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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: Dawn in the Andes LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.III.B.22 PAGES: 192pp. PRICE: $25.00 DESCRIPTION: Three years from now, as the next millennium begins, the Andean countries will have 110 million inhabitants who to a large extent will derive their livelihood from the resources and possibilities offered by the mountain range. This publication provides a vision of the Andean future that seeks to be different: not only socially and economically viable, but also environmentally sustainable. The areas of discussion include: the many realities of the Andes; its natural and cultural heritage; the Andes in the regional context; and the challenges facing the Andes. (OUT OF PRINT) TITLE: Dealing with Capital Inflows: Are There Any Lessons? SERIES: UNU/WIDER Research for Action No.: 28 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.III.A.40 ISBN: 9529520425 PAGES: 56pp. PRICE: $8.00 DESCRIPTION: Dealing with Capital Inflows: Are There Any Lessons? reviews the experience of a heterogeneous group of developing countries in maintaining macroeconomic stability in the face of heavy capital inflows. It makes a comparison of country responses organized according to policy and identifies the limitations of each of these policies and conditions. The publication 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. (OUT OF PRINT) TITLE: Debt and Sustainable Human Development LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.III.B.39 ISBN: 9211261155 PAGES: 68pp. PRICE: $15.00 DESCRIPTION: There is no longer any doubt that unsustainable debt burdens, particularly in heavily indebted poor countries, have serious consequences for human development. These countries urgently need debt relief. This publication denotes how the United Nations Development Programme is playing a role in assisting heavily indebted poor countries. It focuses on the areas of the debt burden and sustainable human development; existing mechanisms for debt restructuring; and capacity-building for effective debt management. TITLE: Debt Management SERIES: Discussion Paper No.: 4 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.III.B.6 ISBN: 9211260833 PAGES: 100pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: The debt crisis of the 1980s gave a devastating blow to development in the Third World. The consequences are still felt in a number of countries. This publication presents the lessons learnt nationally from Argentina, Bangladesh, Egypt and Uganda and regionally from ESAIDARM in Southern and Eastern Africa. Five case studies demonstrating successful debt management projects. TITLE: Decade of Light and Shadow, A: Latin America and the Caribbean in the 1990s LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.II.G.79 ISBN: 9211214017 SYMBOL: LC/G.2205-P PAGES: 368 PRICE: $20.00 DESCRIPTION: The 1990s were a time of transition and reorientation in various aspects of the region’s economic, social and political life. This publication offers an analysis of the changes in Latin America and the Caribbean within the global and regional context. While exploring the socio-economic developments in the region, the publication takes a closer look at industrial and agricultural sectors, trends in employment and gender equity, as well as social sector reforms and territorial restructuring. TITLE: Decade of Transition, A SERIES: Regional Monitoring Report YEAR: 2001 No.: 8 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 02.XX.2 ISBN: 8885401988 PAGES: 208pp. PRICE: $25.00 DESCRIPTION: This report focuses on the 410 million people who live in the 27 countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). It looks at trends in their well-being between 1989 and 1999: a decade of transition that closed their countries' prolonged experiment with communism and that opened new perspectives to development. The report looks at household incomes, health, education and children in public care, in each case analysing the changes in outcomes during the 1990s and the policies affecting these outcomes. TITLE: Decentralization: Conditions for Success - Lessons from Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.H.5 ISBN: 9211231353 SYMBOL: ST/ESA/PAD/SER.E/7 PAGES: 144pp. PRICE: $20.00 DESCRIPTION: For more than a decade, decentralization has been a central theme in the debate on governance worldwide. This publication explores the accomplishments of decentralization in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). It provides an account of legislative frameworks that were put in place for this purpose and draws comparisons with trends in Western Europe. It focuses on the problems of financial decentralization and safeguarding accountability in local administration. It examines the human factor in local governments, including human resources development and mobilization of civic participation. Ultimately,the publication displays a summary of the findings and recommendations of the working groups of the 1999 Conference "Decentralization: Conditions for Success". TITLE: Dehydrated Vegetables: A Survey of Major Markets SERIES: Market Study LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 93.III.T.1 ISBN: 9211150019 SYMBOL: ITC/198/A1/93-XII PAGES: 126pp. PRICE: $40.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication presents a market study on dehydrated vegetables in Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. It reviews the world market situation for each country covered and gives comments and data on supply, demand, production, consumption, exports and imports. It also discusses market characteristics and requirements; distribution channels; market access and import regulations; price information and customs duties. Included is a list of selected addresses. TITLE: Delhi Declaration and Strategy and Action Plan on Space Technology Applications in Asia and the Pacific for the New Millennium: Second Ministerial Conference on Space Applications for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.F.61 ISBN: 9211200113 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/2059 PAGES: 52pp. PRICE: $7.50 DESCRIPTION: Everyone involved in or interested in space technology applications and development in the Asia-Pacific region will find this publication a handy compilation of basic documents which were unanimously adopted in 1999 by the Second Ministerial Conference on Space Applications for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific. The two documents contained in this publication are: the Delhi Declaration on Space Technology Applications in Asia and the Pacific for Improved Quality of Life in the New Millennium; and the Strategy and Action Plan on Space Technology Applications in Asia and the Pacific for the New Millennium. TITLE: Demand Reduction: A Glossary of Terms SERIES: ODCCP Studies on Drugs and Crime: Guidelines LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.XI.9 ISBN: 9211481295 PAGES: 96pp. PRICE: $22.00 DESCRIPTION: This Glossary is intended to provide brief definitions of the most relevant scientific terms in the field of drug demand reduction, including key terms employed in international treaties concerned with illicit drugs, and also of main substances of abuse, including alcohol and nicotine. The aim of the Glossary is to support future activities and publications in demand reduction and to facilitate international communication about drug issues and policies. The publication is a useful tool for policy makers and planners in both developing and developed countries who are engaged in the elaboration of demand reduction policies and programmes. TITLE: Democracy in Latin America: (Re)Constructing Political Society SERIES: UNU Series in the Changing Nature of Democracy LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 02.III.A.3 ISBN: 9280810685 SYMBOL: UNUP-1068 PAGES: 322pp. PRICE: $31.95 DESCRIPTION: (Re)democratization in much of Latin America has had to confront a legacy of civil war or political repression, as well as the social dilemmas inherent in the integration of the region into the global market-based economy. This book examines democratic transition and consolidation in post-authoritarian and post-civil war Latin America. Its central premise is that the fundamental prerequisite of democracy is the existence of a polity of 'political society', something that has been weak or under threat. A range of issues are embraced: dealing with past abuses of human rights; integrating societies into global market economics; the role of civil society; the problems of achieving a sense of citizenship in