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FREE TRADE ZONE & PORT HINTERLAN

Free Trade Zone and Port Hinterland Development

12 Jan 2007
This report looks at examples of Free trade zones (FTZ) from around the world and sees how the concept of logistics centres can be applied in practice. The report concludes that the traditional import/export port needs to move into one of two markets, or a combination of both; these markets are t...
URBAN ENVIRO GOV FOR SUSTAIN DEV

Urban Environmental Governance for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific

A Regional Overview

12 Jan 2007
In the ESCAP region, the urban population is expected to reach 2.23 billion by 2020, constituting 55 per cent of the region’s total projected population and making it the largest urban population in the world. As rapid urbanization is expected to continue it offers both opportunities for, and cha...
TRADE & ENVIRO REVIEW 2006

Trade and Environment Review 2006

Environmental Requirements and Market Access for Developing Countries - Developing Pro-active Approaches and Strategies

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Trade and Environment Review
21 Apr 2006
This edition of the Review focuses on environmental and related health requirements and their impact on developing countries' market access. It examines both the opportunities and challenges presented by these requirements. It also includes both general and sectoral analyses of the issue, and loo...
STAT ABSTRACT ESCWA REGION #25

Statistical Abstract of the ESCWA Region, Issue No. 25

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Statistical Abstract of the Arab Region
24 Feb 2006
This Abstract provides useful statistical data for countries in the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia region. The data is collected at the national level and represents areas such as: population and human settlements, education, health, national accounts, agriculture, forestry and f...
ALTERNATIVE DEV GLOBAL THEMATIC

Alternative Development

A Global Thematic Evaluation - Final Synthesis Report

16 Dec 2005
The present report has been prepared to facilitate a rigorous and comprehensive thematic evaluation, within available voluntary resources for determining best practices in alternative development by assessing the impact of alternative development on both human development indicators and drug cont...
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION & PRO POOR

Citizen Participation and Pro-poor Budgeting

24 Mar 2006
Enhanced partnerships between civil society, public and private sector have been recognized by the United Nations as a vital instrument in the attainment of growth and sustainable human development. The five essays as well as the two introductory chapters in this publication provide guidance on t...
OPEN ACCESS FOR AFRICA CHALLENGES

Open Access for Africa

Challenges, Recommendations and Examples

13 Jan 2006
This publication examines different aspects of how to provide increased availability of ICT infrastructure and services for Africa, including identifying the appropriate actors, the relevant technologies, and suggestions for regulatory frameworks as well as how to support the entrepreneurship tha...
GEOGRAPHY AGAINST DEV

Geography Against Development

A Case for Landlocked Developing Countries

26 Jul 2006
Landlocked countries are among the most disadvantaged and underachieving countries in the world. This publication attempts to analyse the impact of geographical handicaps on external trade and economic development of landlocked developing countries and identify practical solutions to address them.
WORLD STATISTICS POCKETBOOK 2005

World Statistics Pocketbook 2005 Edition

Series:
World Statistics Pocketbook (Ser. V)
8 Sep 2006
This handy pocketbook provides an easy-to-use international compilation of basic economic, social and environmental indicators for 208 countries and areas worldwide. It covers 57 key indicators in the areas of population, economic activity, agriculture, industry, energy, international trade, tran...
NATL ACCT STATS 2003/04 ANALYS

National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates 2003-2004

Analysis of Main Aggregates

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National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates
30 Jun 2006
This publication presents, in the form of analytical tables, a summary of the principal national accounting aggregates based on official detailed national accounts data for more than 200 countries and areas of the world for the years 1970 to 2004. Where official data is not available estimates ha...
ARAB HUMAN DEV RPT 2005

Arab Human Development Report 2005

Towards the Rise of Women in the Arab World

Series:
Arab Human Development Report
11 Dec 2006
Gender inequality is generally recognized as one of the main obstacles to development in the Arab Region. This volume of the Report focuses on the history and contemporary dynamics of Arab women's economic, political, and social empowerment. It details the processes in which gender impacts on Ara...
HUMAN DEV RPT 2006

Human Development Report 2006

Beyond Scarcity: Power, Poverty and the Global Water Crises

Series:
Human Development Report
3 Nov 2006
The 2006 Human Development Report focuses on water and human development. Water is central to the realization of human potential. It is a source of life for people and for the planet. Clean water and sanitation have a profound bearing on health and human dignity. Inequalities in access to clean w...
INFORMATION ECON RPT 2005

Information Economy Report 2005

E-Commerce and Development

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Information Economy Report (IER)
16 Dec 2005
This Report illustrates the vigorous efforts being undertaken by many developing countries to catch up with their more developed partners in the dissemination and use of ICT. However, it also shows that the gaps are still far too wide and the catching-up far too uneven for the promise of a truly ...
WORLD ECON SITUAT PROSPECTS 2006

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2006

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World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP)
24 Mar 2006
The World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) is the definitive report of the United Nations on the state of the world economy. One of the most highly anticipated economic reports from the United Nations, it is jointly produced by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the United Nat...
SISTEMA PREVISIONAL ARGENTINO

