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SOCIAL PANORAMA LAT AMER 2014

Social Panorama of Latin America 2014

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Social Panorama of Latin America
4 Dec 2015
The 2014 edition of Social Panorama of Latin America presents ECLAC measurements for the analysis of income poverty, taking, as well, a multidimensional approach to poverty. Applying these two approaches to data for the countries of the region provides confirmation that despite the progress made ...
STAT YRBK LATIN AMERICA 2014

Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2014

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Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean / Anuario estadístico de América Latina y el Caribe
11 Sep 2015
The Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean of ECLAC presents a set of basic statistics on the economic, sociodemographic and environmental situation of the region during a specific time period.This edition of the Yearbook includes information available up to mid-December 2014, a...
DESIGUALDAD INFORMALIDAD ANALISIS

Desigualdad e informalidad - Un análisis de cinco experiencias latinoamericanas

Un análisis de cinco experiencias latinoamericanas

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ECLAC Books / Libros de la CEPAL
14 Dec 2015
En el presente documento se reflexiona sobre el papel que ha desempeñado el mercado laboral en la disminución de la desigualdad en América Latina durante la primera década del siglo XXI, poniendo el foco en el vínculo entre el notorio proceso de reducción de la informalidad del empleo y la caída ...
REVISTA DE LA CEPAL #115 APR 2015

Revista de la CEPAL No.115, Abril 2015

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Revista de la CEPAL
13 Aug 2015
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 ...
CEPAL REVIEW #114 12/2014

CEPAL Review No. 114, December 2014

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CEPAL Review
13 Aug 2015
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...
EOR 2013 SUPP2 ECOSOC CULT RGTS

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Report on the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Sessions (30 April - 18 May 2012 and 12-30 November 2012)

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Report of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
11 Sep 2015
This is the official report of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on its forty-eighth and forty-ninth sessions during the period of 30 April to 18 May 2012 and 12 to 30 November 2012.
ASIA PACIF DEV JRNL V21 #2 12/2014

Asia-Pacific Development Journal, Vol. 21, No.2, December 2014

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Asia-Pacific Development Journal
11 Sep 2015
The Asia-Pacific Development Journal (APDJ) is published twice a year by the Macroeconomic Policy and Development Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. The primary objective of the APDJ is to provide a platform for the exchange of knowledge, exper...
ASIA PACIFIC CTRIES SPEC NEED 2015

Asia-Pacific Countries with Special Needs Development Report 2015

Building Productive Capacities to Overcome Structural Challenges

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Asia-Pacific Countries with Special Needs Development Report
14 Jan 2016
This publication aims to inform policymakers of the development challenges and prospects of the region's 36 least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States. It focuses on productive capacities and economic diversification, which play a critical role i...
MAKING IT HAPPEN TECHNOLOGY

Making It Happen

Technology, Finance and Statistics for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific - Asia-Pacific Regional MDGs Report 2014/15

4 Jun 2015
The end of 2015 is the target for the Millennium Development Goals. As MDGs come to a close and a post-2015 agenda takes shape, to be formulated as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this report focuses on three key issues for implementation of this new agenda: technology, finance and stat...
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVAT RPT 2015

Technology and Innovation Report 2015

Fostering Innovation Policies for Industrial Development

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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Technology and Innovation Report (TIR)
28 Jan 2016
This report focuses on how innovation policies can expressly promote industrial development, and what lessons can be learnt from existing experiences of countries, both developing and developed. It argues that while technology and innovation are an essential component of how industries use knowle...
RAPPORT ECONOMIQ AFRIQUE 2015

Economic Report on Africa 2015 - Industrializing Through Trade (French langauge)

Industrializing Through Trade

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Rapport économique sur l'Afrique
27 Jun 2016
This Report examines and provides analysis on the critical elements of effectively fostering industrialisation and hence structural transformation based on extensive review of experience with industrialised countries and Africa’s post-independence attempt at industrialisation. Ten country case st...
CHRONIQUE ONU V51 #4 2014

UN Chronicle Vol.LI No.4 2014 (French language)

Beyond 2015

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Chronique ONU
29 Jul 2015
must-read for every concerned world citizen, the United Nations Chronicle is a quarterly, easy-to-read report on the work of the United Nations and its agencies. Produced by the United Nations Department of Public Information, every issue covers a wide range of United Nations related activities:...
PAYS LES MOINS AVANCES RPT 2015

The Least Developed Countries Report 2015 (French language)

Transforming Rural Economies

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Rapport sur les pays les moins avancés
30 Jun 2016
This report documents the importance of the rural sector and agriculture in least developed countries (LDCs), through employment generation and economic activity. The discussion is placed in the perspective of the post-2015 development agenda, in which rural economic transformation will be vital ...
LEAST DEV CTRIES RPT 2015

The Least Developed Countries Report 2015

Transforming Rural Economies

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Least Developed Countries Report
4 Dec 2015
This report documents the importance of the rural sector and agriculture in least developed countries (LDCs), through employment generation and economic activity. The discussion is placed in the perspective of the post-2015 development agenda, in which rural economic transformation will be vital ...
WORLD STATISTICS POCKETBOOK 2015

World Statistics Pocketbook 2015 Edition

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World Statistics Pocketbook (Ser. V)
20 Nov 2015
This edition of the World Statistics Pocketbook is the thirty-third in a series of annual compilations of key statistical indicators prepared by the United Nations Statistics Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Over 50 indicators have been collected from more than 20 intern...
ECON SOC SURVEY ASIA PAC 2015

Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2015

Making Growth More Inclusive for Sustainable Development

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Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific
4 Aug 2015
The Survey 2015 assesses the region’s outlook as it navigates through global uncertainties, providing policy options and strategies to sustain inclusive and sustainable growth. The report analyses a wide range of areas including economic growth, inflation, trade and investment, financial markets,...
MDG GAP TASK FORCE RPT 2015

Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Gap Task Force Report 2015

Taking Stock of the Global Partnership for Development


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MDG Gap Task Force Report
11 Sep 2015
The MDG Gap Task Force Report systematically tracks existing international commitments and their fulfillment at the international level in the areas of official development assistance, trade, debt relief, and access to essential medicines and technology as defined by the targets and indicators of...
ENERGY STATISTICS YRBK 2012

Energy Statistics Yearbook 2012

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Energy Statistics Yearbook / Annuaire des Statistiques de L'energie (Ser. J)
5 Oct 2015
The 2012 Energy Statistics Yearbook is the fifty-sixth issue in a series of annual compilations of internationally comparable statistics summarizing world energy trends. Annual data for 224 countries and areas for the period 2009 to 2012 are presented on production, trade and consumption of ener...
WORLD ECON SOCIAL SURV 2014/2015

World Economic and Social Survey 2014/2015

Learning from National Policies Supporting MDG Implementation

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World Economic and Social Survey (WESS)
22 Feb 2016
The year 2015 was one of global action concerning the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and other challenges. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development along with a set of new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will apply universally to all countries. As the MDG experience shows, setting am...
ETHIOPIA HUMAN DEV RPT 2014

National Human Development Report 2014 - Ethiopia

Accelerating Inclusive Growth for Sustainable Human Development in Ethiopia

29 Jul 2015
Over the 15 years since the country’s last National Human Development Report (NHDR) was published, Ethiopia has undergone significant economic and social changes and has recorded some of the highest growth rates in the world-over 10 per cent in some years. However, Ethiopia’s Human Development In...
FAMILY PARENTING SUPPORT POLICY

Family and Parenting Support

Policy and Provision in a Global Context

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Insight Innocenti
18 Jun 2015
In keeping with the spirit of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, family and parenting support is increasingly recognized as an important part of national social policies and social investment packages aimed at reducing poverty, decreasing inequality and promoting positive parental and chi...
ECON RPT ON AFRICA 2015

Economic Report on Africa 2015 - Industrializing Through Trade

Industrializing Through Trade

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Economic Report on Africa
29 Jul 2015
This Report examines and provides analysis on the critical elements of effectively fostering industrialisation and hence structural transformation based on extensive review of experience with industrialised countries and Africa’s post-independence attempt at industrialisation. Ten country case st...
ENVIRO PERF REV SERBIA 3RD

Environmental Performance Review

Republic of Serbia - Third Review

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ECE Environmental Performance Reviews Series
29 Jul 2015
This third review takes stock of the progress made by Serbia in the management of its environment since the country was reviewed in 2007 for the second time. It assesses the implementation of the recommendations contained in the second review. The third review covers policymaking, implementation ...
PANORAMA SOCIAL AMER LAT 2012

Panorama Social de América Latina 2012

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Panorama Social de América Latina
20 Jun 2013
En esta edición de 2012 del Panorama Social de América Latina se presentan las mediciones oficiales de la CEPAL respecto del análisis de la pobreza por ingresos y se procura ofrecer enfoques novedosos sobre pobreza y bienestar, poniendo especial énfasis en enfoques multidimensionales, de carácter...
BALANCE PRELIMINAR ECON LATIN 2012

Balance Preliminar de las Economías de América Latina y el Caribe 2012

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Balance Preliminar de las Economías de América Latina y el Caribe
20 Jun 2013
En la edición 2012 del Balance Preliminar de las Economías de América Latina y el Caribe se realiza un análisis del comportamiento de la región frente a la reciente crisis económica mundial, así como las medidas utilizadas hasta ahora por los países para contrarrestar sus efectos. En el documento...
INFORMATION ECON RPT 2015

Information Economy Report 2015: Unlocking the Potential of E-commerce for Developing Countries

Unlocking the Potential of E-commerce for Developing Countries

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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Information Economy Report (IER)
31 May 2015
Electronic commerce (e-commerce) is rapidly transforming the way in which enterprises are interacting among each other as well as with consumers and governments. Despite important potential benefits, businesses and consumers in developing countries were for a long time slow to exploit e-commerce....
DEV ECON AFRIQUE RAPPORT 2015

Le développement économique en Afrique rapport 2015

Libérer le potentiel du commerce des services en Afrique pour la croissance et le développement

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Développement économique en Afrique, Le
11 Sep 2015
Le développement économique en Afrique Rapport 2015 sous-titrée Libérer le potentiel du commerce de l'Afrique dans les services pour la croissance inclusive et du développement met en lumière les services de rôle catalytiques peuvent jouer en Afrique, et de l'importance de comprendre les effets s...
BULLET INDUS STAT ARAB #08 2006/12

Bulletin of Industrial Statistics for Arab Countries - Eighth Issue

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Bulletin of Industrial Statistics in the Arab Region
31 May 2015
This publication provides detailed industrial data of Arab countries for policy-makers, analysts and researchers. It includes time series of data and indicators for the period 2006- 2012. The Bulletin is divided into two parts. Part I includes summary tables on the overall industrial trends like ...