many communities; the perennial 'ethnicity issue'; and the pervading gap between the procedure and the substance of democracy. The norm of democracy is becoming embedded in regional and national politics but the authors suggest that the journey to meaningful democracy is unfinished. TITLE: Demographic and Related Socio-economic Data Sheets for Member Countries of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia as Assessed in 2000 (with Insert) YEAR: 2001 No.: 11 LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: 01.II.L.5 ISBN: 9211282322 SYMBOL: E/ESCWA/POP/2001/2 PAGES: 212pp. PRICE: $40.00 DESCRIPTION: The publication includes data for all the countries in the region, as well as regional totals. Six key demographic indices were used: mid-year population disaggregated by age and sex; population by age and sex; age-specific fertility rates, total fertility rate, crude birth rate and sex ratio at birth; life expectancy at birth, crude death rate, and infant mortality rates; life tables for males and females; and annual net migrants by sex. TITLE: Democracy Governance and Economic Performance: East and Southeast Asia SERIES: UNU Series on the Changing Nature of Democracy LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.III.A.24 ISBN: 9280810391 SYMBOL: UNUP-1039 PAGES: 392pp. PRICE: $34.95 DESCRIPTION: In a number of states of East and Southeast Asia, democratization occurred or was consolidated in the early 1990s but irrespective of the level of democratization, economic performance has been a primary source of political legitimacy. Yet the levels of development vary markedly. This study focuses particularly on the condition of parties and party systems and economic governance. It also presents a discussion on economic development verses political democracy. TITLE: Democratic Governance and the Social Condition in the Anglophone Caribbean LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.III.B.24 PAGES: 46pp. PRICE: $15.00 DESCRIPTION: The practice of good governance is facing considerable jeopardy in Latin America and the Caribbean. Within the socio-economic context, demographic governance partially results from efficient and effective management structures and the promotion of quality civic engagement in the processes and institutions of democracy. This publication discusses the apparent weakening of good governance within the Anglophone Caribbean. It addresses "good governance" in the context of structural adjustment, parliamentary accountability, the judicial system, corruption and drug trafficking, poverty and country size, among other areas. (OUT OF STOCK) TITLE: Demographic Perspective on Women in Development in Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar and Vietnam, A SERIES: Asian Population Studies Series No.: 148 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.II.F.53 ISBN: 9211198429 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/1869 PAGES: 152pp. PRICE: $15.00 DESCRIPTION: Highlighting the issues regarding the empowerment and autonomy of women, this publication presents the findings of a study on the status of women in development. The study focuses on selected countries including Cambodia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar and Viet Nam. Detailed data, analysis and comparative discussions are provided for each country together with policy implications. (OUT OF PRINT) TITLE: Democratic Process and the Market, The: Challenges of the Transition SERIES: UNU Series on the Changing Nature of Democracy LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.III.A.21 ISBN: 928081026X SYMBOL: UNUP-1026 PAGES: 216pp. PRICE: $19.95 DESCRIPTION: The transition of the former socialist countries and East and Central Europe to a pluralistic, democratic system of governance and a modern market economy has involved historically-unparalleled changes. This publication presents a study of the global democratic process and offers a specific contribution to the global dialogue on democracy in transition. It provides a regional perspective on the interrelation between political and economic change, and delineates the unprecedented challenges recent developments have presented both to the states in transition and to the international community. TITLE: Democratization in the Middle East: Experiences, Struggles, Challenges SERIES: UNU Series in the Changing Nature of Democracy LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.III.A.6 ISBN: 9280810855 SYMBOL: UNUP-1085 PAGES: 224 PRICE: $21.95 DESCRIPTION: This publication addresses a number of key issues that would determine the success or failure of sustainable democratization in the countries of the Middle East. Drawing on conceptual and country analysis it examines various important issues such as, patterns of democratization, the relationship between civil society and the state, internal and external factors of democratization, the relationship between Islam, Islamic movement and democratization, experiences of democratic transition processes and resulting national and regional peace dividends, and the interdependence of development, peace and democratization, and political and economic transition. The conclusion of the book proposes gradual and organized reforms that would advance democratization in the region. TITLE: Demographic and Related Socio-economic Data Sheets for Countries of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia as Assessed in 1998 YEAR: 1999 No.: 10 LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: 99.II.L.13 ISBN: 9211282098 SYMBOL: E/ESCWA/POP/1999/1 PAGES: 180pp. PRICE: $40.00 DESCRIPTION: The publication includes data for all the countries in the region, as well as regional totals. Six key demographic indices were used: mid-year population disaggregated by age and sex; population by single year of age (5-24) and sex; age-specific fertility rates, total fertility rate, crude birth rate and sex ratio at birth; life expectancy at birth, crude death rate, and infant mortality rates; life tables for males and females; and annual net migrants by sex. TITLE: Demographic Bulletin of Latin America and the Caribbean: Population Estimates and Projections 1950-2050 YEAR: January 2004 No.: 73 LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: 03.II.G.209 ISBN: 9210210514 SYMBOL: LC/G.2225-P PAGES: 260 PRICE: $25.00 DESCRIPTION: This Bulletin presents comparative general demographic indicators for Latin America and the Caribbean identifying major trends and patterns. Part A of the Bulletin uses standard tables to show the demographic situation of the general population in the various countries, while Part B presents the population estimates and projections for 13 Caribbean countries (Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinique, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Surinam and Trinidad and Tobago). Also included are summary tables that give population totals and some demographic indicators for 1950-2050. TITLE:Demographic Yearbook CD-ROM: Natality Statistics YEAR: 1999 LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: 02.XIII.6 ISBN: 9210510933 PRICE: $50.00 DESCRIPTION: The Demographic Yearbook CD-ROM provides fifty years of data for 229 countries/areas from 1948 to 1997. Compiled by the United Nations Statistical Division, this comprehensive resource is a vital tool for any demographer. TITLE: Demographic Yearbook YEAR: 2000 VOLUME: 52 LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: 02.XIII.1 H ISBN: 9210510917 SYMBOL: ST/ESA/STAT/SER.R/31 PAGES: 688 PRICE: $100.00 DESCRIPTION: The Demographic Yearbook is an international source of statistics that contains basic statistical data for over 200 countries or areas to meet the needs of demographers, economists, public-health workers and sociologists, among others. It presents general tables giving a world summary of basic demographic statistics, followed by tables on the size, distribution and trends in population, fertility, mortality, marriage and divorce, international migration and population census data. TITLE: Demographic Yearbook YEAR: 1999 VOLUME: Vol.51 LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: 01.XIII.1 H ISBN: 9210510909 SYMBOL: ST/ESA/STAT/SER.R/30 PAGES: 626pp. PRICE: $100.00 DESCRIPTION: The Demographic Yearbook is an international source of statistics that contains basic statistical data for over 200 countries or areas to meet the needs of demographers, economists, public-health workers and sociologists, among others. It presents general tables giving a world summary of basic demographic statistics, followed by tables on the size, distribution and trends in population, fertility, mortality, marriage and