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This compilation of international statistical data includes tables on gross domestic product, national income and capital transactions, government and consumer expenditures, social security and...

Humanitarian Emergencies and Warlord Economies in Liberia and Sierra Leone examines the correlations between humanitarian emergencies and political economies of these failing states. The publication...

Health Status and Health Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa discusses the main changes in infant, child and maternal mortality which have occurred over the period 1960-1995. It also analyses the main...

War, Hunger and Displacement uses econometric methods and case-study evidence to examine the political economy of complex humanitarian emergencies, multidimensional crises characterized by warfare...

This study re-examines the rationale for development aid; revisits the development debate that accompanied its growth; and draws conclusions for aids' performance which may influence the future. The...

This study looks at the performance of exports in Chile for the period 1960-1995. It identifies the main trends in the growth of exports and attempts to assign responsibility to various factors for...

South-North Challenges in Global Forestry addresses the types of transitions operating in global forestry and evaluates the significance of trends. The publication is part of an applied research and...

The present study examines privatization in transition economies of Eastern and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union. It addresses trade-offs in the choice of privatization methods, the choice...

This publication examines the impact of the transition to a market economy on health and education in transitional Asia, with particular focus on Vietnam. Several lessons emerge from the empirical...

In analyzing Viet Nam's recent economic adjustments, this publication discusses that country's macroeconomic instability and the evolution of privatization and industrial policy. It also addresses the...

This publication contains detailed national accounts estimates for 178 countries and areas of the world for the reporting year 2000. The estimates for each country or area are presented in separate...

This publication contains detailed national accounts estimates for178 countries and areas of the world for the reporting years 1988 to 1999. The estimates for each country or area are presented in...

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...

This publication contains detailed official national accounts data for 200 countries or areas of the World for the years 1999 to 2010. It is a valuable source of information on the state and structure...

The publication contains detailed official national accounts data for 202 countries or areas of the World for the years 2000 to 2011. Each country chapter presents a write-up on the methodology and...

This publication contains detailed official national accounts data for over 200 countries or areas of the World for the years 2001 to 2013. It is a valuable source of information on the state and...

This publication contains detailed national accounts estimates for most countries or areas of the world for selected years between 1987 to 1998. The estimates for each country or area are presented in...

This publication examines the effect of computer technology on Finnish economic growth between 1983 and 1996, shedding light into the famous productivity paradox. It assesses the contribution of...

Starting from the celebrated neoclassical (Solow) model of economic growth, this publication discusses new ideas in growth theory focusing on how to make sustained growth feasible. It reviews models...

This study presents a survey of the comparison between state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and township and village enterprises (TVEs) in China. It also discusses the need for both SOEs and TVEs to reform...