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Established in 1964, UNCTAD promotes the development-friendly integration of developing countries into the world economy. UNCTAD has progressively evolved into an authoritative knowledge-based institution whose work aims to help shape current policy debates and thinking on development, with a particular focus on ensuring that domestic policies and international action are mutually supportive in bringing about sustainable development.

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UNCTAD HNDBK STAT 2001

UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics 2001

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Handbook of Statistics / Manuel de Statistiques de la CNUCED
21 Feb 2002
This handbook provides a comprehensive collection of statistical data relevant to the analysis of world trade, investment and development. It is intended for government officials, university and other research specialists and others interested in these subjects.
ASSESSING REGIONAL TRADE

Assessing Regional Trade Arrangements

Are South-south RTAs More Trade Diverting?

Series:
Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
21 Feb 2002
It has generally been argued that regional trade agreements among developing countries may induce potential adverse effects on trade patterns among RTA members and between them and third countries. Using an expanded gravity model this paper estimates for a number of RTAs among developing countrie...
TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY

Transfer of Technology

Series:
UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements (Series One)
8 Feb 2002
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 issues. Section two looks at two broad policy approaches to technology issues, which have been iden...
INVEST POLICY REV ECUADOR

Investment Policy Review - Ecuador

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Investment Policy Reviews
8 Feb 2002
The Investment Policy Review is intended to help countries improve their investment policies and to familiarize Governments and the international private sector with each countries' investment environment. It is hoped that the analysis and recommendations in this review will contribute to an impr...
COMPENDIUM INTL ARRANG TRANSF

Compendium of International Arrangements on Transfer of Technology

Selected Instruments

8 Feb 2002
The abilities to create new technology and to acquire and adapt successfully technologies from both external and internal sources are critical determinants of a country's ability to compete successfully. While transfer of technology is a fundamental goal of many international instruments, especia...
E-COMMERCE & DEV RPT 2001

E-Commerce and Development Report 2001

25 Jan 2002
This important publication looks at e-commerce on an international level and presents compiled data from national statistical offices to provide consistent information. This publication is divided into four main sections. Part one reviews the facts and figures about electronic commerce. Part two ...
POST URUGUAY ROUND MARKET ACCESS

Post-Uruguay Round Market Access Barriers for Industrial Products

Series:
Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
8 Feb 2002
Both the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) secretariats have a long history of research on the pattern and effects of border protection. The purpose of this study is to combine the efforts of the two secretariats and examine the lan...
REVIEW MARITIME TRANS 2001

Review of Maritime Transport 2001

Series:
Review of Maritime Transport
21 Feb 2002
Review of Maritime Transport identifies the main development in world maritime transport and provides worldwide statistical data. This annual review focuses on the development of maritime activities in developing countries as compared with other groups of countries. It also looks at the correlati...
ANALISIS POLITICA INVERS PERU

Análisis de las Políticas de Inversión

Perú

30 Nov 2001
Los Estudios de Política de Inversiones realizados por la UNCTAD tienen por objeto dar a conocer a los gobiernos y al sector privado internacional el clima y la política de inversiones de un país determinado. Estos estudios los lleva a cabo la Comisión de Inversiones, Tecnología y Temas Financier...
INTL ACC & REPORTING ISSUES 2000

International Accounting and Reporting Issues - 2000 Review

2000 Review

Series:
International Accounting and Reporting Issues
30 Nov 2001
Recent years have been marked by a growing momentum in favour of the use of international accounting standards. In its continuous effort to promote the harmonization of national accounting standards, this year's edition of International Accounting and Reporting Issues, focuses on the accounting n...
TARIFFS & THE EAST ASIAN

Tariffs and the East Asian Financial Crisis

Series:
Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
30 Nov 2001
This study examines the role of tariffs during the East Asian financial crisis and finds that there is a role of tariffs when it comes to fighting the negative impact of a financial downturn. The first section reviews the pre-crisis trade environment, examining economic performance and main polic...
SERVICES SECTOR REFORM & DEV STRAT

Services Sector Reform and Development Strategies

Issues and Research Priorities

Series:
Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
30 Nov 2001
The purpose of this paper is to review some of the empirical work, which can provide relevant inputs to the implementation of strategies for use in the General Agreement on Trade Services (GATS) negotiations and for domestic policy reform. It makes the case for a more coherent approach to the des...
HOME COUNTRY MEASURES

Home Country Measures

Series:
UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements (Series One)
19 Dec 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 measures taken by host countries that influence the inflow of foreign direct investments. It identif...
ASSESSING REGIONAL TRADING

Assessing Regional Trading Arrangements in the Asia-Pacific

Series:
Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
16 Nov 2001
Using both a gravity model to consider the natural trading bloc hypothesis and simulation using a computer generated equilibrium (CGE) model to make welfare estimates, this publication examines the potential effect of a subset of the new regional trading arrangement (RTA) proposal in the Asia Pac...
REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS & DEV

Regional Trade Agreements and Developing Countries

The Case of the Pacific Island's Proposed Free Trade Agreement

Series:
Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
16 Nov 2001
Fourteen of the world's smallest and most vulnerable economies - the Forum Island Countries (FICs) of the Pacific island region - are in the process of forming themselves into a free trade area (FTA). This paper reviews the characteristics of the Forum Island Countries (FICs) and their external t...
INTEGR APPROACH AGRIC TRADE & DEV

