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UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) is the United Nations global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 177 countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges.

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CORRUPTION & GOOD GOVERNANCE

Corruption and Good Governance

1 Sep 2000
The challenge facing all societies is to create a system of governance that promotes, supports and sustains human development. This publication discusses the issue of corruption, isolating its underlying economic causes in the industrial and developing world. It assesses options for combating cor...
COMPENDIUM ONGOING PROJECTS 1996

Compendium of Ongoing Projects

31 Oct 1997
This compendium offers a detailed summary of ongoing, approved development projects by source of funds, type of project, sponsoring agency, country, region and by classified subject (e.g agriculture, education, health, trade and industry).
HUMAN SETTLEMENTS UNDER TRANSITION

Human Settlements Under Transition

The Case of Eastern Europe and the CIS

9 Jan 1998
Human settlement formation and sustenance rests on creating capacities to continuously resolve sociocultural, political and economic problems and conflicts as well as address issues related to the natural environment. This publication takes you inside eastern and central Europe and the Commonweal...
HUMAN DEV UNDER TRANSIT SUMMA 1996

Human Development Under Transition

Summaries of National Human Development Reports - Europe and CIS

31 Oct 1997
This publication helps in the effort to increase the awareness of the status of human development in Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). It presents individual country reports for twenty-one countries covering such areas as: Human Development Indicators (HDI), Population, Eco...
SHRINKING STATE GOVERNANCE

Shrinking State, The

Governance and Sustainable Human Development

28 Nov 1997
The task of creating a viable state for the twenty-first century is now one of the most important challenges for governments and people throughout the world. This Report takes a look at the 'shrinking state', as epitomized in the reduction of government spending and size, a situation which has ta...
HUMAN DEV UNDER TRANSITION EUROPE

Human Development Under Transition

Europe and CIS

28 Nov 1997
This Report attempts to distill into one volume the varied experiences of twenty-five countries of Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) as described in their National Human Development Reports. The themes addressed in the individual country summaries cover such areas as: Human ...
BLACK SEA TRANSBOUND DIAGNOSTIC

Black Sea Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis

27 Feb 1998
The Black Sea - a unique environment, is an area which includes major parts of seventeen European countries. In a step towards a sustainable future, this publication presents a systematic scientific analysis of the root causes of environmental degradation in the Black Sea region, addresses propos...
CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT

Capacity Development

Series:
Technical Advisory Paper
5 Sep 1997
Capacity development is increasingly becoming the central purpose of technical cooperation in the 1990s. This United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Technical Advisory Paper presents the lessons from four decades of technical cooperation along with the fundamental changes that UNDP has insti...
LIFE PARTICIPATORY LOCAL GOVERNAN

LIFE

Participatory Local Governance

Series:
Technical Advisory Paper
1 Aug 1997
Good governance is widely recognised as the key to human development. This publication analyzes processes, methods and experience of participatory local governance as demonstrated by the Local Initiative Facility for Urban Environment (LIFE), a global programme launched at the Earth Summit in 199...
HUMAN DEV RPT 1997

Human Development Report 1997

Human Development to Eradicate Poverty

Series:
Human Development Report
1 Jan 1997
The Human Development Report's eighth annual edition continues its tradition of updating the unique Human Development Indicators comparing human development in most countries of the world, and the data tables on all aspects of human development. The 1997 edition focuses on the goal of eradicating...
ENERGY AFTER RIO PROSPECTS & CH

Energy after Rio

Prospects and Challenges

6 Jun 1997
The link between energy and sustainable development is not debatable. However, what is debatable is how to focus international attention on the critical importance of energy to sustainable human development. This book educates us in the areas of energy and major global issues, new opportunities i...
MONEY MATTERS PRIVATE FINANCE

Money Matters

Private Finance for Sustainable Human Development

Series:
ODS Roundtable Series
25 Apr 1997
Private capital flows have been increasing sharply since the beginning of the 1990s. What are the reasons and what should be done to ensure that funding could be upkept? Observe as author Hugh Peyman develops a picture, allowing us to examine his proposed suggestions towards gaining superior fina...
GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS & HUMAN

Global Competitiveness and Human Development

Allies or Adversaries?