divorce, international migration and population census data. TITLE: Demographic Yearbook YEAR: 1998 VOLUME: 50 LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: 00.XIII.1 H ISBN: 9210510895 SYMBOL: ST/ESA/STAT/SER.R/29 PAGES: 628pp. PRICE: $100.00 DESCRIPTION: The Demographic Yearbook is an international source of statistics that contains basic statistical data for over 200 countries or areas to meet the needs of demographers, economists, public-health workers and sociologists, among others. It presents general tables giving a world summary of basic demographic statistics, followed by tables on the size, distribution and trends in population, fertility, mortality, marriage and divorce, international migration and population census data. TITLE: Demographic Yearbook CD-ROM: Historical Supplement YEAR: 1948-1997 LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: 99.XIII.12 ISBN: 9211513359 PRICE: $149.00 DESCRIPTION: The Demographic Yearbook Historical Supplement 1948-1997 CD-ROM (DYB-CD) is the first electronic version of the Demographic Yearbook. It offers a comprehensive collection of international demographic statistics covering fifty years of data for 229 countries/areas from 1948-1997. DYB-CD uses a web-browser to provide easy access to the table of contents, data tables and documentation for analysts, researchers, statisticians and demographers, students, librarians and information specialists with little or no prior computer background or experience. The DYB-CD is a bilingual product in English and French languages. TITLE: Demographic Yearbook YEAR: 1996 VOLUME: 48 LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: 98.XIII.1 ISBN: 9210510879 SYMBOL: ST/ESA/STAT/SER.R/27 PAGES: 1162pp. PRICE: $150.00 DESCRIPTION: Demographers, economists, public health workers and sociologists have found this Yearbook a definitive source of demographic and population statistics. About 250 countries and regions are represented. The first group of tables comprise a world summary of basic demographic statistics. This summary is followed by statistics on the size, distribution and trends in population, fertility, foetal mortality, infant and maternal mortality and general mortality. TITLE: Demographic Yearbook YEAR: 1997 VOLUME: 49 LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: 99.XIII.1 ISBN: 9210510887 SYMBOL: ST/ESA/STAT/SER.R/28 PAGES: 592pp. PRICE: $100.00 DESCRIPTION: The Demographic Yearbook is a comprehensive collection of international demographic statistics. This definitive source of demographic and population statitstics includes data on about 229 countries, or regions. The first group of tables comprises a world summary of basic demographic statistics. This summary is followed by statistics on the size, distribution and trends in population, fertility, foetal mortality, infant and maternal mortality and general mortality. TITLE: Depleted Uranium in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Post-conflict Environmental Assessment LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.III.D.7 ISBN: 9211586194 PAGES: 282 PRICE: $40.00 DESCRIPTION: This report studies the effects of Depleted Uranium (DU) ammunition in Bosnia and Herzegovina after the conflict of 1994-95. Investigations at 14 sites revealed that DU was present at three of the sites more than seven years after the conflict. Soil, water, and air samples were tested, and for the first time in the Balkans DU was found to be present in drinking water samples. The report recommends precautionary steps in the form of decontamination and clean-up. It goes on to suggest that further studies be undertaken in other regions where DU ammunition has been used. TITLE: Depleted Uranium in Kosovo: Post-conflict Environmental Assessment LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 01.III.D.24 PAGES: 186pp. PRICE: $30.00 DESCRIPTION: This report presents the findings of the first-ever international assessment of the environmental impact of depleted uranium (DU) when used in a real conflict situation. Following the confirmation by NATO that DU had been used during the Kosovo conflict, the United Nations Environment Programme organized a scientific field mission to investigate the possible environmental consequences. This report presents its findings and conclusions on the presence and extent of DU contamination at the areas studied, the corresponding risks to the environment, and possible mitigation actions. TITLE: Deported Peoples of the Former Soviet Union: The Case of the Meskhetians LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.III.S.11 ISBN: 9290680695 PAGES: 44pp. PRICE: $25.00 DESCRIPTION: This report is an up-to-date study of the Meskhetians, an ethnic group of Muslim background forcibly relocated from Georgia to Siberia and Central Asia during the Stalin era. Based on interviews with several key actors in Georgia and Azerbaijan, the report traces the migratory history of the Meskhetians, presents a profile of their legal status and living conditions in the Commonwealth of Independent States and discusses the implications of Georgia's new policy proposals. The book also suggests a number of recommendations for many of the actors involved in the process, including Georgia, different host countries, international organizations and NGOs. TITLE:Desk Study on the Environment in Iraq LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.III.D.30 ISBN: 921586283 PAGES: 96 PRICE: $30.00 DESCRIPTION: Lessons learned from earlier conflicts indicate that environmental consequences in Iraq must be addressed as soon as possible to avoid further deterioration of humanitarian and environmental conditions. This publication provides an overview of chronic and war-related environmental issues and identifies the steps needed to safeguard against them using post-war Iraq as a case study. Environmental concerns addressed include: water and power supply, sanitation, and possible pollution from war-damaged sites. The study also reveals general background information for future work on the environment in Iraq. TITLE: Desk Study on the Environment in Liberia LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 04.III.D.18 ISBN: 9280724037 PAGES: 118 PRICE: 30 DESCRIPTION: This study conducts an assessment of the most pressing environmental issues facing post conflict Liberia. It provides an overview of Liberia’s environment in the context of 14 years of conflict and makes recommendations aimed at integrating environmental management into the reconstruction efforts in Liberia. TITLE: Desk Study on the Environment in the Occupied Palestinian Territories LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.III.D.6 ISBN: 9211586186 PAGES: 192 PRICE: $30.00 DESCRIPTION: This document is adopted from a study on the environmental situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories carried out by a team of UNEP experts in October 2002. It includes an assessment of the following: freshwater quality and quantity, wastewater, solid and hazardous waste, and conservation and biodiversity. It also evaluates the capacity of the Palestinian Authority to face environmental challenges and reviews international cooperation in the environmental field. One hundred and thirty six proposals on actions that should be taken are recommended. TITLE: Destroying Surplus Weapons: An Assessment of Experience in South Africa and Lesotho LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: GV.03.0.18 ISBN: 9290451513 SYMBOL: UNIDIR/2003/15 PAGES: 104 PRICE: $15.