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ECON SOC SURVEY ASIA PAC 2009

Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2009

Addressing Triple Threats to Development

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Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific
11 Jun 2009
The Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2009 analyses how three global crises of 2008 – Great Recession in developed countries, food and fuel price volatility and climate change - threaten the development in the Asia-Pacific region. The publication also talks about subregional vari...
INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES SANITATION

Institutional Changes for Sanitation

Discussion Paper on the Institutional Changes Required to Achieve the MDG Target on Sanitation

11 Jun 2009
This report presents the institutional progress made in selected member countries towards achieving sanitation goals, as reported in an Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)-led survey. Institutional progress consists of changes in administrative, legal and financial rul...
MEASUR ECON ACTIVE POP CENSUS (R)

Measuring the Economically Active in Population Censuses: A Handbook (Russian language)

Studies in Methods - Series F, No. 102

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Statistical Papers (Ser. M) (Russian)
20 Dec 2010
The Handbook provides guidance on the measurement of economic characteristics in population censuses, based on relevant experiences of countries, with a particular focus on the questions used and the requirements for processing of responses. The Handbook is intended to provide census planners wit...
MEASURING ECON ACTIVE CENSUS (A)

Measuring the Economically Active in Population Censuses: A Handbook (Arabic language)

Studies in Methods - Series F, No. 102

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Studies in Methods (Ser. F) (Arabic)
31 Dec 2009
The Handbook provides guidance on the measurement of economic characteristics in population censuses, based on relevant experiences of countries, with a particular focus on the questions used and the requirements for processing of responses. The Handbook is intended to provide census planners wit...
ESTUDIO ECON Y SOCIAL MUNDIAL 2009

Estudio Económico y Social Mundial, 2009

Promover el Desarrollo, Salvar el Planeta

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Estudio Económico y Social Mundial
1 May 2011
En el área del cambio climático, la separación entre práctica y planes de desarrollo ha distorsionado el debate mundial sobre los dos mayores retos de la comunidad internacional en materia de política. Según el estudio, se necesita con urgencia un método de ordenación integrada, basado en el conc...
ETUDE SITUAT ECON SOC MONDE 2009

Étude sur la Situation Économique et Sociale dans le Monde, 2009

Promouvoir le Développement, Protéger la Planète – Aperçu général

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Étude sur la Situation Économique et Sociale dans le Monde
13 Apr 2011
Alors que les négociations en vue d'un nouvel accord sur le changement climatique entrent dans leurs phases finales avant la Conférence sur le changement climatique de Copenhague en décembre prochain, les Nations Unies publient aujourd'hui un rapport qui analyse les exigences croissantes auxquell...
WORLD ECON SOCIAL SURV 2009

World Economic and Social Survey 2009

Promoting Development, Saving the Planet

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World Economic and Social Survey (WESS)
28 Jul 2009
The separation in practice of climate change and development agendas has distorted the global debate on the two biggest policy challenges facing the international community. According to the Survey, an integrated approach based on the concept of sustainable development is urgently needed. It argu...
CHRONIQUE ONU V45 #2/3 2008

Chronique ONU Vol.XLV No.2-3 2008

Au nom de notre humanité commune

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Chronique ONU
17 Mar 2009
Un incontournable pour tout citoyen du monde concerné, la Chronique de Nations Unies est un trimestriel, facile a lire qui synthétise le travail des Nations Unies et de ses agences. Produit par le Département de Nations Unies de Renseignements Publics, chaque édition couvre une large gamme d’acti...
EMIGRACION INTERNACIONAL A TRAVES

La Emigración Internacional a Través de los Censos en Países de Origen

Evaluación de Resultados y Recomendaciones

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Población y Desarrollo
13 Mar 2009
El primer capítulo realiza un sintético recorrido por los cambios recientes en la emigración de los latinoamericanos, mientras que el segundo presenta una breve descripción de los métodos aplicables a los datos censales para estimar la magnitud y características de los emigrantes. En el tercer ca...
INDUSTRIAL DEV RPT 2009

Industrial Development Report 2009

Breaking In and Moving Up - New Industrial Challenges for the Bottom Billion and the Middle-Income Countries

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Industrial Development Report
11 Mar 2009
The report discusses the opportunities and constraints faced by two groups of countries: the countries of the bottom billion trying to break into global markets for manufactured goods, and the middle-income countries that are striving to move up to more sophisticated manufacturing. It focuses pre...
PANORAMA INSERC INTL AMER 2007

Panorama de la Inserción Internacional de América Latina y el Caribe 2007

Tendencias 2008 (Includes CD-ROM)

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Panorama de la Inserción Internacional de América Latina y el Caribe
11 Mar 2009
La presente edición del Panorama de la Inserción Internacional de América Latina y el Caribe se divide en siete capítulos. En esto documento se analizan los principales problemas de economía como los posibles efectos que la crisis financiera iniciada en los Estados Unidos, lo que ha ocurrido últi...
FORUM DE COMERCIO #1-2/2008

