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Alphabetical Listing A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z TITLE: Background Papers: Human Development Report 1999 - Globalization with a Human Face YEAR: 1999 VOLUME: I&II LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.III.B.40 ISBN: 9211261163 PAGES: 722pp. PRICE: $29.95 DESCRIPTION: The theme of the 1999 Human Development Report (HDR) is globalization with a human face. The Background Papers presented in this publication highlight key defining characteristics of present-day globalization: shrinking space, shrinking time and disappearing borders, with new markets, new actors, new rules and new tools. It presents fifteen background papers commissioned for the HDR 1999, covering such areas as trade and capital flows, poverty and inequality, culture, environment, care and national and global policy issues. Collectively they represent a diverse but detailed analysis of globalization with a human face. TITLE: Background Papers: Human Development Report 1998 - Consumption for Human Development YEAR: 1998 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.III.B.36 ISBN: 9211261023 PAGES: 296pp. PRICE: $14.95 DESCRIPTION: This valuable volume contains seven of the actual papers commissioned for the 1998 Human Development Report which focused on the theme, Consumption for Human Development. These unique papers address the economic and political dimensions of human development. This academic publication makes a significant contribution to the exciting world-wide debate that has emerged in the past several years on issues of human development. TITLE: Back to Basics: Market Access Issues in the Doha Agenda LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.II.D.4 ISBN: 9211125766 SYMBOL: UNCTAD/DITC/TAB/Misc.9 PAGES: 80 PRICE: $13.00 DESCRIPTION: This paper focuses on market access issues in merchandise trade that developing countries might address in the next negotiations of the World Trade Organization. It covers the following issues: an analysis of the patterns of trade and protection in agriculture and manufacturing, a review of the main results of the Doha WTO Ministerial Conference, and an evaluation of the likely impact of several liberalization scenarios. Based on its analysis, a conclusion is drawn on the size of potential gains that developing countries could derive from improved market access in merchandise trade. TITLE: Banking System and Monetary Aggregates Following Financial Sector Reforms, The: Lessons from Indonesia SERIES: UNU/WIDER Research for Action No.: 27 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.III.A.39 ISBN: 9529520417 SYMBOL: PAGES: 60pp. PRICE: $8.00 DESCRIPTION: This study analyses the impact of financial sector reform which occurred in Indonesia in the late 1980s and provoked a surge in capital inflows. It is part of the Research for Action series which discusses policy-oriented research on the main strategic issues of development and international cooperation, as well as on the interaction between domestic and global changes. TITLE: Basel Convention Technical Guidelines on Incineration on Land SERIES: Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements on Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal No.: 4 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 02.III.D.204 ISBN: 9211586046 PAGES: 28 PRICE: $5.00 DESCRIPTION: The fundamental aims of the Basel Convention are the reduction of the transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and environmentally sound management of such wastes. This document focuses on waste incineration, a thermal treatment process in which hazardous wastes are converted into gases. It will be a useful resource for countries that are building their capacity to manage waste in an environmentally sound and efficient way. TITLE: Basic Facts About the United Nations YEAR: 2000 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.I.21 ISBN: 9211008506 SYMBOL: DPI/2155 PAGES: 364pp. PRICE: $12.50 DESCRIPTION: This new updated edition of Basic Facts About the United Nations reflects the wide range of concerns and multitude of ways in which the United Nations touches the lives of people everywhere. It chronicles the work of the Organization in such areas as peace, development, human rights, refugees, disarmament and international legal order. In describing the work of the UN System, this publication provides us with a blueprint of our concerns, problems and determined efforts to find solutions. TITLE: Basic Facts About the United Nations YEAR: 1998 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.I.20 ISBN: 9211007933 SYMBOL: DPI/1920 PAGES: 368pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: This new updated edition of Basic Facts About the United Nations reflects the wide range of concerns and multitude of ways in which the United Nations touches the lives of people everywhere. It chronicles the work of the Organization in such areas as peace, development, human rights, refugees, disarmament and international legal order. In describing the work of the UN System, this publication provides us with a blueprint of our concerns, problems and determined efforts to find solutions. TITLE: Basic Human Rights Instruments LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: GV.97.0.18 ISBN: 9211007542 PAGES: 242pp. PRICE: $12.00 DESCRIPTION: This pocket guide contains the text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the seven basic international human rights instruments which require monitoring by international supervisory bodies of measures of implementation through a system of periodic reporting, as well as the text of the two Optional Protocols of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. It also provides a Chart of Ratification of basic human rights instruments as at 1st June 1995, as well as a synoptical table on related articles in major human rights instruments. Basic Human Rights Instruments is a quick reference and practical tool for all especially those interested in promoting the diffusion of knowledge and an increased awareness of international human rights standards. TITLE: Basin of Mexico, The: Critical Environmental Issues and Sustainability SERIES: Critical Environmental Regions LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.III.A.22 ISBN: 9280810219 SYMBOL: UNUP-1021 PAGES: 246pp. PRICE: $24.95 DESCRIPTION: The Basin of Mexico discusses the question of urban sustainability in Mexico City, one of the largest megacities on earth. The urban and demographic growth of the Basin of Mexico is of grave concern, not only because of the attendant socio-economic consequences but also because of the pressures that the clustering of some 18 million people may inflict on the environment. This book describes the past history and the current state of the environment in the Basin, putting special attention to past environmental collapses and current rapidly-changing