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ECON SURV LAT AMER 2014

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2014

Challenges to Sustainable Growth in a new External Context

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Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
19 Jan 2015
The Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2014 looks at how economic growth in the region has been slowing since 2011, and the data available for the first six months of 2014 indicate that the region will not match the growth rate of 2.5% recorded in 2013. Growth has been muted over ...
REVISTA DE LA CEPAL #114 DEC 2014

Revista de la CEPAL No.114, Diciembre 2014

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Revista de la CEPAL
20 Jan 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 ...
AFRICAN STAT YRBK 2013

African Statistical Yearbook 2013

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African statistical yearbook / Annuaire statistique pour l'Afrique
20 Jan 2015
The Yearbook series is a result of collaborative efforts by major African regional organizations to set up a joint data collection mechanism of socioeconomic data on African countries, as well as the development of a harmonized database. It seeks to promote wider use of country data, reduce costs...
AFRICAN STAT YRBK 2014

African Statistical Yearbook 2014

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African statistical yearbook / Annuaire statistique pour l'Afrique
29 Jul 2015
The Yearbook series is a result of collaborative efforts by major African regional organizations to set up a joint data collection mechanism of socioeconomic data on African countries, as well as the development of a harmonized database. It seeks to promote wider use of country data, reduce costs...
WORLD ECON SITUAT PROSPECTS 2015

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2015

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World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP)
10 Feb 2015
The World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) is the definitive report of the United Nations on the state of the world economy. One of the most highly anticipated economic reports from the United Nations, it is jointly produced by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the United Nat...
ESTUDIO ECON AMER LATINA 2014

Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2014

Desafíos para la sostenibilidad del crecimiento en un nuevo contexto externo

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Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe
2 Jan 2015
La presente edición corresponde al año 2014. Al igual que en ediciones previas, en la primera parte se analiza el desempeño reciente de las economías de la región y sus perspectivas para el año, y en la segunda se discuten aspectos de largo plazo del desarrollo económico de América Latina y el Ca...
CEPAL REVIEW #112 04/2014

CEPAL Review No. 112, April 2014

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CEPAL Review
2 Jan 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...
WORLD HUMANITARIAN DATA 2014

World Humanitarian Data and Trends 2014

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World Humanitarian Data and Trends
15 Jan 2015
This publication presents global and country-level data and trend analysis relevant to humanitarian assistance. Its purpose is to bring this information together in one place and present it in an accessible way. It is intended to establish a common baseline of humanitarian data that allow for...
ECON DIVERSIFIC IN ASIAN LLDCS

Economic Diversification in Asian Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs)

Prospects and Challenges

31 Mar 2015
This report on Economic Diversification of Asian LLDCs: Challenges and Prospects will address economic diversification and its impact on structural transformation, building productive capacities, job creation and enhancing competitiveness of LLDCs in Asia. The primary objective of the report is t...
WORLD SURVEY ROLE WOMEN 2014

World Survey on the Role of Women in Development 2014

Gender Equality and Sustainable Development

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World Survey of the Role of Women in Development
3 Apr 2015
Ensuring women’s economic empowerment and access to and control over resources requires an integrated approach to growth and development, focused on gender-responsive employment promotion and informed by the interdependency between economic and social development. Social objectives need to be inc...
INESTABILIDAD Y DESIGUAL VULNERAB

Inestabilidad y Desigualdad

La Vulnerabilidad del Crecimiento en America Latina y el Caribe

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ECLAC Books / Libros de la CEPAL
11 Feb 2015
Este libro representa un nuevo aporte al análisis de los desafíos de desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe y al planteamiento de opciones de políticas para enfrentarlos. En los últimos 30 años, la region ha transitado por períodos de luces y sombras, durante los cuales ha encarado graves crisi...
EOR 2014 SUPP19 ESCAP ANNUAL RPT

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Annual Report 2 May 2013 - 23 May 2014

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Annual Report of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
25 Feb 2015
Official records of the Annual Report of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific 2014.
CEPAL REVIEW #111 12/2013

CEPAL Review No. 111, December 2013

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CEPAL Review
24 Oct 2014
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...
COMPEND RECOM ON POP & DEV V1

Compendium of Recommendations on Population and Development

Commission on Population and Development, 1994 –2014 (Volume I)

27 Oct 2014
The Compendium of Recommendations on Population and Development: Commission on Population and Development (Vol. I) compares recommendations emanating from the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development with resolutions from the Commission on Population and D...
COMPEND RECOM ON POP & DEV V2

Compendium of Recommendations on Population and Development

Regional Conferences on Population and Development Held in Preparation for the Review of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development beyond 2014 (Volume II)

