. In many of these countries postal savings and giro remittances are the only means of providing financial services to all segments of the population, particularly women, rural communiti...
IMPACT AIDS

Impact of AIDS, The

Series:
Population Studies
8 Oct 2004
This report documents the wide-ranging impacts of HIV/AIDS: on population size and growth and national mortality levels; on families and households; agricultural sustainability; business; the health sector; education, and economic growth. It also shows that the AIDS epidemic will continue to have...
MBS VOL 58 NO 2 FEBRUARY 2004

Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, February 2004

30 Apr 2004
MBS presents current economic and social statistics for more than 200 countries and territories of the world. It contains over 50 tables of monthly and/or annual and quarterly data on a variety of subjects illustrating important economic long-term trends and developments, including population, pr...
SOUTH SOUTH COOPERATION IN SUPPORT

South-south Cooperation in Support of the New Partnership for Africa's Development

Experiences of Africa - Latin America and the Caribbean

13 Aug 2004
The cooperation between countries of Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting the contribution of the countries from the latter region to Africa’s development through South-South cooperation, an important complement to international development cooperation, is reviewed in this tit...
WORLD ECON SOCIAL SURV 2004 P1

World Economic and Social Survey 2004

Trends and Policies in the World Economy

Series:
World Economic and Social Survey (WESS)
10 Dec 2004
This publication examines recent developments in and prospects for the world economy and addresses their implications for the developing countries in the struggle against poverty. In 2004, the world economy continued the recovery that had started in 2003. Nevertheless, there are a number of immed...
STAT YRBK 2000 47TH BK&CD

Statistical Yearbook 2000 (Set of Book & CD-ROM)

Series:
United Nations Statistical Yearbook / Annuaire Statistique des Nations Unies (Ser. S)
16 Apr 2004
The Statistical Yearbook is a comprehensive compendium of vital internationally comparable data for the analysis of socio-economic developments at the world, regional and national levels. The Yearbook provides data on the world economy, its structure, major trends and current performance, as well...
WORLD URBANIZATION PROSPECTS 2003

World Urbanization Prospects

The 2003 Revision

Series:
Population Studies
31 Dec 2004
This publication presents estimates and projections for the period 1950-2030, on the size and growth of urban and rural populations for all countries and for all urban agglomerations that had at least 750,000 inhabitants in 2000. Apart from the wealth of statistics presented, it also analyzes the...
MBS VOL 58 NO 1 JANUARY 2004

Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, January 2004

26 Mar 2004
MBS presents current economic and social statistics for more than 200 countries and territories of the world. It contains over 50 tables of monthly and/or annual and quarterly data on a variety of subjects illustrating important economic long-term trends and developments, including population, pr...