You are here

Economic and Social Development

CEPAL REVIEW #1 06/1976

CEPAL Review No.1, First Half of 1976

Series:
CEPAL Review
6 Jul 1976
Cepal Review is the leading journal for the study of economic and social development issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. Edited by the Economic Commission for Latin America, each issue focuses on economic trends, industrialization, income distribution, technological development and monetar...
EURO-ASIAN TRANSPORT LINKAGES

Euro-Asian Transport Linkages

Operationalisation of Inland Transport Between Europe and Asia

3 Jun 2019
This publication is the outcome of work of the UNECE Group of Experts on Euro-Asian Transport Links (EATL) in phase III of the project (2013-2017). The report was drafted by a consultant from the Scientific and Research Institute of Motor Transport (NIIAT) in Moscow and is focused both at coordin...
ESTUDIO ECON AMER LATINA 2018

Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2018

Evolución de la inversión en América Latina y el Caribe - Hechos estilizados, determinantes y desafíos de política

Series:
Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe
17 Oct 2018
En su edición correspondiente a 2018, el Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe presenta una síntesis del desempeño de la economía regional durante 2017 un análisis de la evolución durante los primeros meses de 2018, así como las perspectivas para el año en su conjunto. Se examinan los f...
ECON SURV LAT AMER 2018

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2018

Evolution of Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean: Stylized Facts, Determinants and Policy Challenges

Series:
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
18 Apr 2019
This publication outlines the region’s economic performance in 2017 and analyses trends in the early months of 2018, as well as the outlook for the rest of the year. It examines the external and domestic factors that have influenced the region’s economic performance, analyses the characteristics ...
ENERGY STATISTICS YRBK 2016

Energy Statistics Yearbook 2016

Series:
Energy Statistics Yearbook / Annuaire des Statistiques de L'energie (Ser. J)
12 Feb 2019
The Yearbook is the 60th issue in a series of annual compilations of internationally comparable statistics summarizing world energy trends.  Annual data for 230 countries and areas for the period 2013 to 2016 are presented on production, trade and consumption of energy: solids, liquids, gaseous f...
ELECTRICITY PROFILES 2016

2016 Electricity Profiles

Series:
Energy Balances and Electricity Profiles / Bilans Energtiques et Profils du Secteur de Llectricit (Ser. W)
25 Jan 2019
The 2016 Electricity Profiles contains electricity profiles for about 230 countries and territories, providing detailed information on production, trade and consumption of electricity, net installed capacity and thermal power plant input and efficiency for most countries, on an internationally co...
ENERGY BALANCES 2016

2016 Energy Balances

Series:
Energy Balances and Electricity Profiles / Bilans Energtiques et Profils du Secteur de Llectricit (Ser. W)
25 Jan 2019
The 2016 Energy Balances contains energy balances for about 220 countries and territories, showing production, trade, transformation and consumption (by sector) in energy units for all energy products. The publications presents energy data for countries and areas in a format which shows the overa...
ASIA PACIF SUS DEV JRNL #1 2018

Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Journal 2018, Issue No. 1

Series:
Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Journal
22 Jan 2019
The Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Journal (APSDJ) aims to stimulate debate and enrich research in the formulation of policy in the Asia-Pacific region towards the fulfilment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Published twice a year, the APSDJ is a rebranded journal of the Unit...
STATE WORLD POPUL RPT 2017 (R)

State of World Population 2017 (Russian language)

Worlds Apart - Reproductive Health and Rights in an Age of Inequality

Series:
State of World Population (Russian language)
21 Nov 2018
No country today—even those considered the wealthiest and most developed—can claim to be fully inclusive, where all people have equal opportunities and protections, and fully enjoy their human rights. In many developing countries, women who are poor, in the bottom 20 per cent of the income scale,...
STATE WORLD POPUL RPT 2017 (A)

State of World Population 2017 (Arabic language)

