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ESTUDIO ECON AMER LATINA 2017

Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2017

La dinámica del ciclo económico actual y los desafíos de política para dinamizar la inversión y el crecimiento

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Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe
17 Oct 2017
La edición 2017 del Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe tiene tres partes. La primera parte I describe el desempeño económico de la región en 2016 y analiza las tendencias en los primeros meses de 2017, así como las perspectivas para el resto del año. Examina los factores externos e i...
ECON SURV LAT AMER 2017

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2017

Dynamics of the Current Economic Cycle and Policy Challenges for Boosting Investment and Growth

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Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
1 Dec 2017
The 2017 edition of the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean has three parts. Part I outlines the region’s economic performance in 2016 and analyses trends in the early months of 2017, as well as the outlook for the rest of the year. It examines external and domestic factors that ha...
INCLUSION FINANCIERA PEQUENOS

Inclusión financiera de pequeños productores rurales

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ECLAC Books / Libros de la CEPAL
1 Nov 2017
Cada vez existe más evidencia empírica sobre el impacto positivo de la provisión y el uso responsable de servicios financieros formales, tanto en el bienestar de los hogares como en el desempeño de las empresas. A nivel individual, la inclusión financiera beneficia a hogares y pequeños productore...
INNOV IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

Innovation in the Public Sector

Country Experiences and Policy Recommendations

24 Jun 2021
The public sector plays a very significant role in modern economies. As in the business sector, innovation can be a major source of productivity growth, cost savings and improvements in service quality in the public sector, benefits which then also positively affect businesses and citizens who re...
CEPAL REVIEW #121 04/2017

CEPAL Review No.121, April 2017

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CEPAL Review
3 Nov 2017
Cepal Review is the leading journal for the study of economic and social development issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. Edited by the Economic Commission for Latin America, each issue focuses on economic trends, industrialization, income distribution, technological development and monetar...
GUIDE ON POVERTY MEASUREMENT (R)

Guide on Poverty Measurement (Russian language)

2 Nov 2018
Poverty is increasingly recognized as a global phenomenon. The call for internationally comparable poverty measures is especially strong in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Moreover, the recent economic crisis has heightened the need for reliable and timely statistics f...
GUIDE ON POVERTY MEASUREMENT

Guide on Poverty Measurement

9 Nov 2018
Poverty is increasingly recognized as a global phenomenon. The call for internationally comparable poverty measures is especially strong in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Moreover, the recent economic crisis has heightened the need for reliable and timely statistics f...
GUIDE VALUING UNPAID HOUSE SERV

Guide on Valuing Unpaid Household Service Work

15 Mar 2018
This publication discusses the concept of unpaid household service work, focuses on identifying methodological and implementation issues with measuring own-use production work of services, and the challenges associated with both the measurement of labour input and the subsequent valuation. It pro...
WORLD POP AGEING 2017 HIGHLIGHTS

World Population Ageing 2017 Highlights

17 Dec 2018
Accurate, consistent and timely data on global trends in population age structure are critical for assessing current and future needs with respect to population ageing and for setting policy priorities to promote the well-being of the growing number and share of older persons in the population. T...
AFRICA SUSTAIN DEV RPT 2017 (F)

Rapport sur le développement durable en Afrique 2017

Suivi des progrès accomplis dans la mise en oeuvre de l’Agenda 2063 et des objectifs de développement durable

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Rapport sur le développement durable en Afrique
8 Dec 2017
Les pays africains ont déjà entamé la tâche ardue de mise en oeuvre de l’Agenda 2063 et du Programme de développement durable à l’horizon 2030, adoptés respectivement en janvier et en septembre 2015. Les deux programmes sont complexes tant au regard du nombre d’objectifs, de cibles et d’indicateu...
AFRICA SUSTAINABLE DEV RPT 2017

Africa Sustainable Development Report 2017

Tracking Progress on Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals

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Africa Sustainable Development Report
29 Dec 2017
African countries have already started the hard work of implementing Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which were adopted in January 2015 and September 2015 respectively. Both agendas are complex in terms of numbers of goals, targets and indicators as well as dimensions...
STATE COMMODITY DEPEND 2016

State of Commodity Dependence 2016

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The State of Commodity Dependence
17 Jan 2018
The 2016 edition of the State of Commodity Dependence contains 135 individual country profiles, each comprising 40 indicators mostly related to the three main dimensions of commodity dependence, namely: export commodity dependence, import commodity dependence and net merchandise and commodity tra...
AFRIQUE RENOUVEAU V31 #2 2017

Afrique renouveau, Août - Novembre 2017

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Afrique renouveau
24 Oct 2017
Le magazine Afrique renouveau traite des nombreux défis auxquels sont confrontés les populations africaines, leurs dirigeants et leurs partenaires internationaux: les objectifs de développement durable, les réformes économiques, la dette, l’éducation; la santé, la promotion de la femme, les confl...
AFRICA RENEWAL V31 #2 2017

Africa Renewal, August - November 2017

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Africa Renewal
24 Oct 2017
The Africa Renewal magazine examines the many issues that confront the people of Africa, its leaders and its international partners: sustainable development goals, economic reform, debt, education, health, women's empowerment, conflict and civil strife, democratization, investment, trade, regiona...
INSTIT SOCIA  AMERI LAT CARIB

Institucionalidad social en América Latina y el Caribe

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ECLAC Books / Libros de la CEPAL
20 Sep 2017
El mundo atraviesa un período de cambios. La volatilidad del crecimiento económico, el cambio climático, la revolución tecnológica, la migración y la transición demográfica son reflejo de ello. También lo son los impactos que estos cambios generan en la realidad social y los desafíos que imponen ...
GENDER ENV SUS DEV IN ASIA PAC