environmental variables. It also examines the pressures on the environment in terms of the salient features of environmental vulnerability and of the driving forces of environmental change. The Basin of Mexico also analyses the social and governmental responses to environmental criticality and discusses the perspectives for the future. TITLE: Benefits and Challenges Facing Asia-Pacific Agricultural Trading in the Post-Uruguay Round Period SERIES: Studies in Trade and Investment No.: 11 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 96.II.F.30 ISBN: 9211198046 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/1526 PAGES: 328pp. PRICE: $25.00 DESCRIPTION: In recognition of the important impact the Uruguay Round agreements will have on agricultural trading countries, the ESCAP Secretariat undertook a number of studies which are contained in this new publication. This information will contribute to a sharpened perception of the agriculture-related agreements of the Uruguay Round and will help all trade policy decision-makers in the post-Uruguay Round period. TITLE: Best Practice in Business Services LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 01.II.E.25 ISBN: 9211167922 SYMBOL: ECE/TRADE/282 PAGES: 100 PRICE: $20.00 DESCRIPTION: SMEs both in advanced market economies and in transition economies find it harder than larger businesses to find and use the information and advice they need. This handbook is based on a recommendation of the UNECE Meeting of Experts on Best Practice in Business Advisory, Counseling and Information Services, where the delegates agreed that support services that improve the potential for SMEs and trade in services, and effective competition in the international market remains a high priority in the UNECE region. It is useful for all those who help with the promotion of entrepreneurship, trade in services and the development of enterprises to gain further insight into the different concerns as well as successes that have been collected in the UNECE region. TITLE: Best Practice in Business Incubation LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.E.9 ISBN: 9211167493 SYMBOL: ECE/TRADE/253 PAGES: 136pp. PRICE: $20.00 DESCRIPTION: Guidelines on Best Practice in Business Incubation is designed to give an overview of the status of business incubation and lessons learned today in UN/ECE member countries, particularly in the transition economies. The aim of this publication is to assist in developing a network of science parks, technopoles and business incubators (Local Business Assistance Centres) to encourage exchanges of practical experience. TITLE: Best Practice in Business Incubation LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 01.II.E.9 ISBN: 9211167779 SYMBOL: ECE/TRADE/265 PAGES: 80pp. PRICE: $20.00 DESCRIPTION: Business incubators are growing rapidly over the world, from 200 at the beginning of the 1990s to over 3,000 at the beginning of the new millennium. This publication presents some of the lessons learned in the countries in economic transition. It illustrates the status of local institutions set up to foster entrepreneurship, and encourage growth and competitiveness among small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). TITLE: Best Practice in the Development of Entrepreneurship and SMEs in Countries in Transition: The Belarusian Experience LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.II.E.32 ISBN: 9211168473 SYMBOL: ECE/TRADE/302 OPA/AC.22/2 PAGES: 132 PRICE: $22.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication contains papers that were presented at the Forum on Best Practice in the Development of Entrepreneurship and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Countries in Transition: The Belarusian Experience. The forum was organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe to assist Belarus with transitioning to a market economy. The meeting was held at United Nations headquarters in Geneva, October 2001. TITLE: Better World for All, A: Progress Towards the International Development Goals YEAR: 2000 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 01.III.B.4 PAGES: 24pp. PRICE: $7.50 DESCRIPTION: A Better World for All: Progress Towards the International Development Goals addresses that most compelling of human desires - a world free of poverty and free of the misery that poverty breeds. In words and pictures, with numbers and charts, it describes progress towards the goals, what have been achieved and the effort required to reach them. The seven goals discussed all address aspects of poverty - reduce the proportion of people living in extreme poverty by half between 1990 and 2015; enrol all children in primary school by 2015; make progress towards gender equality and empowering women by eliminating gender disparities in primary and secondary education by 2005; reduce infant and child mortality rates by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015; reduce maternal mortality ratios by three-quarters between 1990 and 2015; provide access for all who need reproductive health services by 2015; and implement national strategies for sustainable development by 2005 so as to reverse the loss of environmental resources by 2015. TITLE: Beyond Enlargement: Trade, Business and Investment in Changing Europe LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.II.E.55 ISBN: 9210163583 SYMBOL: ECE/TRADE/317 PAGES: 176 PRICE: 15 DESCRIPTION: This publication contains summaries of presentations and papers delivered at the workshop on Trade, Business and Investment in a Wider Europe held in April 2003. The workshop discussed topics such as European globalization and trade, trade relations in a wider Europe, business investments and European integration. TITLE: Beyond Violence: Conflict Resolution Process in Northern Ireland SERIES: UNU Policy Perspectives No.: 7 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 02.III.A.13 ISBN: 9280810782 SYMBOL: UNUP-1078 PAGES: 256 PRICE: $21.95 DESCRIPTION: After almost thirty years of bloody conflict, the opposing parties in Northern Ireland eventually signed an agreement about how to share power, thus bringing to an end the conflict that had claimed so many lives and caused such human suffering. But what brought the conflict to an end? And what were the processes of conflict resolution that enabled Northern Ireland to move beyond violence and agree to such a settlement? Author Mari Fitzduff was involved in many of these processes and was a close observer of the others. Drawing on her extensive experience, she outlines the many strategic developments, arrived at slowly and with difficulty over the years, that enabled agreement to be reached. These include programs that successfully addressed the issue of inequalities between the Protestant and Catholic communities; work which enabled cultural and political diversity to be more positively addressed, thus significantly decreasing tension; work