Worlds Apart - Reproductive Health and Rights in an Age of Inequality

Series:
State of World Population (Arabic language)
12 Nov 2017
No country today—even those considered the wealthiest and most developed—can claim to be fully inclusive, where all people have equal opportunities and protections, and fully enjoy their human rights. In many developing countries, women who are poor, in the bottom 20 per cent of the income scale,...
WORLD ECON SOCIAL SURV 2004

World Economic and Social Survey 2004

Part I - Trends and Policies in the World Economy, Part II - International Migration

Series:
World Economic and Social Survey (WESS)
2 Apr 2004
The 2004 edition of the World Economic and Social Survey is divided into two parts. The first part discusses the state of the world economy in 2004 and the outlook for 2005. It includes a review of developments in international trade and finance and an overview of the situation in the world’s eco...
INNOVAT SUST DEV REV: KYRGYZSTAN

Innovation for Sustainable Development - Review of Kyrgyzstan

20 Jun 2019
This Review contains the outcomes of a policy advisory exercise that drew on the experience accumulated by the UNECE in the identification of good practices and policy lessons in the area of knowledge-based development, with particular reference to the problems of countries with economies in tran...
FOREIGN DIRECT INVEST LAT AME 2018

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2018

Series:
Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean
18 Dec 2018
This publication sets out and analyses the main foreign direct investment (FDI) trends in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2017, certain trends that had already emerged in the global economic landscape became more established. In particular, announcements of potential restrict...
STATE WORLD POPUL RPT 2018 (G)

State of World Population 2018 (German language)

The Power of Choice - Reproductive Rights and the Demographic Transition

16 Nov 2018
Human rights are universal, interrelated and interconnected. This publication highlights the fact that reproductive rights, one of the most fundamental rights inherent to all persons and one of the most intimate choices a person can make, are still not available to all. Evidence remains that the ...
STATE WORLD POPUL RPT 2018 (P)

Situação da população mundial 2018

O poder de escolha - Direitos reprodutivos e a transição demográfica

23 Nov 2018
Human rights are universal, interrelated and interconnected. This publication highlights the fact that reproductive rights, one of the most fundamental rights inherent to all persons and one of the most intimate choices a person can make, are still not available to all. Evidence remains that the ...
STATE WORLD POPUL RPT 2018 (R)

State of World Population 2018 (Russian language)

The Power of Choice - Reproductive Rights and the Demographic Transition

Series:
State of World Population (Russian language)
23 Oct 2018
Human rights are universal, interrelated and interconnected. This publication highlights the fact that reproductive rights, one of the most fundamental rights inherent to all persons and one of the most intimate choices a person can make, are still not available to all. Evidence remains that the ...
STATE WORLD POPUL RPT 2018 (A)

State of World Population 2018 (Arabic language)

The Power of Choice - Reproductive Rights and the Demographic Transition

Series:
State of World Population (Arabic language)
2 Nov 2018
Human rights are universal, interrelated and interconnected. This publication highlights the fact that reproductive rights, one of the most fundamental rights inherent to all persons and one of the most intimate choices a person can make, are still not available to all. Evidence remains that the ...
STATE FOOD & AGRI 2018 (S)

El estado mundial de la agricultura y la alimentación

Migración, agricultura y desarrollo rural

Series:
El estado mundial de la agricultura y la alimentación
15 Oct 2018
La migración es una realidad mundial en crecimiento que permite que millones de personas busquen nuevas oportunidades. Sin embargo, también plantea dificultades para los migrantes y para las sociedades, tanto en las zonas de origen como en las de destino. En este informe se analizan los flujos mi...
STATE FOOD & AGRI 2018 (F)

