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The World Summit for Children, with its emphasis on goals to drive development and shape actions, and the corresponding need to monitor progress, had many strengths. One was to transform the way the...

This publication provides an in-depth analysis of a developmental issue of vital importance to the region of Western Asia - the unemployment problem in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and the Yemen.

This paper discusses the issue of technology transfer in the context of international investment agreements (IIAs) and is divided into four main sections. The first section is an explanation of the...

This report analyzes the factors that have determined the flow of investments in mining operations in Latin America. It also evaluates the extent of such investments in the 1990s. This publication...

The purpose of this series of trade and investment guides is to assist economies in transition, as well as economic actors in other countries, in becoming familiar with the best practices in the area...

Partnership and reproductive behaviour patterns have undergone major shifts over much of Europe and North America during the past three decades, leading to the coexistence of a variety of family forms...

This notebook is a compilation of essays based on papers presented at the Second International Seminar on Psychological and Trauma Response in Kosovo. In the experience documented in this volume...

In the relatively short history of Mercosur, the countries of the region have gone through wide macroeconomic fluctuations. Macroeconomic turbulence is not a novelty for Argentina, Brazil and their...

This technical study was done in response to a request by the Governments of Argentina and Chile, to propose a common, standardized methodology for the measurement of defence spending. The first...

This publication discusses the different aspects of transition Poland has experienced during the last decade. The guide looks at encouraging private entrepreneurship; problems of stock exchanges in a...

This handbook on services innovation is an invaluable tool for enhancing export profitability. It approaches innovation as a competitive strategy describing characteristics of services innovation and...

This manual reviews products and relevant packaging standards. It explains various types of packaging methods and packaging materials used for handling and storing dried herbs and spices, and outlines...

This study addresses implications of Uruguay Round trade agreements for international trade in environmentally sound technology and related products. It introduces major aspects and trends of the...

The first part of this CD-ROM contains brief descriptions of mandatory import regulations and administrative agencies in the United States of America and Canada. The second part deals with import...

This study focuses on the partnership between export development companies (EDCs) and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and the role of EDCs in trade development. It outlines the sequence of...

This is an analysis of the Uruguay Round trade agreements and their implications for medical device manufacturers and exporters in developing countries. It gives an overview of international trade...

The United Nations Juridical Yearbook 1988, contains documentary texts of treaties and other materials concerning the legal status and activities of the United Nations and related inter-governmental...

It has generally been argued that regional trade agreements among developing countries may induce potential adverse effects on trade patterns among RTA members and between them and third countries...

This publication takes the core, legal concepts that underpin the protection of refugees and attempts to make them accessible to the lay reader. It gives practical advice for on-the-ground...

This study provides unique information on underground gas storage (UGS) in Europe and Central Asia in the following areas: new and emerging technologies and improvements in UGS; current UGS status in...