with the security forces to ensure that their contribution was positive and not counter-productive in the mitigation of violence; work by local communities to alleviate paramilitary violence; and the development of many hundreds of dialogue and mediation processes, at all levels of society, which were essential to the building of eventual political agreement. The author also examines the training and preparation necessary to increase people's capacity to undertake conflict resolution work, as well as addressing some of the lessons that have been learned about this kind of work, and how to successfully develop it. Beyond Violence contains valuable, practical insights for those who are struggling to manage and resolve ethnic, religious, political or cultural conflicts in many regions of the world. TITLE: Beyond Transition: Ten Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.III.B.11 ISBN: 9211261309 PAGES: 144pp. PRICE: $35.00 DESCRIPTION: Looking back on a decade of transition in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, this publication presents an analysis of the transformations that have taken place and the policies that drove the process. This collection of up-to-date material examines a variety of topics that are essential in understanding both the current state of the transitional economies and their long-term development perspectives along with a special focus on the human costs of the transition. The papers presented in Beyond Transition fall under the main headings: The 1998 Russian Crisis: The Washington Consensus Revisited; The Political Economy of Transition: The Future of the Nation State; Pipelines or Pipe Dreams? The Political Economy of Energy; Environmental Degradation and the Transition to a Market Economy; Comparative Studies of Transition and Development; and Human Security in Transition: Conflicts and Social Exclusion. TITLE: Bid Evaluation in Import Procurement: Guide SERIES: Import Management No.: No.9 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 92.III.T.2 ISBN: 9211150515 SYMBOL: ITC/176/A2/92-XII PAGES: 64pp. PRICE: $20.00 DESCRIPTION: This guide on the evaluation of bids and offers from foreign suppliers is aimed at public sector or other importing organizations in developing countries. The book covers procurement terminology and methods; pre-evaluation activities, invitation to bid, preparation of bid documents; establishing criteria; bid processing; bid evaluation; price, technical, time and commercial analysis. Annexes include bid submission forms and checklist of important points. TITLE:Bibliography of the International Court of Justice SERIES: ICJ Bibliography YEAR: 1997 No.: 51 LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: ICJ/859 ISBN: 9210709659 PAGES: 124 PRICE: $4.50 DESCRIPTION: This publication contains bibliographical references concerning the International Court of Justice received by the Registry of the Court during 1997. TITLE:Bilbiography of the International Court of ustice SERIES: ICJ Bibliography YEAR: 1996 No.: 50 LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: ICJ/850 ISBN: 9210709543 PAGES: 132 PRICE: $7.50 DESCRIPTION: Bibliographical references about the International Court of Justice, that were received by the Registry of the Court in 1996, are contained in this publication. It is translated in both French and English languages. TITLE: Binational Study: The State of Migration Flows Between Costa Rica and Nicaragua - Analysis of the Economic and Social Implications for Both countries LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.III.S.8 ISBN: 9290681233 PAGES: 106 PRICE: $18.00 DESCRIPTION: This paper examines the social and economic impact caused by migration between Nicaragua and Costa Rica. It's objective is to aid the Costa Rican and Nicaraguan Governments in formulating policies that promote migration as a national and regional agent of human development. The other key topics covered in this paper include the role of governments, civil society and international cooperation in migration, and an analysis of the future prospects of migration policy and human development in the two countries. TITLE: Biennial Report of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC): Official Records of the Economic an d Social Council (16 May 1998 - 7 April 2000) YEAR: 2000 No.: Supp.20 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.G.93 SYMBOL: E/2000/40 LC/G.2109-P PAGES: 300pp. PRICE: $11.00 DESCRIPTION: The present report covers the activities of the Economic and Social Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean for two years from May 1998 through April 2000.(OUT OF PRINT) TITLE: Bilateral Investment Treaties in the Mid-1990s LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.II.D.8 ISBN: 9211124301 SYMBOL: UNCTAD/ITE/IIT/7 PAGES: 320pp. PRICE: $46.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication reviews the origins, geographical distribution and purposes of bilateral investment treaties. It discusses the negotiating process of such treaties; analyzes their individual clauses, focusing on the definition of the terms and principles involved; and examines the impact they have on investment flows. The annexes contain the list of bilateral investment treaties signed as at 1 January 1997 and a selection of model treaties prepared by individual countries or groups of countries. TITLE: Biodiversity and the Ecosystem Approach in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.LI.2 ISBN: 9251049173 SYMBOL: TC/M/Y4586/E PAGES: 320 PRICE: 36 DESCRIPTION: This document contains the proceedings of a meeting of the Food and Agricultural Organization’s Inter-Departmental Working Group on Biological Diversity for Food and Agriculture, held in October 2002, in Rome. The meeting aimed to improve awareness of the importance of biological diversity and to support the ecosystem approach to all types of production systems. Presentations and discussions covered grasslands in South Africa, mahogany forests in Mexico, rice ecology in Asia and organic agriculture systems around the world. TITLE: Bioenergy Primer: Modernised Biomass Energy for Sustainable Development LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.III.B.6 ISBN: 9211261279 PAGES: 136pp. PRICE: $15.00 DESCRIPTION: There is an unmistakable link between energy and sustainable human development. The lack of available energy services correlates closely with many challenges of sustainable development. Bioenergy - energy that is derived from wood and other plant matter - is an important potential contributor to sustainable energy strategies, particularly when converted to electricity and liquid and gaseous fuels. It is hoped that this publication will help countries and communities realize full potential of bioenergy. Bioenergy Primer is a useful tool for UNDP programme officers, local governments, and bilateral and multilateral agencies and to the broader development community. TITLE: Black Sea Biological Diversity: Bulgaria SERIES: Black Sea Environmental Series VOLUME: 5 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.III.B.20 ISBN: 9211260973 PAGES: 154pp. PRICE: $15.00 DESCRIPTION: The waters of the Black Sea have supported a rich and diverse marine life. However, in recent decades the Black Sea has come under severe threat due to the combined impacts of eutrophication, anoxia, and chemical, biological and bacterial pollution. Focusing on a country, this publication presents an extraordinary testimony of the degradation of an important ecosystem. It also offers recommendations for the monitoring, protection and restoration of the biodiversity at the regional, national and local levels. TITLE: Black Sea Biological Diversity: Romania SERIES: Black Sea Environmental Series VOLUME: 4 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 95.III.B.5 ISBN: 9211260418 PAGES: 360pp. PRICE: $15.00 DESCRIPTION: (see above) TITLE: Black Sea Biological Diversity: Ukraine SERIES: Black Sea Environmental Series VOLUME: 7 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.III.B.19 ISBN: 9211260981 PAGES: 376pp. PRICE: $35.00 DESCRIPTION: (see above) TITLE: Black Sea Geographic Information System CD-ROM LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.III.B.4 ISBN: 9211260906 PRICE: $49.95 DESCRIPTION: This CD-ROM contains the recently developed Geographic Information System (GIS) covering the large-scale region of the Black Sea. The system has been created using existing and recently obtained data from a wide range of national and international sources. Eleven scientific institutions and more than 50 experts have contributed to the development of the Black Sea GIS. The system consists of seven thematic blocks representing different aspects of the Black Sea ecosystem. They are Geography, Geology, Meteorology, Physical Oceanography, Chemical Oceanography and Contamination, Biology, and Fisheries. A user-friendly interface called the 'GIS Navigator' will guide you through 550 maps available in the system. (OUT OF STOCK) TITLE: Black Sea Pollution Assessment SERIES: Black Sea Environmental Series VOLUME: 10 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.III.R.2 ISBN: 9211295068 PAGES: 412pp. PRICE: $25.00 DESCRIPTION: The Black Sea ecosystem has been seriously damaged as a result of pollution. The present assessment contains information on the sources, levels and effects of pollution in the Black Sea as well as the preventative and remedial measures that are being taken in the region. It also highlights the insufficiency of current programmes for pollution monitoring in the region. (OUT OF PRINT) TITLE: Black Sea Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 97.III.B.15 ISBN: 9211260752 PAGES: 152pp. PRICE: $25.00 DESCRIPTION: The Black Sea - a unique environment, is an area which includes major parts of seventeen European countries. In a step towards a sustainable future, this publication presents a systematic scientific analysis of the root causes of environmental degradation in the Black Sea region, addresses proposed actions planned and a detailed analysis of selected issues. TITLE: Bond Markets for Latin American Debt in the 1990s SERIES: Temas de Coyuntura No.: 12 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.G.114 ISBN: 9211212855 SYMBOL: LC/L.1441-P PAGES: 44pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication investigates the role of bonds as a source of external finance in Latin America in the 1990s. It also examines why financial volatility and contagion were particularly relevant to Latin American countries in this period. TITLE: Bordering on Control: Combating Irregular Migration in North America and Europe SERIES: Migration Research No.: 13 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.III.S.10 PAGES: 108 PRICE: $25.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication evaluates the cost-effectiveness of both external and internal migration-control instruments in the USA, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. It discusses the question of whether increased spending on Official Development Assistance would reduce migration flows to those countries and proposes recommendations on how migration management objectives can be achieved. TITLE: Border Trade and Cross-border Transactions of Selected Asian Countries SERIES: Studies in Trade and Investment No.: 29 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.II.F.15 ISBN: 9211197821 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/1824 PAGES: 128pp. PRICE: $15.00 DESCRIPTION: Policy makers and others will find this publication most helpful in evaluating the constraints and opportunities in order to devise strategies that enhance trade relations among neighbouring countries. In its discussion of border trade and border transactions, this publications presents studies on China, India, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Thailand. TITLE: Bound to Cooperate: Conflict, Peace and People in Sierra Leone LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: GV.00.0.20 ISBN: 9290451378 SYMBOL: UNIDIR/2000/19 PAGES: 224pp. PRICE: $25.00 DESCRIPTION: Africa's economic and social development has been held back by armed conflicts that have inflicted death, injury, hunger and homelessness. This book recognizes that in order to achieve economic development in an environment of peace and security, ordinary men and women from West Africa must be closely included in the process. This publication gives a voice to the civil society of Sierra Leone and lets it tell what it thinks is the best way to tackle the scourge of small arms proliferation. TITLE: Bound Volume SERIES: ICJ Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders YEAR: 1997 LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: ICJ/1997B ISBN: 9210708067 PAGES: 688pp. PRICE: $57.00 TITLE: Bound Volume (2 Vol Set) SERIES: ICJ Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders YEAR: 1996 VOLUME: I&II LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: ICJ/1996B ISBN: 9210707788 PAGES: 2220pp. PRICE: $149.00 TITLE: Bound Volume SERIES: ICJ Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders YEAR: 1995 LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: ICJ/1995B ISBN: 9210707540 PAGES: 940pp. PRICE: $66.00 TITLE: Bound Volume SERIES: ICJ Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders YEAR: 1998 LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: ICJ/1998B ISBN: 9210708423 PAGES: 1674pp. PRICE: $107.00 DESCRIPTION: One of the main purposes of the United Nations is to bring about by peaceful means adjustment or settlement of international disputes. This is accomplished through the International Court of Justice, a principal organ of the United Nations. The following publications contain the reports of judgments passed, advisory opinions offered and orders by the ICJ with respect to cases brought before it by Member States and