Forum du Commerce International, Nos. 1-2, 2008

10 Mar 2009
Forum de Comercio Internacional es una revista trimestral publicada por el Centro Comercial Internacional. La revista se concentra en promoción comercial, desarrollo de exportación y métodos de importación, como parte de su programa de cooperación técnico con países en vías de desarrollo y econom...
LAT AMER WORLD ECON 2007/08 TREN

Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy 2007

2008 Trends (Includes CD-ROM)

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Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy
9 Mar 2009
This report is an in-depth study about Latin America and the Caribbean in the world economy, update in 2007 with 2008 trends. It is divided into seven chapters which analyse main economics issues such as the possible impact of the financial crisis in the United States on the trade performance of ...
ECLAC BIENNIAL RPT 2006/08

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

Biennial Report (25 March 2006 to 13 June 2008)

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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Biennial Report
9 Mar 2009
The report covers the period from 1 January 2006 to 13 June 2008 and comprises three sections. The first is devoted to issues requiring action by the Economic and Social Council or being brought to its attention; the second contains the report on the activities carried out by the Commission betwe...
MIGRATION DEV & ENVIRO

Migration, Development and Environment

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IOM Migration Research Series
4 Mar 2009
This book explores the conceptual framework of the interrelationships between migration, environment and development, which are among the most pressing issues on the contemporary global agenda. After a conceptualization of this relationship, the paper treats, in a depth analysis with tables and ...
STAT YRBK LATIN AMERICA 2008

Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2008

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Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean / Anuario estadístico de América Latina y el Caribe
19 May 2009
The 2008 edition of the Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean retains the content and design of the past three years. The aim is to respond to the demands of users who require statistical information in order to analyze the economic and social situation of the region. This year...
REVISTA DE LA CEPAL #96 DEC 2008

Revista de la CEPAL No.96, Diciembre 2008

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Revista de la CEPAL
19 Feb 2009
Este número de la revista de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe incluye artículos sobre la nueva pobreza urbana en Argentina, la relación entre crisis cambiarias y bancarias en países emergentes o la paradoja del crecimiento lento en México. Otros artículos tratan sobre la evol...
AFRICAN STAT YRBK 2007

African Statistical Yearbook 2007

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African statistical yearbook / Annuaire statistique pour l'Afrique
17 Feb 2009
The 2007 African Statistical Yearbook, the twenty-fifth issue, is published in one volume, and presents data arranged on a country basis for 53 Economic Commission for Africa Member States, generally for the years 1998 to 2006 or for the most recent nine years for which data are available. Publis...
CEPAL REVIEW #95 08/2008

CEPAL Review No.95, August 2008

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CEPAL Review
2 Feb 2009
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...
ECON SURV LAT AMER 2007/08

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2007-2008

Macroeconomic Policy and Volatility

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Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
13 Jan 2009
The Economic Survey is one of ECLAC's flagship publications, and has been issued since 1948. This new edition covers the region's economic performance in 2007 and the first semester of 2008, and suggests growth estimates for this year.
ESTUDIO ECON AMER LATINA 2007/08

Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe

Política Macroeconómica y Volatilidad

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Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe
24 Dec 2008
La presente edición del Estudio corresponde al número 60 de esta serie y se entrega en cinco partes. En el capítulo I se examina los principales aspectos de la coyuntura económica regional en el contexto internacional durante el año pasado. Los tres capítulos siguientes describen la volatilidad r...
ASSESS DEV RESULTS BENIN

Assessment of Development Results - Benin

Evaluation of UNDP Contribution

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Assessment of Development Results
23 Apr 2009
This assessment of Development Results (ADR) was conducted in Benin to assess United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) contribution to the attainment of national development results and to share the findings, conclusions and recommendations with the UN system, the population of Benin, its gove...
ANN REVIEW OF DEV GLOBAL 2008 (A)

Annual Review of Developments in Globalization and Regional Integration in the Countries of the ECSWA Region, 2008 (Arabic language)

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Annual Review of Developments in Globalization and Regional Integration in the Arab Countries
22 May 2009
The performance of Arab countries in 2007 was uneven. Some sectors increased their share in the world economy while others saw their share decline. This issue of the Annual Review assesses, through an analysis of economic indicators, the performance of the Arab economies in achieving regional int...
ANN REV DEVEL ARAB CTRY 2008

Annual Review of Developments in Globalization and Regional Integration in the Arab Countries, 2008

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Annual Review of Developments in Globalization and Regional Integration in the Arab Countries
11 Nov 2009
This annual publication reviews the progress made by Arab countries towards regional integration and their integration into the world economy. It provides an analysis of economic indicators which measure the performance of the Arab economies in achieving integration into the world economy, with a...
ASSESS DEV RESULTS CONGO

Assessment of Development Results - Republic of the Congo

Evaluation of UNDP Contribution

Series:
Assessment of Development Results
12 Dec 2008
The ADR Republic of the Congo covered the period from 2004-2007 and has supported the process of developing the new country programme 2009-2013. The evaluation report concludes that the UNDP has made judicious decisions in the selection of its areas of intervention but it is now time to question ...