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ANN REVIEW THE CHEM INDUSTRY 1995

Annual Review of the Chemical Industry in 1995

Production and Trade Statistics 1992-1994

7 Feb 1997
This review analyzes trends and developments in the production, consumption, prices and trade in chemical products in Europe and North America. It provides an overview of progress in major branches of the chemical industry and contains a separate section on national developments contributed by au...
INTL COMPARISON GROSS DOMEST 1993

International Comparison of Gross Domestic Product in Europe

Series:
Conference of European Statisticians Statistical Standards and Studies
21 Mar 1997
This report presents the results and methods of the European price and volume comparison programme for 1993, which covers twenty-five European countries.
PAPERS PROCEED 2ND ANNL HIGH 1996

Reform and Restructuring of the Gas Industry in Economies in Transition

Series:
ECE Gas Centre Series
21 Mar 1997
This collection of papers and proceedings submitted by leading figures in the gas industry in Europe, North America and the Commonwealth of Independent States, deals with key issues on the subject and gives a unique insight into the reform and restructuring efforts of the gas industry in economie...
MANAGING ARMS PEACE PROCESS NICAR

Managing Arms in Peace Processes

Nicaragua and El Salvador

Series:
Disarmament and Conflict Resolution Project
21 Mar 1997
Another new title in the series Managing Arms in Peace Processes which examines the utility and modalities of disarming warring parties as an element of efforts to resolve intra-state conflicts. Each case study covers a UN peace operation and includes field experiences regarding the demobilizatio...
HNDBK WORLD MINERAL TRADE 1990/95

Handbook of World Minerals Trade Statistics

21 Mar 1997
Statistical analysts, academics and those in the field of mineral use and resources among others will find this publication invaluable. It offers a comprehensive compilation of statistics for the years 1990 through 1995, facilitating the opportunity to undertake comparative analysis.
SUSTAINING SOCIAL SECURITY

Sustaining Social Security

11 Apr 1997
A new and important study which explores the central problems of social security and the alternative solutions to them. It addresses conceptual problems of system design and governance and also examines how these problems have been addressed in a selection of country situations. An extremely rele...
UN BRIEFING PAPERS THE WORLD CONF

UN Briefing Papers

The World Conferences - Developing Priorities for the 21st Century

20 Jun 1997
The 1990s have witnessed a remarkable cycle of world conferences convened by the United Nations to address the major social problems of our time, many of which require urgent and concerted responses on a global scale. This edition of UN Briefing Papers, the first in a new series, provides a broad...
GEOGRAPHIC INFO SYSTEMS FOR POPUL

Geographical Information Systems for Population Statistics

10 Oct 1997
The report reviews issues concerning the implementation of geographical information systems (GIS) in national statistical agencies. It provides the results of a survey of country experiences, considers basic conceptual and management issues in using GIS for population statistics, reviews five GIS...
AMERICA LAT CARIBE SERIES REG #23

América Latina y el Caribe

Series Regionales y Oficiales de Cuentas Nacionales

Series:
Cuadernos Estadísticos de la CEPAL
24 Jan 1997
MANAGING ARMS PEACE PROCESS HAITI

Managing Arms in Peace Processes

Haiti

Series:
Disarmament and Conflict Resolution Project
24 Jan 1997
Another new title in the series Managing Arms in Peace Processes which examines the utility and modalities of disarming warring parties as an element of efforts to resolve intra-state conflicts. Each case study covers a UN peace operation and includes field experiences regarding the demobilizatio...
AGENDA FOR DEMOCRATIZATION

Agenda for Democratization

10 Jan 1997
This report will help to deepen understanding of the United Nations efforts in favour of democratization and to intensify the debate on future international action in this area for many years to come.
COSTING ASPECTS POPULAT & HOUSING

Costing Aspects of Population and Housing Censuses in Selected Countries in the UN/ECE Region

Series:
Conference of European Statisticians Statistical Standards and Studies
27 Dec 1996
Selected case studies which all statistical offices can use as an aid in planning future population and housing censuses. An important amount of descriptive material is included for all the case studies to enable any information on costs to be interpreted correctly. The publication is presented i...
UNCTAD REVIEW 1996

UNCTAD Review

25 Apr 1997
Presents a collection of scholarly papers of intrinsic value and policy relevance on all aspects of international trade, finance and development.
SHARING ASIA DYNAMISM ASIAN DIRECT

Sharing Asia's Dynamism

Asian Direct Investment in the European Union

7 Feb 1997
A new and important study which brings together data from various national and international sources and shows them in a form that depicts the present state of Asian foreign direct investment, particularly foreign direct investment from developing Asian economies in Europe, in as detailed a manne...
STAT INDICATORS ASIA PACIFI V26 #4

Statistical Indicators for Asia and the Pacific

11 Feb 2000
This publication,issued four times a year, provides data for assessing demographic and economic trends in countries and areas of the Asia and the Pacific region. Data presented for multiple years on a month-by-month basis, facilitate comparative studies.
ASIA PACIFIC IN FIGURES 1996

Asia-Pacific in Figures

25 Apr 1997
This statistical data bank contains an aggregate of three years of data for 56 countries or areas on agriculture, demographics, social statistics, employment, energy, national accounts, industry, external trade, central government expenditure by function, finance, production, prices, land use, tr...
INTL COOPERATION TAX MATTERS #7

International Co-operation in Tax Matters

Report of the Ad Hoc Group of Experts on International Co-operation in Tax Matters

20 Jun 1997
This Report contains guidelines for international tax practitioners dealing with the negotiation of double taxation treaties as well as those involved in the actual implementation of those treaties, both from the point of view of taxpayers who would like to experience tax equity, non-discriminato...
SUSTAINAB DEV FINANCE OPPORTUNIT

Sustainable Development Finance

Opportunities and Obstacles

28 Feb 1997
Four years after the Rio Summit, only very limited progress is discernible in the implementation of the recommendations on financial issues contained in Agenda 21. The collection of papers contained in this book identify a number of policy approaches which could assist in meeting financial object...