Integrated Approach to Agricultural Trade and Development Issues, An

Exploring the Welfare and Distribution Issues

Series:
Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
16 Nov 2001
Computable general equilibrium (CGE) analysis has become a well-established methodology for the estimation of trade and welfare effects resulting from trade liberalization. This paper reviews CGE studies of trade liberalization within the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), including studie...
ILLICIT PAYMENTS

Illicit Payments

Series:
UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements (Series One)
16 Nov 2001
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 making of such illicit payments. This paper begins with the identification of the principal issues tha...
INFORME SOBRE COMERCIO DESARR 2001

Informe sobre el Comercio y el Desarrollo 2001

Tendencias y Perspectivas Mundiales, Arquitectura Financiera

Series:
Informe sobre el comercio y el desarrollo
5 Oct 2001
Este informe se ha convertido en una valiosa fuente analítica de las tendencias y perspectivas de la economía mundial, y sus sugerentes análisis de apremiantes cuestiones económicas se esperan con enorme interés, en particular por las autoridades económicas del mundo en desarrollo. En el Informe ...
RAPPORT SUR COMMERCE DEV 2001

Rapport Sur le Commerce et le Développement 2001

Tendances et Perpectives Mondiales, Architecture Financiére

Series:
Rapport sur le commerce et le développement
2 Nov 2001
Le Rapport sur le commerce et le développement 2001 fournit une analyse approfondie des résultats et des perspectives immédiates en matière de croissance, de commerce et de flux de capitaux. Il analyse à fond les débats en cours au sujet de la réforme du système financier multilatéral et passe e...
HOST COUNTRY OPERATIONAL MEASURES

Host Country Operational Measures

Series:
UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements (Series One)
19 Oct 2001
Host country operational measures (HCOMs) capture the vast array of measures implemented by host countries concerning the operation of foreign affiliates once inside their jurisdictions. HCOMs in general terms are part of a broad policy regime aimed at enhancing national welfare. More specificall...
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Social Responsibility

Series:
UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements (Series One)
27 Jul 2001
Corporate social responsibility is a well-known concept in national law. However, new issues of corporate social responsibility have emerged. Responsibility to employees and wider issues, such as the need to minimize pollution, to protect consumer interests and to observe fundamental ethical and ...
ANTI DUMPING & COUNTERVAIL PROC

Anti-dumping and Countervailing Procedures

Use or Abuse? Implications for Developing Countries

Series:
Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
29 Jun 2001
Anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) measures have become popular substitutes for traditional trade barriers, which are gradually being reduced in the course of regional and multilateral trade liberalization. This publication analyzes the distribution, duration and final outcomes of AD and C...
PAISES MENOS ADELANTADOS 2000

Países Menos Adelantados 2000, Los

Asistencia Corrientes de Capital Privado y Deuda Externa - El Reto de Financiar el Desarrollo de los Países Menos Adelantados

25 May 2001
El presente Informe se ha preparado con miras a la Tercera Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Países Menos Adelantados que tendrá lugar en Bruselas en mayo de 2001. Esa Conferencia será un importante foro en el que se expondrán los problemas especiales de los PMA con la esperanza de que...
ENVIRONMENT

Environment

Series:
UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements (Series One)
25 May 2001
This publication takes a look at environmental concerns offering discussions in such areas as: general protection of the environment; preserving national regulatory space for environmental protection; attracting foreign direct investment; transfer of environmentally sound technology; and the tran...
IS THERE EFFECTIVELY A LEVEL PLAYI

Is There Effectively a Level Playing Field for Developing Country Exports?

Series:
Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
29 Jun 2001
This publication investigates the extent to which progress in reducing impediments and distortions to trade has levelled the playing field for developing country exports. It also looks into whether, and how, critical measures and disparities in post- Uruguay Round practice are actually dealt with...
INVEST POLICY REV MAURITIUS

Investment Policy Review - Mauritius

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Investment Policy Reviews
4 May 2001
The Investment Policy Review of Mauritius gives insight into the country's investment environment and policies. The publication discusses foreign direct investment (FDI) trends and the steadily increasing flow of FDI into Mauritius. It also reviews the investment policy framework, which has impro...
IS THE EXPORT LED GROWTH HYPOTHESI

Is the Export-led Growth Hypothesis Valid for Developing Countries? A Case Study of Costa Rica

Series:
Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
23 Feb 2001
The export-led growth hypothesis (ELGH) states that export growth is one of the key determinants of economic growth. This study goes beyond the traditional neoclassical theory of production by estimating an augmented Cobb-Douglas production function. The study tests the hypothesis by analyzing th...
MEASURES OF THE TRANSNATIONALIZATI

Measures of Transnationalization of Economic Activity

4 May 2001
This book provides an overview of the conceptual issues relating to the measurement of transnationalization and discusses the advantages and drawbacks of different measures. Using a variety of measures, the study analyzes trends in transnationalization for a number of economies: Canada, Germany, ...
HNDBK WORLD MINERAL TRADE 1994/99

Handbook of World Mineral Trade Statistics 1994-1999

23 Mar 2001
This handbook provides consistent data at the world, regional and country levels for the international trade of the major non-fuel minerals and metals, from primary to semi-processed forms. This is the first comprehensive publication, which provides both quantities and values for these products. ...
TAX INCENTIVES & FOREIGN DIRECT

Tax Incentives and Foreign Direct Investment

A Global Survey

23 Feb 2001
Foreign direct investment (FDI) is increasingly being recognized as an important factor in the economic development of countries. This study contains a survey of tax incentive regimes in over 45 countries from all regions of the world. The analysis sheds light on other issues such as design consi...