27 Oct 2014
The Compendium of Recommendations on Population and Development: Regional Conferences on Population and Development Held in Preparation for the Review of the ICPD Programme of Action beyond 2014 (Volume II) provides recommendations emanating from recent outcome documents of five regional conferen...
ENERGY STATISTICS YRBK 2011

Energy Statistics Yearbook 2011

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Energy Statistics Yearbook / Annuaire des Statistiques de L'energie (Ser. J)
30 Dec 2014
The 2011 Energy Statistics Yearbook is the fifty-fifth 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 2008 to 2011 are presented on production, trade and consumption of ener...
PAYS LES MOINS AVANCES RPT 2014

Rapport sur les Pays les Moins Avancés 2014

Croissance et transformation structurelle: un programme de développement pour l’après-2015

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Rapport sur les pays les moins avancés
15 Dec 2015
Dans le Rapport 2014 sur les pays les moins avancés, la CNUCED étudie les liens entre transformation structurelle, croissance économique et développement humain. Elle soutient que les PMA ne peuvent − ni ne devraient − se concentrer exclusivement sur la croissance globale; ils doivent aussi prêt...
PAISES MENOS ADELANTADOS 2014

Informe Sobre los Países Menos Adelantados 2014

Crecimiento con transformación estructural: Una agenda para el desarrollo después de 2015

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Informe sobre los Países Menos Adelantados
24 Jun 2015
En el Informe sobre los Países Menos Adelantados, 2014 se examinan los vínculos entre transformación estructural, crecimiento económico y desarrollo humano. Se argumenta que los PMA no pueden, ni deben, centrarse únicamente en el crecimiento económico; también tienen que prestar atención al tipo ...
SURV ECON SOC DEV ARAB 2013

Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region 2013-2014

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Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region
18 Dec 2014
The Arab region saw slower economic growth in 2013, mainly because of the moderate growth of major oil-exporting countries, represented by the member countries of Gulf Cooperation Council. While GCC countries are on a stable recovery path, the polarization of economic performance among Arab count...
LEAST DEV CTRIES RPT 2014

The Least Developed Countries Report 2014 - Growth with Structural Transformation: A post-2015 Development Agenda

Growth with Structural Transformation: A post-2015 Development Agenda

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Least Developed Countries Report
2 Jan 2015
As we reach the target date to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the LDC Report analyses the performance of the LDCs in progressing towards these goals and provides a framework for their development policies in the post-2015 period. The Report shows that there is a high degree of diff...
REVISTA DE LA CEPAL #113 AUG 2014

Revista de la Cepal No.113, Agosto 2014

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Revista de la CEPAL
24 Oct 2014
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 ...
REVISTA DE LA CEPAL #112 APR 2014

Revista de la CEPAL No.112, Abril 2014

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Revista de la CEPAL
29 Jul 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 ...
INNOV PERFORM REVIEW ARMENIA

Innovation Performance Review of Armenia

27 Oct 2014
The Innovation Performance Review of Armenia contains the outcomes of a policy advisory exercise that drew on the experience accumulated by the UNECE in the identification of good practices and policy lessons in the area of knowledge-based development, with particular reference to the problems of...
HUMAN DEV RPT 2014 (C)

Human Development Report 2014 (Chinese language)

Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Building Resilience

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Human Development Report (Chinese Version)
31 Dec 2014
Over the last decades, most countries have improved levels of human development. But progress maybe slowing as uncertainty intensifies globally. This report examines vulnerabilities that endanger human development, focusing especially on the poorest. Most threats are structural and persistent and...
UNCTAD HNDBK STAT 2014

UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics 2014

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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Handbook of Statistics / Manuel de Statistiques de la CNUCED
22 Jan 2015
The UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics provides a comprehensive, reliable, coherent and comparable collection of statistical data relevant to the analysis of international trade, investment and development for individual countries, geographical regions and for selected economic groupings. It presents ...
STAT YRBK 2012 57TH ISS

Statistical Yearbook 2012, Fifty-seventh Issue

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United Nations Statistical Yearbook / Annuaire Statistique des Nations Unies (Ser. S)
17 Jun 2015
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 57th edition contains ...
TRADE & DEV RPT 2014

Trade and Development Report 2014

Global Governance and Policy Space for Development

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United Nations Trade and Development Report
29 Sep 2014
The 2014 edition reviews recent trends in the world economy, examining the consistency and sustainability of the economic policies currently followed. It addresses the evolution and current conditions of the policy space needed for implementing growth-enhancing and inclusive development strategie...
GLOBAL COMPACT INTL YRBK 2014

Global Compact International Yearbook 2014

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United Nations Global Compact International Yearbook
12 Sep 2014
The aim of the Global Compact International Yearbook is to create a global overview of the achievements of the UN Global Compact (UNGC). The book offers proactive and in-depth information on key sustainability issues to stakeholders around the world and promotes unique and comprehensive knowledge...