Sistema Previsional Argentino

Crisis, Reforma y Crisis de la Reforma

Series:
Financiamiento del Desarrollo
2 Dec 2005
En este estudio se evalúa el nuevo sistema previsional argentino, acentuando los aspectos relacionados con el impacto de la reforma sobre las cuentas públicas, la cobertura del sistema, su funcionamiento durante el régimen de convertibilidad y el impacto de la crisis actual de la economía argenti...
GAOR 58TH SUPP3 ECOSOC 2003

Report of the Economic and Social Council for 2003

Series:
Reports of the Economic and Social Council
2 Dec 2005
Official Records of the Report of the Economic and Social Council for 2003, General Assembly Official Records, Fifty-eighth session.

TRADE FINANCE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVEL

Trade Finance Infrastructure Development Handbook for Economies in Transition

2 Dec 2005
This Handbook is aimed at building the capacity of selected ESCAP member countries with economies in transition in the area of trade and investment, with a view to enabling them to respond more effectively to the challenges and opportunities emerging from the globalization process. A series of ei...
BUILDING E-COMMUNITY CENTRES

Building E-Community Centres for Rural Development

Report of the Regional Workshop (Bali, Indonesia, 8-14 December 2004)

2 Dec 2005
This report focuses on the Building e-Community Centres for Rural Development Workshop co-organized by UNESCAP and ADBi, which main objective was to examine the various issues related to community e-centres in the Asia and the Pacific region and share good practices that can be used as models for...
REVISTA DE LA CEPAL #86 AUG 2005

Revista de la CEPAL No.86, Agosto 2005

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Revista de la CEPAL
2 Dec 2005
El objetivo de esta revista es contribuir al examen de los problemas del desarrollo socioeconómico de la región, en especial mediante enfoques analíticos y de políticas, con artículos de expertos en economía y otras ciencias sociales, tanto de Naciones Unidas como fuera de ella.
ASIA PACIF DEV JRNL V12 #1 06/2005

Asia-Pacific Development Journal Vol.12 No.1, June 2005

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Asia-Pacific Development Journal
2 Dec 2005
The primary emphasis of the Journal is the publication of empirically based, policy-oriented articles, which can engage the attention of policy makers, academicians and researchers. The articles analyze development issues and problems relevant to the Asia-Pacific region.
COMUNICANDO SUSTENTABILIDAD COMO

Comunicando la Sustentabilidad

Cómo Producir Campañas Públicas Efectivas

2 Dec 2005
Esta guía demuestra cómo el poder de la comunicación puede ser enfocado en la promoción de estilos de vida más sustentables. La guía esta diseñada para ser leída por autoridades gubernamentales locales y nacionales y todos aquellos que quieran desarrollar e implementar campañas de toma de concien...
FUTURE WITHIN REACH RESHAPIN (SET)

A Future within Reach

Reshaping Institutions in a Region of Disparities to Meet the Millennium Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific

2 Dec 2005
This report is intended to provide government policy makers and other development stakeholders with the most comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the region's progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. It also offers a range of policy options for improving the region's prospects for...
CEPAL REVIEW #85 04/2005

CEPAL Review No.85, April 2005

Series:
CEPAL Review
18 Nov 2005
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...
TRANSFORMING AFRICA

Transforming Africa

An Agenda for Action

18 Nov 2005
This publication presents a candid assessment of Africa’s quest for faster economic growth and poverty reduction by K.Y. Amoako, a leading voice on African Development. Dr Amoako’s view on the region’s economic prospects is set out in a collection of lectures, given between 2000 and 2005.
DEV ECON AFRIQUE RAPPORT 2005

Le développement économique en Afrique 2005

Repenser le rôle de l'investissement étranger direct

Series:
Développement économique en Afrique, Le
18 Nov 2005
En raison de l’insuffisance des ressources disponibles pour financer le développement à long terme de l’Afrique et des difficultés croissantes rencontrées pour réduire la pauvreté et atteindre d’autres objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement d’ici 2015, les stratégies de renouveau économiqu...
ECON DEV IN AFRICA RPT 2005

Economic Development in Africa 2005

Rethinking the Role of Foreign Direct Investment

Series:
Economic Development in Africa Report
18 Nov 2005
Africa’s particular combination of geographical, historical and structural features has traditionally attracted Foreign Direct Investment into enclaves of export-oriented primary production with limited linkages to the rest of the economy. This situation has not changed much in recent years and h...
CHINA IN A GLOBALIZING WORLD

China in a Globalizing World

18 Nov 2005
China’s impressive economic achievements over the past two decades have made its development experience quite distinct from those of many other economies. The speed of China’s progression from a low-income and populous country to a global economic force has taken many analysts by surprise. In Chi...
CEPAL REVIEW #84 12/2004

CEPAL Review No.84, December 2004

Series:
CEPAL Review
18 Nov 2005
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...