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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...
GENERAL TRADING COMPANIES

General Trading Companies

A Comparative and Historical Study

14 Jun 1991
This study, by a group of Japanese business and economic historians, contributes to a better understanding of technological development in Japan generally and more particularly, of the specific character of the Japanese general trading company and its role in that development. Comparisons are mad...
MIGRATION ARAB WORLD EXPERIENCE

Migration to the Arab World

Experience of Returning Migrants

18 Oct 1991
This study is a companion to 'Migration of Asian Workers to the Arab World'. The Arab region has witnessed a massive inflow of migrant workers from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Korea, the Philippines and Thailand. This book is the output from research of a group of 500 returned migrant...
BACKGROUND ISSUES OF OIL SUPPLY

Background Issues of Oil Supply Trading in Pacific Island Countries

Series:
Energy Resources Development Series
8 Aug 1990
This study presents petroleum supply and demand as it affects the island States as well as their buying strategies. This report will be of interest of readers concerned with options facing small countries, from both national and regional perspectives, for dealing with petroleum policy.
ECON SOC SURVEY ASIA PAC 1989

Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 1989

Series:
Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific
8 Aug 1990
This latest edition of the Survey analyzes current economic and social developments in the region against the background of events in the world economy. It also focuses on the serios problems of growth and transformation of the area's least developed and Pacific Island developing economies.
CHILD MORTALITY DEV CTRIES

Child Mortality in Developing Countries

Series:
Population Studies
22 Nov 1991
Using a well-defined analytical framework and methodology, the researchers present their assessment of trends in child mortality differentials in some developing countries. Detailed case studies on Kenya, Costa Rica, Honduras, Paraguay, Jordan and Thailand facilitate comparison at the regional le...
FOREIGN TRAD STAT FOR ASIA 1981/85

Foreign Trade Statistics of Asia and the Pacific

1 Jan 1987
Contains statistics on import/export trade in the Asian/Oceanic region. Tables give data for overall trade, trade between countries, intra-regional trade and major specific products.