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UNIV CURRICULUM TRANSNAT CORP V3

University Curriculum on Transnational Corporations

22 May 1991
Volume III presents the curriculum for law courses on transnational corporations. It is designed to give both law students and postgraduate law students an understanding of the fundamental concepts and issues pertaining to transnational corporations. Parts of this curriculum can be used in variou...
UNIV CURRICULUM TRANSNAT CORP V2

University Curriculum on Transnational Corporations

20 May 1991
Volume II presents the course curriculum for graduate students of business administration and commerce. It is designed to provide a state-of-the-art course in international business and transnational corporations from a developing country perspective.
UNIV CURRICULUM TRANSNAT CORP V1

University Curriculum on Transnational Corporations

6 May 1991
Volume I presents the course curriculum for students of international economics and transnational corporations. It is intended for students with a first degree in economics, political economy or business studies.
WATER QUALITY MONITORING THE ASIAN

Water Quality Monitoring in the Asian and Pacific Region

Series:
Water Resources Series
16 Aug 1991
This report presents state-of-the-art water quality monitoring programmes and an overview of monitoring water quality in the Asian and Pacific region. Country status reports on drinking water quality, pollution in rivers, water monitoring problems and regulatory measures are outlined. Also contai...
NAVAL CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES

Naval Confidence-Building Measures

Series:
Disarmament Topical Papers
11 Feb 1991
This publication brings together a variety of perspectives on the issue of strengthening security at sea. It also considers various approaches to the development of realistic and practical CBMs that would command broad international support, especially among major maritime powers.
BLOCS COMMERCIAUX REGIONAUX

Blocs Commerciaux Regionaux

une Menace Pour le Systeme de Commerce Multilateral? Rapport du Comite de la Planification du Developpement

11 Feb 1991
CLIMATE CHANGE GLOSSARY 1990

Climate Change

Glossary

29 Jan 1991
This glossary in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish contains terms relating to climate change within a wide-range of fields such as agriculture, forestry and hydrology.
CHALLENGE FREE ECON ZONES CENTR

Challenge of Free Economic Zones in Central and Eastern Europe

International Perspectives

8 Apr 1991
Examines the principal issues involved in the establishment and operation of Free Economic Zones. Though centered on Central and Eastern Europe, it is none the less pertinent for corporation researchers and policy-makers in any country contemplating the creation of free zones or export processing...
WATER RESOURCES OF LATIN AMERICA

Water Resources of Latin America and the Caribbean

Planning, Hazards and Pollution

Series:
Estudios e Informes de la CEPAL
14 Jan 1991
The subjects of this publication are: the formulation of national water resource plans in Latin America and the Caribbean countries, in order to explore the prospects of an interchange of experiences within the region; water-related natural hazards that affect the area and their effects on social...
INDUSTRIALIZATION IN LATIN AMERICA

Industrialization in Latin America

From the 'Black Box' to the 'Empty Box'

Series:
ECLAC Notes (en), Cuadernos de la CEPAL (es)
14 Jan 1991
This study discusses in depth the direction, requirements and policy guidelines that must be followed in order for Latin American countries to modify the industrialization pattern which has been the basis for the structure of production in recent decades.
CLEAN COMBUSTION OF BROWN COAL

Clean Combustion of Brown Coal and Lignite

Series:
ECE Energy Series
3 Dec 1990
This publication deals with briquette production and enrichment technologies; gasification and liquefaction of low calorie value (LCV) solid fuels; new developments in technology and equipment for the preparation of LCV solid fuels; reduction of environmental pollution; complex utilization of fly...
NEW APPROACHES TO BEST PRACTICE

New Approaches to Best-Practice

The Role of TNCs and Implications for Developing Countries

27 Nov 1990
The present study traces the recent changes in 'best-practice manufacturing' back to their theoretical and historical roots. Earlier technological and managerial innovations led to the development of mass production techniques, with a corresponding pattern of social and international economic rel...
INTL COPPER STUDY GROUP

International Copper Study Group

Terms of Reference

27 Nov 1990
Details the full text of the terms of reference which provides for the establishment of an International Copper Study Group with the objective to ensure enhanced international co-operation.
TRANSNAT CORP & MANUFACT EXPORTS

Transnational Corporations and Manufacturing Exports from Developing Countries

9 Oct 1990
Drawing on data describing the exporting activities of transnational corporations from the United States, Japan and Sweden in host developing countries, the study concludes that transnational corporations have played an important role in stimulating manufactured exports from developing countries,...
COMPENDIO DATOS ESTADIST SOBRE

Compendio de Datos Estadísticos sobre los Impedidos

Estadísticas sobre Grupos Especiales de Población

25 Oct 1991
Proporciona datos nacionales detallados sobre temas relativos a los impedidos, como edad, sexo, residencia, estudios, actividad económica, estado civil, características del hogar, causa de la incapacidad y elementos auxiliares que se utilizan. También proporciona información valiosa sobre diversa...
MANUAL PARA BASES DE DATOS ESTADIS

Manual para Base de Datos Estadísticos Nacionales para la Mujer y el Desarrollo

26 Sep 1990
Una guía técnica única concebida para ayudar a servicios de estadísticas nacionales, organizaciones promotoras de las causas de la mujer y otras organizaciones de planificación de políticas y de investigación interesadas en cuestiones relativas a la mujer, a establecer y utilizar bases de datos e...
PROMOT WOMEN

Promotion of Women's Participation in Water Resources Development

Series:
Natural Resources/Water
26 Sep 1990
Reviews new approaches developed over the course of the decade, including technologies and non-technological measures and the participation of women and the community in the operation and maintenance of water supply and sanitation facilities.
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMEN DEBT

Foreign Direct Investment, Debt and Home-Country Policies

26 Sep 1990
The publication provides latest data on geographical distribution of foreign direct investment. It is observed that there is a marked trend toward a decline in the share of developing countries in the global flows. A major factor behind this is their debt problem. The book analyzes the debt probl...
INTL STAND INDUS CLASS ALL R3

International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities

18 Sep 1990
This third revision of ISIC, is a basic tool for fostering international comparability of data and for promoting the development of sound national statistical systems. It is used in a wide-range of statistics needing detailed data by kind of activity: production and national income, economic, dem...
DISABILITY STATISTICS COMPENDIUM

Disability Statistics Compendium

27 Nov 1990
Provides detailed national data on topics about disabled persons, such as age, sex, residence, educational attainment, economic activity, marital status, household characteristics, causes of impairment and special aids used. It also provides valuable information on various methodologies for the f...