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication reviews and evaluates the experience of South Africa and Lesotho with the disposal of surplus weapons and management of their stocks. The aim of the book is to highlight the lessons from South Africa and Lesotho, and thereby encourage other governments to carry out similar programmes if they have not already begun to do so. TITLE: Detection of Radioactive Materials at Borders LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.L.11 ISBN: 9201161026 SYMBOL: IAEA-TECHDOC-1312 PAGES: 44 PRICE: $16.50 DESCRIPTION: The detection of radioactive materials at borders is the subject of this technical document. The major focus of this publication, jointly sponsored by the IAEA, World Customs Organization, INTERPOL and EUROPOL, is on radiation detection, in particular, the instrumentation necessary for such purposes. It is intended to assist member state organizations in effectively detecting radioactive materials crossing their borders, whether importations, exportations, or shipments in transit. TITLE: Determinants of Economic Performance in Transitional Economies, The: The Roles of Ownership, Incentives and Restructuring SERIES: UNU/WIDER Research for Action No.: 39 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.III.A.51 ISBN: 9529520638 PAGES: 58pp. PRICE: $8.00 DESCRIPTION: The Determinants of Economic Performance in Transitional Economies: The Roles of Ownership, Incentives and Restructuring examines recent patterns of change in ownership and control in East European countries, Bulgaria and Baltic states, as well as in Russia. It explores how these changes affect economic restructuring and efficiency. The publication 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: Devastating Drought in Kenya: Environmental Impacts and Responses LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 02.III.D.6 PAGES: 160pp. PRICE: $30.00 DESCRIPTION: Kenya has suffered from what has been called the worst drought in living memory caused by the continuous failure of rainfall from October 1998 to date. This caused a severe water shortage that affected the agricultural and industrial sectors and resulted in acute human suffering and, animal and vegetation devastation. While it is not possible to control the occurrence of drought, its effects can be minimised by protecting natural resources, which will sustain communities for the duration of the drought. This publication identifies the challenges and opportunities that the Government needs to address and makes some recommendations is this regard. TITLE: Developing Capacity through Technical Cooperation: Country Experiences - Bolivia, Uganda, Egypt, Philippines, Kyrgyz Republic, Bangladesh LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.III.B.5 ISBN: 1853839698 PAGES: 224 PRICE: $29.95 DESCRIPTION: Technical cooperation', involving Northern experts transferring expertise to the South, has not always worked. In fact it has sometimes been counter-productive, fostering a dependency on outside help rather than creating a genuine indigenous capacity. This independent study by experts from Harvard University and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) uses a range of country studies to analyze what has worked in the past, what hasn't and how to ensure future cooperation results in genuine capacity building and national ownership of the development process. It offers a valuable new framework for evaluating different methods to achieve these goals. TITLE: Development and Globalization 2004: Facts and Figures YEAR: 2004 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 04.II.D.16 ISBN: 9211126231 SYMBOL: UNCTAD/GDS/CSIR/2004/1 PAGES: 116 PRICE: 20 DESCRIPTION: Development and Globalization: Facts and Figures, is a compact statistical reference book designed to familiarize a broad audience with world economic trends, particularly the growth prospects of developing countries in the context of globalization. It provides basic information in a user friendly format on subjects such as trade, investment, external finance, commodities and development, and population. The objective of this publication is to enhance the readers’ understanding of the world’s economic and social evolution. TITLE: Development Cooperation in Practice: The United Nations Volunteers in Nepal LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.III.A.4 ISBN: 9280810375 SYMBOL: UNUP-1037-5 PAGES: 176pp. PRICE: $19.95 DESCRIPTION: While the role of the United Nations in world affairs is the subject of much debate and research, little empirical evidence exists regarding the effectiveness of the work of the United Nations in the economic and social fields. Development Cooperation in Practice: The United Nations Volunteers in Nepal shows that assessments of the achievements and performance of the UN in the economic and social fields are possible and worthwhile undertakings. The publication discusses the role of the United Nations in supporting economic development; and the establishment and evolution of the UN Volunteers programme. TITLE:Development Dimension of FDI, The: Policy and Rule-making Perspectives - Proceedings of an Expert Meeting LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.II.D.22 ISBN: 9211125960 SYMBOL: UNCTAD/ITE/IIA/2003/4 PAGES: 252 PRICE: $35.00 DESCRIPTION: This book contains written submissions presented by scholars and experts at an Expert Meeting on the development dimension of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), organized by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva, in November 2002. The diverse and at times contradictory views expressed in this book cover topics such as policy measures on FDI implemented by host countries, the corporate responsibility of transnational corporations, and the right of countries to regulate FDI. These issues are at the core of the international community’s search for a balance between global objectives and the specific needs of developing countries in the area of FDI. TITLE: Developing Countries' Anti-cyclical Policies in a Globalizing World SERIES: Reports and Special Studies No.: 4 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 02.II.G.60 ISBN: 9211213568 SYMBOL: LC/L.1740-P PAGES: 40.00 PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: This paper looks at the role of developing countries' domestic policies in managing externally generated boom-bust cycles. It draws upon an extensive list of recent literature on the subject and upon the experience of Latin America in the 1990s. The discussion is divided into seven sections. The first looks at the macroeconomics of boom-bust cycles in the developing world. The following sections look at the exchange rate regime, liability policies, prudential regulation and supervision, and fiscal stabilization. The final section draws some conclusions. TITLE: Developing Countries Anti-cyclical Policies in a Globalized World SERIES: Temas de Coyuntura No.: 13 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.G.115 ISBN: 9211212863 SYMBOL: LC/L.1443-P PAGES: 48pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: The volatility and contagion characteristic of international financial markets has dominated emerging economies during the 1990s. This paper looks at the role of developing countries' domestic policies in managing the effects of externally generated boom-bust cycles. The publication also discusses the exchange rate regime, liability policies, prudential regulation and fiscal stabilization. It draws from literature on the subject as well as from the experience of Latin America in the 1990s. TITLE: Developing Entrepreneurship and a Sustainable SME Sector in BSEC Countries LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 02.II.E.12 ISBN: 9211168112 SYMBOL: ECE/TRADE/292 OPA/AC.26/1 PAGES: 64 PRICE: $12.00 DESCRIPTION: This document contains conclusions and recommendations that were made by government officials, experts and representatives of international organizations, businessmen and women and representatives of NGOs at the Organization of Black Sea Economic Cooperation(BSEC) workshops on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises(SME) related issues. This set of thoughts, fact findings and suggestions provide the basis of drafting more comprehensive government policies to strengthen the entrepreneurship and the SME-sector in the whole BSEC region. The document also contains the important SME policy guide entitled BSEC Declaration on "SMEs at the Dawn of the 21st Century". TITLE: Development Cycles, Political Regimes and International Migration: Argentina in the 20th Century SERIES: Macroeconomía del Desarrollo No.: 22 PART: LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.II.G.14 ISBN: 9211213908 SYMBOL: LC/L.1847-P PAGES: 48 PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: This paper investigates the main patterns of international migration to and from Argentina in the twentieth century. It explains how good economic opportunities brought millions of Europeans to Argentina between the period 1870 and 1930. Then it examines how economic decline, poor opportunities and authoritarian regimes created the inverse effect during the latter part of the century. Migration trends and patterns are also highlighted. TITLE: Development Discontinuities: Leaders and Intermediaries in Producer's Associations SERIES: UNU/WIDER Working Papers No.: 166 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.III.A.14 ISBN: 9524550121 PAGES: 44pp. PRICE: $5.