organs of the United Nations. TITLE: Breaking the Earthenware Jar: Lessons from South Asia to End Violence Against Women and Girls LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.XX.4 ISBN: 9280635743 PAGES: 454pp. PRICE: $13.00 DESCRIPTION: Breaking the Earthenware Jar is a story of courage and hope. The incidence of domestic violence in South Asia is among the highest in the world, and the efforts of "activists" against it are compelling and instructive. This book turns spotlight on disturbing trends in the region, and poses challenging questions about selective female foeticide, child neglect and abuse, beating in pregnancy and "honour killings". This publication offers an opportunity to re-examine assumptions about family, about care of children, about respect for women and girls and their human rights. It invites open-minded consideration of problems that appear to exist, with public debate about changes needed, and how to bring them about. TITLE: Breastfeeding Management and Promotion in a Baby-friendly Hospital: An 18-hour Course for Maternity Staff LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.XX.USA.99 PAGES: 168pp. PRICE: $40.00 DESCRIPTION: This 18-hour Course is a tool to help achieve the long-term goal of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative. The Course aims at enabling women to practice exclusive breastfeeding. It underlines the fact that all babies should be fed only breastmilk from birth to 4-6 months of age. The short-term objectives of the course are to assist hospitals in transforming their maternity facilities into baby-friendly institutions that implement the `Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding' formulated by UNICEF and WHO and to help equip them with the basic knowledge necessary to make lasting policy changes. Forty colour slides illustrating the points being made in the text are included with the training package. TITLE: Bringing the Beijing Platform for Action to the Grass Roots SERIES: ESCAP Government Cooperation Series No.: 5 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.F.42 ISBN: 9211199905 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/2016 PAGES: 68pp. PRICE: $7.50 DESCRIPTION: Since the Fourth World Conference on Women and the NGO Forum on Women 1995, countries, non-governmental organizations, the private sector and communities around the world have undertaken numerous activities to publicize and implement the recommendations made during the Conference. This publication discusses the experiences of four Asian countries - Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the efforts to promote the Jakarta Declaration and the Beijing Platform for Action. TITLE: British Virgin Islands National Integrated Development Strategy, The SERIES: Gestión Pública No.: 11 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.G.121 ISBN: 9211212847 SYMBOL: LC/L.1440-P LC/IP/L.181 PAGES: 44pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: The fundamental purpose of the National Integrated Development Strategy (NIDS) is to balance development across economic sectors and the geographical districts of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), and to establish a path of sustainable development. This publication describes the effort of the BVI to change its approach to development planning. The areas of discussion include: the planning framework; strategy/approach; projects; strengths and weaknesses; and lessons learned in the co-ordination and the bureaucratic processes. TITLE: Broadening Asia's Security Discourse and Agenda: Political, Social and Environmental Perspectives LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 04.III.A.2 ISBN: 9280810944 SYMBOL: UNUP-1094 PAGES: 372 PRICE: 43 DESCRIPTION: Going beyond military threats and state-centric analysis, this volume demonstrates the importance of a broad security agenda that incorporates political, economic, social, and environmental dimensions as well as the many linkages between them. It applies non-traditional security perspectives to a range of human challenges across Asia, in the hope of encouraging a security discourse where people are at the vital core. It also explores the potential conceptual and operational benefits of non-traditional security thinking in a continent confronted by both conventional and non-traditional security challenges. TITLE: Budapest Convention on the Contract for the Carriage of Goods by Inland Waterway (CMNI) LANGUAGE: M. SALES #: 03.II.E.21 ISBN: 9210163540 SYMBOL: ECE/CEP/88 PAGES: 202 PRICE: $20.00 DESCRIPTION: This report contains the full text of the Budapest Convention on the Contract for the Carriage of Goods by Inland Waterway. It was adopted by the Diplomatic Conference organized jointly by CCNR, the Danube Commission and UNECE in Hungary, in September 2000. The Convention is also translated into French, German, Dutch and Russian. TITLE: Budget Reform in Developing Countries: Papers of a Workshop held in New York, 4-5 December 1997 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.II.H.1 ISBN: 9211231280 SYMBOL: ST/TCD/SER.E/60 PAGES: 84pp. PRICE: $15.00 DESCRIPTION: New concepts of governance are increasingly appearing in the working agendas of the international community. These have certain recurring features which are of great relevance to Governments of developing countries undertaking their annual budget exercises. This publication discusses budgetary reform in a time of change; budget structure and classification; government accounting and audit standards; macro-fiscal control; budgeting for performance; information technology for budget formulation and management; integrated financial management; the decentralization of budgeting; donor impact on government budgeting; and the role of the international community in budget reform. TITLE: Building Capacity for Technology Transfer for Small and Medium Enterprises in Least Developed Countries: Proceedings and Papers Presented at the National Seminar on Building Capacity for Technology Transfer for Small and Medium Enterprises in Least Developed Countries - A Case in Nepal's Development LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 04.II.F.23 ISBN: 9211203775 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/2306 PAGES: 68 PRICE: 20 DESCRIPTION: This paper discusses ways by which Nepal can promote foreign direct investment, and through it, build-up technological capabilities for economic development and competitiveness. TITLE:Building Partnerships: Cooperation between the United Nations System and the Private Sector LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 02.I.12 ISBN: 9211008905 SYMBOL: DPI/2266 PAGES: 320 PRICE: $27.50 DESCRIPTION: In these challenging times, the United Nations and its Member States have a more important role than ever. But governments and inter-governmental bodies can no longer 'do it alone'. They must reach out to business and civil society as never