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GHANA UNDER STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT

Ghana Under Structural Adjustment

the Impact on Agriculture and the Rural Poor

Series:
IFAD Studies in Rural Poverty
16 Apr 1992
Agriculture is the mainstay of the Ghanaian economy, providing food for its population and accounting for a large part of the nation's foreign exchange earnings. This study looks at rural poverty and food security at the household level in Ghana in terms of the impact of the Government's major st...
EUROPEAN RED LIST OF GLOBALLY THRE

European Red List of Globally Threatened Animals and Plants

8 May 1992
This is a list published on animals and plants in Europe threatened with global extinction. It includes mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, freshwater fishes, invertebrates as well as endemic vascular and non-vascular plants. This list also contains information on species conservation status. I...
LAW OF THE SEA NATL CLAIMS MARIT

National Claims to Maritime Jurisdiction

Excerpts of Legislation and Table of Claims

Series:
Law of the Sea, The
13 Mar 1992
The revision of national legislation, particularly those regulating the nature and breadth of marine areas subject to sovereignty or jurisdiction, was one of the most important consequences of the adoption of the Convention on the Law of the Sea in 1982. This publication provides quick and conven...
PROVIDING FOOD SECURITY FOR ALL

Providing Food Security for All

Series:
IFAD Studies in Rural Poverty
6 Sep 1991
This study by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) examines global food security focused at the household level. Filled with dozens of charts and tables including a food security index that ranks developing countries in terms of their vulnerability to hunger, this book provi...
TREATY SERIES 1309 I:21826-21845

Treaty Series 1309 I

21826-21845

Series:
United Nations Treaty Series / Recueil des Traites des Nations Unies
6 Mar 1992
In accordance with Article 102 of the Charter and the relevant General Assembly Resolutions, every treaty and international agreement registered or filed and recorded with the Secretariat since 1946 is published in the United Nations Treaty Series. At present, the collection includes about 30,000...
ONLY ONE WORLD OUR OWN TO MAKE

Only One World

Our Own to Make and to Keep

10 Apr 1992
The author Gerard Piel has undertaken an impressive task to examine the interplay between natural and social systems and the effect on human development. In-depth coverage has been given to the areas of biology and humanity, the biosphere, the human condition, energy, agricultural revolution, ind...
WORLD INVESTMENT DIRECTORY V1 1992

World Investment Directory

Asia and the Pacific

24 Apr 1992
This Directory provides data on foreign direct investment and related variables. It gives basic data on firms, the legal framework within which investments take place and bibliographic information pertaining to the role of transnational corporations in individual countries.
TREATY SERIES 1168 I:18559-18592

Treaty Series 1168 I 18559-18592 II 847-850

Series:
United Nations Treaty Series / Recueil des Traites des Nations Unies
6 Mar 1992
In accordance with Article 102 of the Charter and the relevant General Assembly Resolutions, every treaty and international agreement registered or filed and recorded with the Secretariat since 1946 is published in the United Nations Treaty Series. At present, the collection includes about 30,000...
PREPARING MIGRATION DATA FOR SUBNA

Preparing Migration Data for Population Projections

Series:
Population Studies
6 Mar 1992
This report serves as a guide for researchers preparing subnational population projections. It gives an overview of the various types of data that can be used for estimating migration, describes a variety of methods of data collection and discusses different approaches to projecting base migratio...
CLIMATE CHANGE & TRANS CORP

Climate Change and Transnational Corporations Analysis

6 Mar 1992
Many human activities result in the release of chemicals to the atmosphere which threaten to change dramatically the earth's climate and damage its protective stratospheric ozone shield. This analytical study concentrates on the ways in which the activities of transnational corporations contribut...
FOREIGN DIRECT INVEST & TECHNOLOGY

Foreign Direct Investment and Technology Transfer in India

6 Mar 1992
India has one of the world's most promising markets and is a potentially attractive location for foreign investment. The publication examines why many of the world's major transnational corporations have refrained from investing in India. It provides an insight into the symmetries and asymmetries...
DETERM FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment, The

A Survey of the Evidence

6 Mar 1992
What factors affect Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)? This analytical report looks into the effects such factors as capital requirements, national resource availability, tariff and non-tariff barriers, ownership advantage, trade restrictions, political risks and bargaining power that governments a...
DEMOGRAPHIC CAUSES & ECON CONSEQ

Demographic Causes and Economic Consequences of Population Aging

Series:
Economic Studies
29 Jan 1993
This publication focuses on various aspects of changes in the age structure of population, including their demographic determinants; the general economic implications of population aging; its more specific consequences for the labour force and employment; and its effects on age specific social pr...
PROSPECTS FOR MINING THE YEAR 2000

Prospects for Mining to the Year 2000

29 Jan 1993
This selected compilation of documents gives a better understanding of developing countries' needs and concerns for mineral development. Not only does this publication address issues such as the restructuring of the world metals industry and the environmental, social and human resources impact fo...
ECON REFORMS & THEIR SIGNIFICANCE

Economic Reforms and Their Significance for all European Co-operation

Series:
Discussion Papers
4 Sep 1992
This publication discusses the overall economic position in the Eastern countries giving a long-term historical perspective and short-term prospects. It views the social and economic order aimed at by economic reforms, problems of transition from the present to the intended economic system, Weste...
TREATY SERIES 1306 I:21765-21788

Treaty Series 1306 I 21765-21788 II 916

Series:
United Nations Treaty Series / Recueil des Traites des Nations Unies
13 Mar 1992
In accordance with Article 102 of the Charter and the relevant General Assembly Resolutions, every treaty and international agreement registered or filed and recorded with the Secretariat since 1946 is published in the United Nations Treaty Series. At present, the collection includes about 30,000...
FLAG KIT, THE (CASEBOUND)

Flag Kit, The

11 Dec 1992
An excellent display piece, this colorful kit shows miniature paper flags mounted on poles of the Member States of the United Nations (accurate to March 1994 with information on updates). The upright which forms the backdrop to the flags, displays the map of the world on which the Member States a...
IMPLICATIONS OF IAEA INSPECTIONS

Implications of IAEA Inspections Under Security Council Resolutions 687, The

Series:
UNIDIR Research Papers
28 Aug 1992
This publication evaluates the first six inspections under resolution 687 and the possible consequences for the safeguards system of the IAEA in Iraq and for the control system of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. It also deals with the debates on the improvement of nuclear ...
INTEGR DEV & POPUL PLANN INDIA

Integrating Development and Population Planning in India

22 May 1992
India was the first country in the developing world to adopt a comprehensive national population policy. This report describes the background for planning efforts and discusses the information methods and institutions relied upon in those efforts. It examines the process of integrating population...