La situation mondiale de l’alimentation et de l’agriculture 2018

Migrations, agriculture et développement rural

Series:
La situation mondiale de l'alimentation et de l'agriculture
15 Oct 2018
Les migrations sont un phénomène mondial en expansion qui concerne des millions de personnes en quête d’un avenir meilleur. Elles sont porteuses de défis pour les migrants eux-mêmes et pour les sociétés, aussi bien dans les régions de départ que dans les régions d’arrivée. La situation mondiale d...
STATE OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE 2018

The State of Food and Agriculture 2018

Migration, Agriculture and Rural Development

Series:
The State of Food and Agriculture
23 Oct 2018
Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of destination. This report analyses migratory flows – internal and international – and how they are ...
STANDARDS SUSTAIN DEVELOPMENT GOAL

Standards for the Sustainable Development Goals

18 Jan 2019
This publication provides an overview of how international standards are used by policymakers to support sustainability and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is based on case studies that illustrate the use of standards for SDG 6, Clean Water and Sanitation, SDG 7, Standards fo...
SOCIAL OUTLOOK ASIA & PACIFIC

Social Outlook for Asia and the Pacific

Poorly Protected

Series:
Social Outlook for Asia and the Pacific
18 Jan 2019
This publication points out that to reduce poverty in Asia and the Pacific, countries need to step up their investment in people, in particular on social protection, education and health care. To be effective, existing social development policies need to reach the furthest behind. This requires p...
METODOLOGÍAS DE LA CEPAL NO. 1

Los números índices y su relación con la economía

Metodologías de la CEPAL no. 1

4 Oct 2018
Los números índices constituyen el instrumento básico para sintetizar las estadísticas económicas de modo que las fórmulas utilizadas permitan expresar y describir, por ejemplo, el crecimiento económico de un país o la tasa de inflación de una economía, y también para realizar comparaciones inter...
REVISTA CEPAL SUPLEMENTO ESPECIAL

Revista de la CEPAL Suplemento Especial

Manuscritos de las clases dictadas por Raúl Prebisch en Buenos Aires sobre la dinámica económica (6 de agosto a 22 de octubre de 1948)

Series:
Revista de la CEPAL
5 Oct 2018
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) celebró 70 años de existencia el 25 de febrero de 2018. Con este motivo, ha realizado diversas actividades conmemorativas, entre las cuales sobresale la elaboración de un conjunto de publicaciones en que se revisan la historia y el pre...
REVISTA DE LA CEPAL #125 08/2018

Revista de la CEPAL No.125, Agosto 2018

Series:
Revista de la CEPAL
26 Oct 2018
La Revista CEPAL se fundó en 1976 y es una publicación cuatrimestral de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe, de las Naciones Unidas, con sede en Santiago de Chile. El objetico de la Revista es contribuir al examen de los problemas del desarrollo socioeconómico de la región, con ...
NATL ACCT STATS 2017 MAIN AGG

National Accounts Statistics: Main Aggregates and Detailed Tables 2017 (Five-volume Set)

Series:
National Accounts Statistics: Main Aggregates and Detailed Tables
8 Nov 2018
This publication contains detailed official national accounts data for over 200 countries or areas of the World for the years 2006 to 2017. It is a valuable source of information on the state and structure of economies worldwide. The data for each country or area are presented in separate chapter...
EOR 2016 SUPP1 REC DEC ECOSOC

Resolutions and Decisions of the Economic and Social Council: 2016 Session

New York, 24 July 2015 - 27 July 2016

Series:
Resolutions and Decisions of the Economic and Social Council
6 Sep 2019
Official Records of the Resolutions and Decisions of the Economic and Social Council for Organizational and Resumed Organizational and Substantive and Resumed Substantive Sessions of 2016. The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) discusses global economic, social and environmental challenges. ...
CEPAL REVIEW #124 04/2018

CEPAL Review No.124, April 2018

Series:
CEPAL Review
23 Oct 2018
Cepal Review is the leading journal for the study of economic and social development issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. Edited by the Economic Commission for Latin America, each issue focuses on economic trends, industrialization, income distribution, technological development and monetar...