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication addresses the question of economic development by analyzing the experience of three associations of agricultural producers in the underdeveloped regions of Brazil and Italy that have made significant economic progress through co-operation. The paper analyzes under what conditions are organizations of producers effective tools to promote the economic development of relatively poor areas and why some of them were able to achieve economic results through collective action, while others were not. TITLE: Development of Automotive Sector in Selected Countries of ESCAP: Proceedings and Country Papers Presented at the Regional Consultative Meeting on Promotion of Intraregional Trade and Economic Cooperation in the Automotive Sector LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.II.F.4 ISBN: 9211201403 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/2223 PAGES: 138 PRICE: $15.00 DESCRIPTION: This document is adopted from a regional meeting coordinated by The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on the promotion of regional trade and economic cooperation in the automotive sector. The meeting took place in Seoul, in December 2001. The document is made up of select country studies and reports that were presented at the consultative meeting. Presentations from the following countries are included: Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines and Thailand. TITLE: Development of Asia-Europe Rail Container Transport Through Block-trains: Northern Corridor of the Trans-Asian Railway LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.F.35 ISBN: 9211199832 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/2032 PAGES: 96pp. PRICE: $30.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication presents valuable guidelines for the development of efficient rail services along the routes of the Trans-Asian Railway Northern Corridor (TAR-NC). It highlights those components of the services that should receive specific attention to be able to attract shippers and keep their loyalty. The publication describes the routes forming the Trans-Asian Railway (TAR), evaluates current container traffic between North/Northeast Asia and Europe and looks at the potential distribution of volumes along the different routes making up TAR-NC. The book reviews also the criteria by which shippers/freight forwarders will decide to commit their goods to rail instead of ocean carriers and proposes a series of guidelines to build up credibility and capacity to adapt quickly to economic changes and to the customers' needs. TITLE: Development of the Export-oriented Electronics Goods Sector in Asia and the Pacific SERIES: Studies in Trade and Investment No.: 9 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 96.II.F.28 ISBN: 9211198011 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/1512 PAGES: 92pp. PRICE: $25.00 DESCRIPTION: A new study which will provide useful information for all as a comparative analysis of the electronics industries in selected countries in the region. The recommendations made can be considered as useful guidelines for the development of the electronics goods industry. TITLE:Development of the Trans-Asian Railway: Trans-Asian Railway in the North-South Corridor - Northern Europe to the Persian Gulf LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 02.II.F.37 ISBN: 9211200997 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/2182 PAGES: 120 PRICE: $18.00 DESCRIPTION: One of the main features of economic development in the last decade of the 20th century has been the globalization of markets, which brought with it increased demand for the unhindered movement of people, goods and services. The overall competitiveness in a global economy is impaired when transport services are inadequate, with the poorer, peripheral regions often paying the highest penalties. Wider recognition of this problem, combined with improved political stability in most parts of the Asian continent, has made possible the expression of a common desire by the countries concerned to make greater efforts to bring the fragmented national networks together to form regional and sub-regional transport system. This publication documents the results of an implementation study for Northern Europe to the Persian Gulf. It has seven chapters focusing on: possible transport routes between northern Europe and the Persian Gulf, technical requirements, operational requirements, commercial requirements, facilitation of cross-border movements of cargo and finally conclusions and recommendations. TITLE: Development of the Trans-Asian Railway: Trans-Asian Railway in the Southern Corridor of Asia-Europe Routes LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.F.4 ISBN: 9211199492 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/1980 PAGES: 182pp. PRICE: $35.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication identifies and evaluates the development and operation of a network of routes allowing through railway transport of containers between South Asia and Europe, southern China and Europe and Thailand and Europe. It also looks at the rails transportation of containers from Central Asia to the ports of Bandar Abbas and Bandar Imam Khomeini and from the South Asian hinterland to ports on the Bay of Bangal and the Arabian Sea. TITLE:Development Planning in a Market Economy SERIES: Least Developed Countries No.: 6 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 02.II.F.24 ISBN: 9211200849 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/2174 PAGES: 100 PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: The economy of Cambodia is at a critical point. A measure of political stability has been restored after years of turmoil. This provides an environment for determined efforts to accelerate economic development. At the same time, the country is in a process of transition from a centralized, command-oriented economic system to a market-oriented one. This publication addresses some of the issues related to the role of the Government and the associated need for planning. Part one deals with some general considerations which should go into the determination of the relative role of human capital in economic development, and a discussion on the planning process in Cambodia. To facilitate the exchange of experiences among countries from which those at earlier stages of development can benefit, part two is designed to illustrate the experiences of Bangladesh, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea and Thailand in selected aspects of the planning process. TITLE: Development with a Human Face: Experiences in Social Achievement and Economic Growth LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.XX.USA.96 S ISBN: 0198296576 PAGES: 512pp. PRICE: $32.00 DESCRIPTION: Development with a Human Face examines the successful health and educational advances of 10 developing countries whose social achievements outpaced the majority of other developing countries - many of their social indicators being comparable with those of industrialized nations. The book provides valuable guidance to policy makers in developing countries seeking to duplicate these successful social policies. TITLE: Development with a Human Face: Experiences in Social Achievement and Economic Growth LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.XX.USA.96 ISBN: 0198290764 PAGES: 512pp. PRICE: $45.00 DESCRIPTION: Development with a Human Face examines the successful health and educational advances of 10 developing countries whose social achievements outpaced the majority of other developing countries - many of their social indicators being comparable with those of industrialized nations. The book provides valuable guidance to policy makers in developing countries seeking to duplicate these successful social policies. TITLE: Development, Aid and Conflict: Reflections from the Case of Rwanda SERIES: UNU/WIDER Research for Action No.: 24 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.III.A.36 ISBN: 9529520387 PAGES: 52pp. PRICE: $8.00 DESCRIPTION: Development, Aid and Conflict: Reflections from the Case of Rwanda discusses the relationship between the processes that brought about genocide in Rwanda and the "development enterprise." The analysis is multi-disciplinary, drawing on insights from economics, political science, history, anthropology and psychology. The publication 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. (OUT OF PRINT) TITLE: Dialogue among Civilizations LANGUAGE: M. SALES #: GV.03.0.4 ISBN: 9210001486 SYMBOL: UN/LIB/2002/0121 PAGES: 248 PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: In 2001, the United Nations celebrated the Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations. To commemorate the occasion the UN office in Geneva hosted a series of lectures and conferences to broaden the scope of cultural dialogue. These presentations succeeded at enriching our cultural