Series:
ODS Lecture
25 Apr 1997
The nations of the developing world are not just emerging markets, as the phase has it. They are human societies. This publication walks us through the systemic human development problems that emerge from global competitiveness into an arena filled with suggested solutions. The need to acknowledg...
MICROSTART A GUIDE FOR PLANNING

MICROSTART

A Guide for Planning, Starting, and Managing a Microfinance Programme

9 May 1997
MicroStart has been developed as a means to help organizations and individuals who wish to initiate or strengthen their microfinance programmes. It offers not only a thorough introduction to the background and basic concepts of microfinance, but also a concrete methodology, ready-to-use tools and...
INTL FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION

International Financial Liberalization

The Impact on World Development

Series:
UNDP Discussion Papers Series
11 Apr 1997
The experience of 20 years of international financial liberalization is assessed in this study, which argues that the results did not conform to standard expectations. This study provides some indications of current trends in international investment flows and likely developments through to the b...
PRIVATE INVESTMENT & THE ENVIRO

Private Investment and the Environment

Series:
UNDP Discussion Papers Series
11 Apr 1997
As demand outstrips the supply of traditional development aid, the new joint venture between public and private sectors in financing development has become central to the discussion of what international cooperation will look like in the twenty-first century. The material contained in the book pr...
DEV & GLOBAL FINANCE

Development and Global Finance

The Case for an International Bank for Environmental Settlements

Series:
UNDP Discussion Papers Series
11 Apr 1997
This book offers an innovative way of preventing environmental degradation and sharing its risks and costs. A proposed International Bank for Environmental Settlements would trade leases and emission permits, thereby helping to realize the value of environmental assets without destroying them.
ARMS BAZAAR

Arms Bazaar, The

Series:
ODS Lecture
1 Nov 1996
This lecture, by the former President of Costa Rica Oscar Arias Sanchez, reveals the extent and surge of the arms trade in the post-cold war world and its consequences for development.
NEXT MILLENNIUM CITIES FOR PEOPLE

Next Millennium, The

Cities for People in a Globalizing World

Series:
ODS Roundtable Series
15 Nov 1996
This report provides a summary account of all the main policy messages which emanated from the extremely rich and comprehensive debates at Marmaris, Turkey. The complete programme of the Roundtable is included and also all the lists of background papers and participants are shown.
MANAGING CAPITAL INFLOWS IN LATIN

Managing Capital Inflows in Latin America

Series:
UNDP Discussion Papers Series
1 Nov 1996
This report discusses the recent surge in foreign capital inflows in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico; evaluates policy experiences in these countries; and draws conclusions concerning the most appropriate ways of dealing with these flows.
NEW APPROACHES TO DEV COOPERATION

New Approaches to Development Co-operation

Series:
UNDP Discussion Papers Series
1 Nov 1996
The report proposes a new approach to development cooperation that seeks whenever possible to be based on the mutual interests of people. It explores innovative ways to make the most of North-South interdependence and to redress possible imbalances.
AID IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Aid in the 21st Century

Series:
UNDP Discussion Papers Series
1 Nov 1996
Development specialists, policy-makers and academics give us their views and observations on this particular study and share important information on their own work in this area. The prospects for continued aid is assessed as well as recommendations for updating prevailing practices and concepts.
BEYOND THE EAST ASIAN MIRACLE

Beyond the 'East Asian Miracle'

An Asian View

Series:
UNDP Discussion Papers Series
1 Nov 1996
Various explanations of the 'Asian miracle' are presented and debated in this study which draws on insights presented by Asian economists.
RIVAL STATES RIVAL FIRMS HOW PEOPL

Rival States, Rival Firms

How Do People Fit In? The Global Unemployment Challenge

Series:
UNDP Discussion Papers Series
1 Nov 1996
Discussing unemployment, this book shows how incentives for states and firms in the global economy drive a wedge between economic processes and human goals. A policy agenda for further discussion and research is highlighted.
SUSTAINAB HUMAN DEV CONCEPT

Sustainable Human Development

Concepts and Priorities

Series:
UNDP Discussion Papers Series
1 Nov 1996
This book argues that the prevailing definitions of development are becoming increasingly inadequate and argues for a new concept of sustainable human development.
HEALTH IMPLICATIONS ECON POLICIES

Health Implications of Economic Policies

A Framework of Analysis

Series:
UNDP Discussion Papers Series
1 Nov 1996
The reader is presented here with an analytical framework for understanding the health effects of macroeconomic change as well as the importance of sound social policies in development.
BACKGRO PAPERS HUMAN DEV RPT 1995

Background Papers

Human Development Report

13 Dec 1996
This first annual volume contains five of the papers commissioned for the 1995 Human Development Report which focused on the theme of Gender Equality. These unique papers address the methodology of the 'gender equity-sensitive indicators' as well as the economic and political dimensions of gender...
HUMAN DEV RPT 1996

Human Development Report 1996

Economic Growth and Human Development

Series:
Human Development Report
1 Feb 1997
The Human Development Report seventh edition updates the unique Human Development Indicators comparing human development in most countries of the world, and the data tables on all aspects of human development. The special focus of this edition is on the important link between economic growth and ...