before. Within the context of clear regulatory frameworks and effective market mechanisms the private sector can offer new ideas, technologies and approaches to help governments tackle global challenges such as access to water, energy, capital and information technology, malnutrition, illiteracy, tackling disease, conflict and environmental degradation. This publication provides the most comprehensive overview to-date of cooperation between the United Nations system and the business community aimed at addressing these challenges, including over 150 examples from around the world. The book highlights both obstacles and opportunities and it makes a compelling case that despite the obstacles, partnerships between the UN system, governments, business and civil society organizations offer one of our greatest hopes for meeting the global challenges of the 21st century. TITLE: Building Partnerships for Good Governance: The Spirit and the Reality of South-South Cooperation LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.H.4 ISBN: 9211231345 SYMBOL: ST/ESA/PAD/SER.E/6 PAGES: 68pp. PRICE: $15.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication summarizes the proceedings of the World Conference on Governance plenary session and five related workshops on "Building Partnerships for Governance". The report represents a global discussion of the conditions and elements of successful partnerships. It highlights the importance of partnerships for Governance built upon mutual trust and commitment to provide a platform for ongoing dialogue among international, national and local communities to promote peace and sustainable development. Guidelines and recommendations were drawn from examples emerged from around the globe. TITLE: Building Sustainable Peace LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 04.III.A.8 ISBN: 9280811010 PAGES: 504 PRICE: 30 DESCRIPTION: This book focuses on creating a sustainable peace as opposed to winning the peace. It is comprised of fifteen papers, which examine and discuss various dimensions of the peace-building and post-conflict reconciliation process. Authored by academics, policy advisors, practitioners and members of the public at large, the papers address issues such as factors that have contributed to the process of resolving civil wars and reconciling divided societies; the different techniques used in the peace-building process; the role of various nongovernmental actors and regional organizations; and the experiences of peace-building efforts in different regions of the world. TITLE: Bulletin of Industrial Statistics for the Arab Countries YEAR: 1992/2000 No.: 5 LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: 01.II.L.12 ISBN: 9211282381 SYMBOL: E/ESCWA/STAT/2001/8 PAGES: 296pp. PRICE: $55.00 DESCRIPTION: On the basis of the international definitions and concepts of industrial statistics, this issue presents the industrial situation in Arab countries through a set of main indicators relating to industrial production. These indicators include: productivity, trade in manufactured products, average wages of employees and the gender gap between employees in the manufacturing industries. This bulletin presents the statistics for the Arab countries in detailed tables for each country that cover the number of establishments and employees, wages and salaries, output, value added, industrial production indices and the main industrial products. Data in this bulletin was derived from national sources and certain specialized publications issued by Arab and international organizations. TITLE: Bulletin of Industrial Statistics for the Arab Countries YEAR: 1990/98 No.: 4 LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: 99.II.L.21 ISBN: 9211282160 SYMBOL: E/ESCWA/STAT/1999/8 PAGES: 300pp. PRICE: $55.00 DESCRIPTION: The data in this Bulletin were derived from national sources and specialized agencies. The Bulletin presents statistics for 19 Arab countries on gross domestic product (GDP), industrial statistics, exports and imports and main industrial products. TITLE: Bulletin of Industrial Statistics for the Arab Countries YEAR: 1985/95 LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: 97.II.L.8 ISBN: 9211281830 SYMBOL: E/ESCWA/STAT/1997/4 PAGES: 416pp. PRICE: $55.00 DESCRIPTION: Data in this Bulletin were derived from national sources and specialized agencies. The Bulletin presents statistics for 19 Arab countries on gross domestic product (GDP), industrial statistics, exports and imports and main industrial products. TITLE: Bulletin on Asia-Pacific Perspectives 2003-2004: Asia-Pacific Economies YEAR: 2003/04 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.II.F.52 ISBN: 9211201942 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/2271 PAGES: 108 PRICE: 30 DESCRIPTION: ‘Bulletin on Asia-Pacific Perspectives 2003-2004’ provides an assessment of the most recent developments in the global economy and their impact and implications for various economies or groups of economies within the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) region. It also looks at some of the important challenges facing the region such as sustainable development, implementing the Bangkok Trade Agreement, the SARS outbreak, and the development of E-financing and Small and Medium-sized enterprises. TITLE: Bulletin on Asia-Pacific Perspectives: Asia-Pacific Economies - Sustainable Growth amidst Uncertainties YEAR: 2002/03 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 02.II.F.69 ISBN: 9211201349 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/2219 PAGES: 124 PRICE: $25.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication provides an assessment of the most recent developments in the global economy and their impact and implications for various economies, or groups of economies, within the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) region. Strong signs of economic growth in early 2002 generated considerable optimism, which then started to dissipate somewhat in the wake of several adverse developments in the latter part of the year. Nevertheless, economic growth in the ESCAP developing region during the year was generally stronger than in 2001. The dynamics of global and regional interdependence are the main focus of the shorter articles in this bulletin. The articles provide a perspective on some of the major policy challenges in ensuring stable and equitable economic growth and social development in the ongoing management of constant change. This bulletin serves as a mid-term review to the more detailed publication, 'Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific'. TITLE: Bulletin on Asia-Pacific Perspectives: Asia-Pacific Economies - Coping with New Uncertainties YEAR: 2001/02 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 02.II.F.2 ISBN: 9211200571 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/2143 PAGES: 92pp. PRICE: $25.00 DESCRIPTION: This inaugural issue of the Bulletin is