forum and emphasized the need for communication and interaction across cultures. This publication is adopted from these meetings. It contains diverse texts that highlight the richness, variety and vibrancy of our cultures. The texts were written by authors from several continents and represent a multitude of cultural backgrounds. Also included are texts that were presented in French and Spanish. TITLE: Difference Relating to Inmunity from Legal Process of a Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights. Advisory Opinion of 29 April 1999 SERIES: ICJ Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders YEAR: 1999 LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: ICJ/726 ISBN: 9210707931 PAGES: 128pp. PRICE: $11.50 TITLE: Difference Relating to Immunity From Legal Process of a Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights (Request for Advisory Opinion) Order of August 1998 SERIES: ICJ Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders YEAR: 1998 LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: ICJ/711 ISBN: 9210707796 PAGES: 8pp. PRICE: $5.00 TITLE: Directory of Chemicals and Suppliers in Europe YEAR: 2000 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: GV.00.0.1 ISBN: 9211010225 SYMBOL: ECE/TRADE/236 PAGES: 1504pp. PRICE: $350.00 DESCRIPTION: This 3-volume publication provides a comprehensive directory of producers and of chemical products in 40 countries in Europe. Volume IA and IB contain a listing of over 40,000 chemicals including generic, common and trade names. It also contains both Chemical Abstract Services (CAS) and European Inventory of European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (EINECS) indexes for these chemicals. Volume II contains about 15,000 supplier company details which includes both importers and producers. TITLE: Directory of Non-Governmental Organizations and Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.XI.16 ISBN: 9211481651 PAGES: 276 PRICE: $40.00 DESCRIPTION: This is a worldwide Directory of 957 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) working in drug demand reduction. It provides detailed contact information for each organization and describes their primary drug control activities and methods of intervention. The directory is meant to serve as a practical tool for professionals and organizations, and to enhance the networking of NGOs. TITLE: Directory of Non-governmental Organizations Working in Drug Demand Reduction LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 01.XI.5 ISBN: 9211481333 PAGES: 302pp. PRICE: $35.00 DESCRIPTION: Non-governmental organizations worldwide have heeded the call of the United Nations to promote a society free of drug abuse by emphasizing and facilitating healthy, productive and fulfilling alternatives to the consumption of illicit drugs. This publication presents a balanced geographical and thematic selection of key NGOs networking or having the potential to network in drug demand reduction. It will greatly facilitate contacts between organizations and assist them in the identification of best practices. The Directory is broken down into the regional areas: Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean and North America. It also has a listing of international organizations. TITLE: Directory of Non-governmental Organizations Working in Drug Demand Reduction LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.XI.15 ISBN: 9211481201 PAGES: 322pp. PRICE: $35.00 DESCRIPTION: Non-governmental organizations worldwide have heeded the call of the United Nations to promote a society free of drug abuse by emphasizing and facilitating healthy, productive and fulfilling alternatives to the consumption of illicit drugs. This publication presents a balanced geographical and thematic selection of 300 key NGOs networking or having the potential to network in drug demand reduction. It will greatly facilitate contacts between organizations and assist them in the identification of best practices. The Directory is broken down into the regional areas: Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean and North America. It also has a listing of international organizations. TITLE: Directory of Population Ageing Research in Europe LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: GV.98.0.2 ISBN: 9211007666 SYMBOL: ECE/DEAP/PAU/98/2 PAGES: 620pp. PRICE: $55.00 DESCRIPTION: This Directory takes stock of a wide range of ageing-related research in the European countries. Its coverage of over 300 projects, presents, among others, research findings and identifies innovative research strategies and high-quality survey instruments that can be used throughout the region in future research. TITLE: Directory of Research and Development Institutes in the ESCWA Member Countries LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 01.II.L.6 SYMBOL: E/ESCWA/TECH/2001/2 PAGES: 224pp. PRICE: $32.00 DESCRIPTION: This edition of the Directory includes all research and development institutes in the member countries of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia. This publication is produced with the aim of promoting further research cooperation and coordination as well as human resource development activity both within and among the member countries. TITLE: Directory of Trade and Investment-Related Organizations of Developing Countries and Areas in Asia and the Pacific YEAR: 2003 VOLUME: 11th Ed LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.II.F.64 ISBN: 9211203511 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/2281 PAGES: 340 PRICE: 30 DESCRIPTION: This directory provides information on over 300 organizations currently involved in trade and investment development in the Asia-Pacific region. The organizations are listed by country in alphabetical order and are categorized by the various business activities that they are involved in such as trade associations, exports, industrial promotions, and trade and investments. Their full contact details are indicated including full address, telephone, fax and e-mail address. TITLE:Directory of Trade and Investment-related Organizations of Developing Countries and Areas in Asia and the Pacific YEAR: 2001 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 02.II.F.20 ISBN: 9211200806 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/2164 PAGES: 320 PRICE: $27.00 DESCRIPTION: This tenth edition provides information on over 300 organizations, which are crucial to trade and investment development in the Asia-Pacific region. It is hoped that this directory will continue to be one of the information sources for promoting cooperation among developing countries in the region and also in areas such as joint marketing, exhibitions and other cooperative forms of trade and investment promotion. TITLE: Directory of Trade and Investment-related Organizations of Developing Countries and Areas in Asia and the Pacific YEAR: 1997 VOLUME: 8th Ed. LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.II.F.25 ISBN: 9211197953 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/1832 PAGES: 246pp. PRICE: $35.00 DESCRIPTION: This Directory provides information about organizations which are crucial to trade and investment development in Asia and the Pacific. The 300 organizations are listed by country in alphabetical order in the following categories: chambers of commerce, trade associations; commodity boards, marketing, state trade organizations; design centres; export processing zones; investment authorities; productivity centres; shippers' councils, port authorities, national shipping corporations; standards, testing and inspection bodies; trade and investment financing organizations, credit guarantee and insurance organizations, banks; trade development/promotion organizations, ministries of trade; trade facilitation bodies; trade fair and exhibition authorities; and training, research institutions, organizations with training functions. TITLE: Directory of Sources of Fertilizer Related Information with Special Reference to Asia and the Pacific LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 01.II.F.15 ISBN: 9211200261 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/2097 PAGES: 226pp. PRICE: $45.00 DESCRIPTION: This directory was compiled to provide an effective and reliable information tool for organizations and institutes concerned with or producing fertilizers. It facilitates exchange of information and experience and helps to locate sources of expertise. TITLE: Discover the United Nations and Have Fun! (CD-ROM) LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: GV.03.0.32 ISBN: 9211010683 PRICE: 10 DESCRIPTION: This CD-ROM contains a number of interactive