Gender, the Environment and Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific

27 Sep 2017
This publication is the first Asia-Pacific report that comprehensively maps out the intersections between gender and environment at the levels of household, work, community and policy. It examines gender concerns in the spheres of food security, agriculture, energy, water, fisheries and forestry,...
TRANS CORP V24 #3 DEC 2015

Transnational Corporations Vol.24 No.3, December 2015

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Transnational Corporations
18 Dec 2017
Transnational Corporations is a policy-oriented journal that serves as a specialized forum for the publication of research on the activities of transactional corporations and their implication for economic development.
INFORMATION ECON RPT 2017

Information Economy Report 2017

Digitalization, Trade and Development

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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Information Economy Report (IER)
17 Jan 2018
The Information Economy Report 2017 analyzes the evolving digital economy and its implications for trade and development. While these are still early days of the digital economy, it is already clear that it will have globally transformative impacts on the way we live, work and develop our economi...
NATL ACCT STATS 2016 MAIN AGG

National Accounts Statistics: Main Aggregates and Detailed Tables 2016 (Five-volume Set)

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National Accounts Statistics: Main Aggregates and Detailed Tables
1 Nov 2017
This publication contains detailed official national accounts data for over 200 countries or areas of the World for the years 2004 to 2016. It is a valuable source of information on the state and structure of economies worldwide. The data for each country or area are presented in separate chapter...
STAT YRBK 2017 60TH ISS

Statistical Yearbook 2017, Sixtieth Issue

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United Nations Statistical Yearbook / Annuaire Statistique des Nations Unies (Ser. S)
21 Nov 2017
The Statistical Yearbook is an annual compilation of a wide range of international economic, social and environmental statistics on over 200 countries and areas, compiled from sources including UN agencies and other international, national and specialized organizations. The 2017 edition contains ...
RURAL INDUST POLICY STRENGTH VALUE

Rural industrial policy and strengthening value chains

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ECLAC Books / Libros de la CEPAL
22 Sep 2017
This book underscores the need for a rural industrial policy that promotes a structural change based on innovation, greater value added and better employment and living conditions, all in harmony with the environment. The proposal builds on the experience of the Economic Commission for Latin Amer...
REVISTA DE LA CEPAL #122 08/2017

Revista de la CEPAL No.122, Agosto 2017

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Revista de la CEPAL
18 Sep 2017
La Revista CEPAL se fundó en 1976 y es una publicación cuatrimestral de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe, de las Naciones Unidas, con sede en Santiago de Chile. El objetico de la Revista es contribuir al examen de los problemas del desarrollo socioeconómico de la región, con ...
ASSESS DEV RESULTS RWANDA 2ND

Assessment of Development Results - Rwanda (Second Assessment)

Independent Country Programme Evaluation of UNDP Contribution

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Assessment of Development Results
5 Sep 2018
The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) conducts country evaluations called “Independent Country Programme Evaluations (ICPEs)” to capture and demonstrate evaluative evidence of UNDP’s contributions to development results at the country level, as w...
ASSESS DEV RES PHILIPPINES 2ND

Assessment of Development Results - Philippines (Second Assessment)

Independent Country Programme Evaluation of UNDP Contribution

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Assessment of Development Results
5 Sep 2018
The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) conducts country evaluations called “Independent Country Programme Evaluations (ICPEs)” to capture and demonstrate evaluative evidence of UNDP’s contributions to development results at the country level, as w...
ASSESS DEV RESULTS NAMIBIA

Assessment of Development Results - Namibia

Independent Country Programme Evaluation of UNDP Contribution

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Assessment of Development Results
20 Sep 2018
The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) conducts country evaluations called “Independent Country Programme Evaluations (ICPEs)" to capture and demonstrate evaluative evidence of UNDP’s contributions to development results at the country level, as w...
ASSESS DEV RESULTS KUWAIT

Independent Country Programme Evaluation of UNDP Contribution - Kuwait

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Assessment of Development Results
6 Nov 2018
The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) conducts country evaluations called “Independent Country Programme Evaluations (ICPEs)” to capture and demonstrate evaluative evidence of UNDP’s contributions to development results at the country level, as w...
ASSESS DEV RESULTS CONGO 2ND

Assessment of Development Results - Republic of Congo (Second Assessment)

Independent Country Programme Evaluation of UNDP Contribution

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Assessment of Development Results
20 Sep 2018
The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) conducts country evaluations called “Independent Country Programme Evaluations (ICPEs)” to capture and demonstrate evaluative evidence of UNDP’s contributions to development results at the country level, as w...
STAT YRBK LATIN AMERICA 2016

Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2016

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Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean / Anuario estadístico de América Latina y el Caribe
21 Sep 2017
The Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean presents a set of basic statistics that characterize the economic, sociodemographic and environmental situation of the region in relation to a particular period. This information is part of the set of statistics available at CEPALSTAT, ...
ADDRESS CHALLENGES POP AGEING

Addressing the Challenges of Population Ageing in Asia and the Pacific

Implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing

1 Dec 2017
The Asia-Pacific region is undergoing profound and rapid population changes. All countries in Asia and the Pacific are in the process of ageing at an unprecedented pace, although the timing and pace of this transition varies across the region. The Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MI...
ASIA PACIF POP JRNL V32 #1 2017

Asia-Pacific Population Journal, Vol. 32 No. 1, August 2017

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Asia-Pacific Population Journal
4 Jan 2018
Issued two times a year, the Asia-Pacific Population Journal is an invaluable resource containing opinions and analysis by experts on important issues related to population. It provides a medium for the international exchange of knowledge, experience, ideas, technical information and data on all ...