a concrete manifestation of the concerted efforts that are being made to enhance the role and relevance of the secretariat in the ESCAP region. This publication has been created to focus on two main objectives. The first is to provide an assessment of the most recent developments in the global economy and their impact and implications for various economies or groups of economies within the ESCAP region. The second objective is to shed some light on the pressing issues and feasible options in the management of constant change - a process that government, the private sector, civil society organizations and communities at large are still grappling with. TITLE: Bulletin on Narcotics: The Practice of Drug Abuse Epidemiology SERIES: Bulletin on Narcotics YEAR: 2003 VOLUME: LV No.: 1&2 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 04.XI.5 ISBN: 9211481740 PAGES: 148 PRICE: 20 DESCRIPTION: The Bulletin of Narcotics is designed to provide information on developments in drug control at the local, national, regional and international levels for the benefit of the international community. This issue contains 12 papers devoted to the topic of drug abuse epidemiology. TITLE: Bulletin on Narcotics: The Science of Drug Abuse Epidemiology (Arabic language) SERIES: Bulletin on Narcotics YEAR: 2002 VOLUME: LIV No.: 1&2 LANGUAGE: A. SALES #: 03.XI.17 ISBN: 9216480041 PAGES: 146 PRICE: 20 TITLE: Bulletin on Narcotics: The Practice of Drug Abuse Epidemiology (Chinese language) SERIES: Bulletin on Narcotics YEAR: 2003 VOLUME: LV No.: 1&2 LANGUAGE: C. SALES #: 04.XI.5 ISBN: 9215480080 PAGES: 148 PRICE: 20 TITLE: Bulletin on Narcotics: The Science of Drug Abuse Epidemiology (Russian language) SERIES: Bulletin on Narcotics YEAR: 2003 VOLUME: LV No.: &2 LANGUAGE: R. SALES #: 04.XI.5 ISBN: 9214480109 PAGES: 172 PRICE: 20 TITLE: Bulletin on Narcotics: The Science of Drug Abuse Epidemiology (Chinese language) SERIES: Bulletin on Narcotics YEAR: 2002 VOLUME: LIV No.: 1&2 LANGUAGE: C. SALES #: 03.XI.17 ISBN: 9215480056 PAGES: 160 PRICE: 20 TITLE: Bulletin on Narcotics: The Science of Drug Abuse Epidemiology SERIES: Bulletin on Narcotics YEAR: 2002 VOLUME: LIV No.: 1&2 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.XI.17 ISBN: 9211481708 PAGES: 160 PRICE: 20 DESCRIPTION: The Bulletin of Narcotics is designed to provide information on developments in drug control at the local, national, regional and international levels for the benefit of the international community. This issue is devoted to the science of drug abuse epidemiology. It includes eleven papers written by experts on the same subject. TITLE:Bulletin on Narcotics: Dynamic Drug Policy - Understanding and Controlling Drug Epidemics SERIES: Bulletin on Narcotics YEAR: 2001 VOLUME: LIII No.: No.1&2 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 02.XI.6 ISBN: 9211481473 PAGES: 164.00 PRICE: $20.00 DESCRIPTION: The Bulletin of Narcotics is designed to provide information on developments in drug control at the local, national, regional and international levels that would benefit the international community. This issue contains papers that were originally prepared for a symposium on the theme, "Dynamic drug policy: understanding and controlling drug epidemics". TITLE: Bulletin on Narcotics: Economic and Social Costs of Substance Abuse YEAR: 2000 VOLUME: Vol.LII No.: No.1&2 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: SUBSC. PAGES: 144pp. PRICE: $20.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication presents current information on all aspects of national and international drugs control. Issued since 1949, it is a bilingual edition published also in French. TITLE: Bulletin on Narcotics: Double Issue on Cannabis - Recent Developments YEAR: 1996 VOLUME: XLIX & L No.: 1&2 LANGUAGE: E. PAGES: 156pp. PRICE: $20.00 TITLE: Bulletin on Narcotics: Special Issue on Rapid Assessment of Drug Abuse YEAR: 1996 VOLUME: XLVIII No.: 1&2 LANGUAGE: E. PAGES: 144pp. PRICE: $20.00 TITLE: Bulletin on Vital Statistics in the ESCWA Region No.: 5th Issue LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: 03.II.L.16 ISBN: 9211282675 SYMBOL: E/ESCWA/SDD/2003/23 PAGES: 212 PRICE: 30 DESCRIPTION: The Bulletin of Vital Statistics for the countries of Western Asia provides statistics and indicators covering fertility, mortality, marriages and divorces. Comparative study is facilitated through data which dates as far back as 1990. Most of the national data was compiled from national statistical sources including annual statistical yearbooks and vital statistics publications and by using questionnaires. This bilingual publication is in English and Arabic. TITLE: Bulletin on Vital Statistics in the ESCWA Region No.: 4th Issue LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: 01.II.L.13 ISBN: 9211282403 SYMBOL: E/ESCWA/STAT/2001/9 PAGES: 188pp. PRICE: $30.00 DESCRIPTION: The Bulletin of Vital Statistics for the countries of Western Asia provides statistics and indicators covering fertility, mortality, marriages and divorces. Comparative study is facilitated through the data which is provided from as far back as 1990. Most of the national data was compiled from national statistical sources including annual statistical yearbooks and vital statistics publications and by using questionnaires. TITLE: Bulletin on Vital Statistics in the ESCWA Region No.: 3rd Issue LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: 00.II.L.9 ISBN: 9211282233 SYMBOL: E/ESCWA/STAT/2000/2 PAGES: 182pp. PRICE: $30.00 DESCRIPTION: The Bulletin of Vital Statistics for the countries of Western Asia provides statistics and indicators covering fertility, mortality, marriages and divorces. Comparative studies are facilitated through the data provided, from as far back as 1990. TITLE: Bulletin of Vital Statistics in the ESCWA Region VOLUME: 2nd Issue LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: 99.II.L.15 ISBN: 9211282128 SYMBOL: E/ESCWA/STAT/1999/5 PAGES: 132pp. PRICE: $30.00 DESCRIPTION: The Bulletin of Vital Statistics for the countries of Western Asia provides statistics and indicators covering fertility, mortality, marriages and divorces. Comparative studies is facilitated through the data provided from as far back as 1990. TITLE: Bulletin on Narcotics: Occasional Papers YEAR: 1999 VOLUME: LI No.: 1&2 LANGUAGE: E. PAGES: 136pp. PRICE: $20.00 TITLE: Bulletin on Vital Statistics in the ESCWA Region VOLUME: 1st Issue LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: 99.II.L.5 ISBN: 9211282004 SYMBOL: E/ESCWA/STAT/1998/7 PAGES: 64pp. PRICE: $15.