programs that will allow you to learn more about the United Nations (UN) while at the same time have fun. It includes three games that match the wits of the user against the UN “bug”. Also included are four on-line brochures about the work of the organization and guide to the internet.This disc is recommended for children, from age 6 onwards, and adults. System requirements: PC with Windows 9X, Acrobat reader and internet browser. TITLE: Discovering the United Nations LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: DPI/2006 SYMBOL: DPI/2006/REV.1 PAGES: 52pp. PRICE: $5.00 DESCRIPTION: This booklet has been written for children to learn about the United Nations and find out how can they make a difference in the world around them. Through an interactive method of questions and answers, activity proposals, and quizzes, the publication explains how the United Nations is structured, what it does for peace, environment and development, and human rights. Discovering the United Nations includes real life examples from around the world, to help students understand how the United Nations and children just like themselves have made a difference. TITLE: Disarmament: A Periodic Review by the United Nations YEAR: 1997 VOLUME: XX No.: 2&3 LANGUAGE: E. PAGES: 168pp. PRICE: $25.00 DESCRIPTION: The journal serves as a forum in which statesmen, scholars and non-governmental figures present their views on current issues of peace and arms limitation. TITLE: Disarmament: A Periodic Review by the United Nations YEAR: 1997 VOLUME: XX No.: 1 LANGUAGE: E. PAGES: 120pp. PRICE: $15.00 DESCRIPTION: The journal serves as a forum in which statesmen, scholars and non-governmental figures present their views on current issues of peace and arms limitation. TITLE: Disarmament: The World at a Critical Turning Point LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.IX.5 ISBN: 9211422310 PAGES: 268pp. PRICE: $25.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication presents panel discussions held by the NGO Committee on Disarmament in 1998 and 1999. It also includes information from the third Preparatory Committee for the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference to be held in the year 2000. Discussions covered such issues as: nuclear disarmament and the prevention of proliferation; implementation of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and new initiatives; nuclear disarmament; small arms; and outer space. TITLE:Dispute Settlement: Investor-State SERIES: Issues in International Investment Agreements LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.II.D.5 ISBN: 9211125774 SYMBOL: UNCTAD/ITE/IIT/2003/30 PAGES: 136 PRICE: $15.00 DESCRIPTION:This paper examines the main aspects of Investor-State dispute settlement from the perspective of both the investor and the host state. Investors and capital-exporting countries favor these disputes being resolved in accordance with international third party dispute settlement procedures. In contrast, capital-importing countries traditionally maintain that the disputes be resolved in the national courts of the host country. This paper reveals the different avenues available for resolving these disputes, highlighting the main approaches that are available to host states and investors in the prevailing economic environment. TITLE:Dispute Settlement: State-State SERIES: Issues in International Investment Agreements LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.II.D.6 ISBN: 9211125782 SYMBOL: UNCTAD/ITE/IIT/2003/1 PAGES: 112 PRICE: $15.00 DESCRIPTION: This paper examines provisions concerning the settlement of investment disputes that arise as a result of international investment agreements focusing primarily on State-to-State disputes. It covers topics such as the type of disputes that could trigger a State-to State procedure and procedures governing dispute settlement mechanisms. Also included is key information on the various interactions that exist between State-to State disputes and investor- State disputes and the various options open to negotiators when drafting State-to-State dispute settlement clauses. TITLE: DMFAS Programme Progress Report, The YEAR: 1998/99 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.D.33 ISBN: 9211125049 SYMBOL: UNCTAD/GDS/DMFAS/MISC.17 PAGES: 32pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: The Progress Report notes that the Debt Management and Financial Analysis System (DMFAS) activities during 1998-99 were largely influenced by the release of versions 5.1 and 5.2 - an essential tool needed by the user countries to prepare their debt sustainability analysis. This specialized software is designed to stimulate scenarios on filling the balance-of-payments financial gap using different sources of new funds or debt reorganization. The present report takes stock of the activities undertaken by the DMFAS programme over 1998-99 and underlines the major directions of the work programme for the future. TITLE: Doha Development Agenda, The: Perspectives from the ESCAP Region SERIES: Studies in Trade and Investment No.: 51 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.II.F.61 ISBN: 9211203384 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/2278 PAGES: 330 PRICE: 35 DESCRIPTION: This publication comprises papers and presentations made at meetings on the Doha Development Agenda. The papers cover key trade and investment related issues such as; trade facilitation in the WTO, agricultural reform in the USA and the EU, service sector negotiations, accession to the WTO and development strategies. Country studies on Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic are also included. TITLE: Do Private Sector Deficits Matter? SERIES: Temas de Coyuntura No.: 11 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.G.113 ISBN: 9211212812 SYMBOL: LC/L.1435-P PAGES: 28pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: During the 1990s, recurrent crises linked to abrupt changes in the direction of international financial flows have been observed in Mexico and most of the Southeast Asian economies. This publication notes that all of the economies in which financial crises occurred exhibited significant current account deficits while their fiscal accounts were under control. Drawing on this observation, this study emphasizes the links between external vulnerability and excess domestic spending explained by private sector behavior. TITLE: Documents of the United Nations Compensation Commission: Basic Documents VOLUME: Vol.I LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.I.23 ISBN: 9211008522 SYMBOL: S/AC.26/SER.A/1 PAGES: 232pp. PRICE: $45.00 DESCRIPTION: Documents of the United Nations Compensation Commission: Basic Documents is a new series accounting for the work of the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC), which was created in 1991 as a subsidiary organ of the United Nations Security Council. The Commission has accepted for filing claims for losses or damage suffered by individuals, corporations, Governments and international organizations. Since 1991, the Commission has received over 2.6 million claims seeking compensation with an asserted value in excess of US$300 billion. To date, the Commission has completed its review of more than 2.58 million claims, including all claims submitted on behalf of individuals that were classified as "urgent". However, the claims still to be considered by the panels of Commissioners include those with the largest asserted values. This volume contains selected resolutions of the Security Council concerning the situation between Iraq and Kuwait (1990-2000) and decisions of the Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission establishing general guidelines and criteria relating to the processing of claims and the payment of awards. TITLE: Dosimetry for Food Irradiation SERIES: Technical Report No.: 409 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.L.13 ISBN: 9201155026 SYMBOL: STI/DOC/010/409 PAGES: 172 PRICE: $42.50 DESCRIPTION: The recognition and application of irradiation as a sanitary and phytosanitary treatment of food is becoming increasingly important. This report highlights the importance of proper dosimetry systems to ensure the compliance of trade in irradiated food with national and international standards. It provides the most recent data and information on radiation dosimetry as applied to food irradiation. TITLE: Dried/Dehydrated Tropical Fruit: A Survey of Major Markets SERIES: Market Development LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 94.III.T.4 ISBN: 9291370058 SYMBOL: ITC/209/2D/94-IX PAGES: 120pp. PRICE: $40.