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication provides data and statistics that are fundamental to the process of population projections and estimates for the countries of Western Asia. Data are presented in two parts; the first part provides statistics on the registered vital events and shows the discrepancies between the registered and the estimated rates while the second part presents population size and the changes in the demographic components of the region. TITLE: Business and the UN: Partners in Sustainable Development - Industry and Technology LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.II.A.2 ISBN: 9211044820 PAGES: 158pp. PRICE: $20.00 DESCRIPTION: A central factor in achieving sustainability in business and industry is the improvement of production processes through the introduction of technologies that use resources more efficiently and minimize environmental impacts. This publication explores the motivations of companies involved in nine cases of successful transfer of cleaner production technologies to enterprises in developing countries. The cases analysed are the: artisanal gold mining, greenhouse gas substitutes, chrome recovery and reuse, solid waste treatment, wind energy, biomass cogeneration, substitutes for CFCs and VOCs, cleaner steel production and fish processing. Business and the UN also includes a description of the "Internet Cafe", the partnership between UN agencies and the private sector in providing information on cleaner production opportunities to potential investors and governments. TITLE: Business Development Service Centres in Italy: An Empirical Analysis of Three Regional Experiences - Emilia Romagna, Lombarda and Veneto SERIES: Productive Development No.: 130 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 02.II.G.96 ISBN: 9211213681 SYMBOL: LC/L.1781-P PAGES: 84 PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: The notion of "business development service" (BDS) is quickly gaining popularity among policy makers and scholars of management, industrial organization and development. Similarly, attention is increasingly paid on the institutions and centres offering BDS, as an essential part of the "local" or "regional innovation system". This paper analyzes the experience of BDS centers in three highly developed Northern Italian regions (Emilia Romagna, Lombardia and Veneto) and evaluates their performance and contribution to the regions' industrial, and notably SME development. It uses quantitative and qualitative information to portray the details of a reality that is often quoted as a "success-story", sometimes beyond the actual empirical evidence. Finally, conclusions and implications for public policies are suggested, and the reasons for their public and subsidized provision are discussed. Useful lessons may be learned for countries at lower levels of industrial development, and specifically for Latin America. TITLE: Business Guide to the General Agreement on Trade in Services: Revised Edition LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 01.III.T.4 ISBN: 9291371653 SYMBOL: ITC/P68.E/PMD/TSU/00-XII PAGES: 286pp. PRICE: $50.00 DESCRIPTION: The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) is an historical agreement covering a wide range of international service transactions. This guide presents the key features of the multilateral system of trade rules covering services. It also identifies the main opportunities and challenges that may be encountered at the practical business level in the implementation of GATS rules and market access commitments. TITLE: Business Guide to the World Trading System LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.III.T.1 ISBN: 085092621 SYMBOL: ITC/P33.E/TSS/HRDS/99-VII PAGES: 356pp. PRICE: $65.00 DESCRIPTION: As world trade becomes more and more global, the rules of the world trading system are being continuously refined. For a better participation in the world trading system, it has become necessary to understand clearly the business implications of these rules. The Business Guide to the World Trading System starts with an overview of the World Trade Organization's (WTO) legal system and the benefits that the business community can derive from it. The Guide explains the role of the WTO as a forum for negotiations, presents the rules applicable to trade in goods; reviews the main features of the rules of the General Agreement on Trade in Services; explains the rules applicable to government procurement and State trading; describes the provisions of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights; and looks at the new subject areas on which analytical work is being carried out to determine whether negotiations within the WTO on the development of new rules to cover their trade-related aspects would be desirable. TITLE: Business Guide to Trade Remedies in Canada: Anti-Dumping, Countervailing and Safeguards Legislation, Practices and Procedures SERIES: Business and the Multilateral Trading System LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.III.T.2 ISBN: 9291372528 SYMBOL: ITC/P149.E/TSS/BAS/03-II PAGES: 184 PRICE: 50 DESCRIPTION: This Guide examines the trade remedy legislation and practices of Canada for the benefit of business managers, exporters and importers in developing countries and transition economies. It covers the origins of trade remedies, their administration in Canada, as well as the various World Trade Organization rules governing trade remedies. It also discusses related issues such as anti-dumping, countervailing, and the role of the Canadian international Trade Tribunal. TITLE: Business Guide to Trade Remedies in the European Community: Anti-Dumping, Anti-Subsidy and Safeguards Legislation, Practices and Procedures SERIES: Business and the Multilateral Trading System LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 04.III.T.4 ISBN: 9291372714 SYMBOL: ITC/P165.E/TSS/BAS/03-XII PAGES: 224 PRICE: 50 DESCRIPTION: This guide presents general concepts of anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard procedures in the European Community law. It discusses trade remedy investigations and actions. It also gives practical advice to exporters from developing countries and transition economies concerning relevant trade remedy legislation, the practice of the European community and the implementation of relevant World Trade Organization Agreements. TITLE: Business Guide to Trade Remedies in the United States: Anti-Dumping, Countervailing and Safeguards Legislation, Practices and Procedures SERIES: Business and the Multilateral Trading System LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.III.T.3 ISBN: 9291372536 SYMBOL: ITC/P150.E/TSS/BAS/03-II PAGES: 240 PRICE: 50 DESCRIPTION: This Guide examines the trade remedy legislation and practices of the United States of America (USA) for the benefit of business managers, exporters and importers in developing countries and transition economies. It covers the origins of trade remedies, their administration in the USA as well as the various World Trade Organization rules governing trade remedies. It also discusses trade remedy investigation and actions, the procedural framework for the United States unfair trade remedies and includes the Internet guide to the United States trade remedy law.
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