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication presents a market study on dried or dehydrated tropical fruit. It reviews the world market situation and, for countries covered, gives comments and data on supply and demand. It also outlines istribution channels, market access, import regulations and customs duties, and also includes lists of selected importers and other useful addresses. It focuses primarily on Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. TITLE: Dried Herbs and Spices: A Packaging Manual SERIES: Trade Support Services LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.III.T.6 ISBN: 9291371149 SYMBOL: ITC/P28.E/TSS/FASS/99-111 PAGES: 76pp. PRICE: $50.00 DESCRIPTION: This manual reviews products and relevant packaging standards. It explains various types of packaging methods and packaging materials used for handling and storing dried herbs and spices, and outlines current trends in retail packaging; highlights health, safety and environmental issues affecting spice packaging. TITLE: Drug Abuse and HIV/AIDS: Lessons Learned - Case Studies Booklet LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 01.XI.15 ISBN: 9211481449 PAGES: 124pp. PRICE: $22.00 DESCRIPTION: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is efficiently transmitted by the sharing or use of contaminated needles. This publication is aimed at governmental and non-governmental organizations involved in the planning, coordination and implementation of strategies and programmes for HIV prevention among injecting drug users. It captures the details of a range of practices in order to provide useful lessons and offer references for those working in the field of drug abuse and HIV/AIDS prevention. The first three chapters are dedicated to 20 case studies, which focus on fieldwork, political mobilization and strategy development, and training and networking. The final chapter which is aimed at policy makers, summarizes overall lessons learned and challenges for the future. TITLE: Drug Abuse Rapid Situation Assessments and Responses LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.XI.12 ISBN: 9211481163 PAGES: 54pp. PRICE: $20.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication provides an overview of basic principles underlying the rapid situation assessment (RSA) methodology used to determine the nature, extent and trends in respect of certain health and social problems and of the structure and services that exist. It introduces the RSA methodology as a flexible and pragmatic approach for arriving at a comprehensive assessment and provides guidance on how findings can be used to develop appropriate interventions in countries experiencing drug abuse problems. TITLE: Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation: A Practical Planning and Implementation Guide LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.XI.11 ISBN: 9211481600 PAGES: 124 PRICE: $20.00 DESCRIPTION: The Guide has been developed on the basis of international experience in the planning, operation and evaluation of drug abuse treatment services in different countries. It aims at providing a broad up-to-date framework to planners and implementers through a number of key steps required for the initiation and the further development of treatment and rehabilitation services. The Guide is a practical resource for Governments, policy planners, service commissioners and treatment providers. TITLE: Drug Characterization/Impurity Profiling: Background and Concepts - Manual for Use by National Law Enforcement Authorities and Drug Testing Laboratories LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 01.XI.10 ISBN: 9211481392 SYMBOL: ST/NAR/32/REV.1 PAGES: 20pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: Characterization/impurity profiling studies can help to answer a wide variety of questions ranging from dealer-user relationships, drug source, distribution networks, and trafficking routes to manufacturing methods and precursors used. This manual provides an introduction to the concept and operational value of characterization/profiling and its limitations. It will be very helpful to law enforcement and laboratory personnel intending to set up operational programmes. TITLE: Drug Characterization/ Impurity Profiling: Background and Concepts - For Use by National Laboratories LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.XI.7 ISBN: 9211481279 SYMBOL: ST/NAR/32 PAGES: 20pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication provides a general view of the possible information the drug characterization studies can supply and the operational value for law enforcement investigations. Chemical links between samples can be established, and material from different seizures can be classified into groups of related samples. Consequently, and most useful for law enforcement authorities, specific links for instance between suppliers and users can be established, drug distribution patterns/networks can be built up, and the source, including the geographic origin of drug samples may be identified. TITLE: Drug Nexus in Africa, The LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.XI.13 ISBN: 9211481171 PAGES: 128pp. PRICE: $20.00 DESCRIPTION: The Drug Nexus in Africa assesses the present vulnerability of sub-Saharan Africa to illicit drug production, trafficking and consumption. It also discusses the economic, social and political changes. TITLE: Dry Season Gardening for Improving Child Nutrition LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.XX.USA.90 PAGES: 51pp. PRICE: $7.00 DESCRIPTION: Dry season gardening is a crop production method which involves the growing of plants in small individual plots near a community water source. This publication contains a four-day training course which is designed for community development workers and their village counterparts to equip them with the means to improve nutrition and health through food production, around available water sources. TITLE:Duty and Quota-Free Access for LDCs: Further Evidence From CGE Modelling SERIES: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities No.: 14 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 01.II.D.22 ISBN: 9211125332 SYMBOL: UNCTAD/ITCD/TAB/15 PAGES: 142pp. PRICE: $20.00 DESCRIPTION: This study is an extension of the work entitled Duty and Quota Free Market Access for LDCs: An Analysis of Quad Initiatives. Its purpose is to assess the effects of trade policy initiatives aimed at improving market access for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in Quad countries (Canada, European Union, Japan and the United States). Different scenarios are simulated and the consequences of these scenarios on the different actors of the market are exposed. TITLE: Dynamics of Fertility and Partnership in Europe: Insights and Lessons from Comparative Research VOLUME: I&II LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 02.II.E.10 ISBN: 9211168074 SYMBOL: ECE/EAD/PAU/2002/4(Vol.I&II) PAGES: 424 PRICE: $60.00 DESCRIPTION: This two-volume set is based on the Fertility and Family Survey Flagship Conference, which took place in May 2000, in Brussels. The five themes of the conference were: partnership behavior, fertility behavior, partnership and fertility behaviors as interdependent processes, new approaches and methodological innovations in the study of these behaviors, and research and policy agenda for the future. The study contains solicited and contributed papers that were presented at the five thematic sessions. Volume one contains a selection of the solicited papers, while volume two contains select contributed papers. TITLE: Dynamics of Migration Seen from the Perspective of Countries of Origin and Countries of Destination (Four Volume set)and International Migration Quarterly Review Special Issue: Emigration Dynamics in Developing Countries LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: GV.99.0.1 ISBN: 929068075X, 9290680768, 9290680784 & 9290680792 PAGES: 1288pp. PRICE: $85.00 DESCRIPTION: This package is intended to give an overview of international migration from both the perspective of receiving countries and that of countries of origin. Emigration Dynamics in Developing Countries, a special issue of IOM's scientific quarterly International Migration, suggests a conceptual framework for understanding emigration from developing countries, and contains case studies from Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The other four publications in the package analyze the demographic, social, political and economical impact of migration on four receiving countries: Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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