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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: Labour Force Statistics Database: Five Diskettes and User Guide LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.II.L.7 ISBN: 9211282020 SYMBOL: E/ESCWA/STAT/1999/1 PAGES: 32pp. PRICE: $30.00 DESCRIPTION: The Labour Force Statistics Database (LFSD) system on diskette for the member countries and areas of Western Asia, provides statistics in three major areas: economically active population distrubuted by marital status, educational attainment, employment status, occupational groups and industrial divisions; the unemployed population distributed by educational attainment and employment status; and the population in general distributed by age group and sex, by educational attainment, and by activity status and age group. LFSD version 1.0 for Windows is presented on 5 diskettes and covers the period 1950-1994. The system allows the production and printing of reports. A user's manual is included. TITLE: LaGrand Case (Germany v. United States of America) Order of 27 June 2001 SERIES: ICJ Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders YEAR: 2001 LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: ICJ/822 ISBN: 9210709217 PAGES: 192 PRICE: $19.50 TITLE: LaGrand Case (Germany v. United States of America) Order of 5 March 1999 SERIES: ICJ Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: ICJ/722 ISBN: 9210707915 PAGES: 4pp. PRICE: $5.00 TITLE: LaGrand Case (Germany v. United States of America) Request for the Indication of Provisional Measures. Order of 3 March 1999 SERIES: ICJ Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders YEAR: 1999 LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: ICJ/720 ISBN: 9210707893 PAGES: 28pp. PRICE: $5.00 TITLE: Land Transport Corridors between Central Asia and Europe LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.II.F.55 ISBN: 9211198445 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/1848 PAGES: 194pp. PRICE: $25.00 DESCRIPTION: In view of the great potential of trade development between Europe and Central Asia, this publication addresses the demand that would be placed on the existing transport and communications infrastructure. It provides a focus on three transport corridors - between Northern Europe and the republics of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Along with this focus, it presents an assessment of the traffic that could potentially be moved in containers in the next few years; reviews related policies of the international organizations involved in the development of transport linkages; gives a description of the rail and road routes; and addresses the issue of route standards and requirements. It also presents recommendations to help in the development of reliable and efficient container land transport. TITLE:Land and Maritime Boundary Between Cameroon and Nigeria (Cameroon v. Nigeria: Equatorial Guinea Intervening) Order of 21 October 1999 SERIES: ICJ Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders YEAR: 1999 LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: ICJ/765 ISBN: 9210708377 PAGES: 20 PRICE: $5.00 TITLE:Land and Maritime Boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria (Cameroon v. Nigeria) Order of 30 June 1999 SERIES: ICJ Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders YEAR: 1999 LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: ICJ/740 ISBN: 9210708091 PAGES: 12 PRICE: $5.00 TITLE: Lands of the Poor: Local Environmental Governance and Decentralized Management of Natural Resources LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 04.III.B.7 ISBN: 9211261686 PAGES: 158 PRICE: 19.95 DESCRIPTION: This book focuses on local environmental governance and decentralized natural resource management. It has overlapping and complementary objectives: to review the lessons learned from past and ongoing UNCDF projects; to better understand current thinking and debater on environmental issues; to position UNCDF in the context of environmental policies adopted by major funding institutions, and to provide direction for further action-oriented exchange and debate. TITLE: La Niña and its Impacts: Facts and Speculation LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 02.III.A.9 ISBN: 9280810715 SYMBOL: UNUP-1071 PAGES: 296 PRICE: $21.95 DESCRIPTION: La Niña, the result of air-sea interaction, can be described as the appearance of cold surface water in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. While people around the globe have become familiar with El Niño and its impacts, its counterpart, La Niña is not as well known. This publication is based on a La Niña Summit held for researchers, forecasters, and users of La Niña forecasts. The purpose of the Summit was to draw attention to the importance of improving our understanding of the La Niña phenomenon, identifying what is known, what is not yet known and what societies need to know in order to prepare for La Nina's impacts. This volume provides the current state of the science of forecasting La Niña as well as case studies of La Niña impacts around the world and in different economic sectors. TITLE:Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy YEAR: 2001/02 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.II.G.10 ISBN: 9211213886 SYMBOL: LC/G.2189-P PAGES: 246 PRICE: $25.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication examines international conditions and external trade trends in Latin America and the Caribbean. It also describes the main trends in the international economy and their impact on the economies of the region looking at the international trade activity of the different countries for 2001 and the initial quarters of 2002. The book goes on to analyze trends in the quest for regional integration in Latin America and the Caribbean for the same timeframe presenting several proposals in connection with macroeconomic policy coordination in the various subregional schemes. Finally, it looks at the issues currently under discussion in the new round of multilateral trade negotiations within the World Trade Organization (WTO), from the perspective of the region’s countries. TITLE: Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy YEAR: 2000/01 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 02.II.G.6 ISBN: 9211213479 SYMBOL: LC/G.2149-P PAGES: 184 PRICE: $25.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication examines the international situation and international trade activity in Latin America and the Caribbean. It describes the main trends in the international economy and their impact on the economies of the region and looks at the international trade activity of the different countries in 2000 and the first half of 2001. The book analyzes trends in regional integration in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2000-2001 and presents some proposals in connection with macroeconomic policy coordination in the various subregional schemes. Finally, it looks at the barriers that hinder entry into the United States for exports from the region and the negotiating process which led up to the agreement reached at the Conference in Doha, Qatar, on the agenda for the new round of multilateral trade negotiations of the World Trade Organization. A CD-ROM accompanies the publication. TITLE: Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy YEAR: 1999-2000 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.G.17 ISBN: 9211212618 SYMBOL: LC/G.2085-P PAGES: 346pp. PRICE: $25.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication reviews the international situation and describes the main short-term trends observed in the global economy. It also examines the evolution of major economic groups and the steps being taken to establish the Free Trade Area of the Americas. The book discusses trade and trade policy, and regional integration in Latin America and the Caribbean. On selected aspects of trade activity and trade policy, it compares the experiences of East Asia and Latin America. It also analyzes the environmental protection policies of the United States and how they have influenced the exports of some Latin American countries. TITLE: Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy YEAR: 1998 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.II.G.3 ISBN: 9211212367 SYMBOL: LC/G.2038-P PAGES: 240pp. PRICE: $25.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication examines the international situation and describes the main short-term trends to be observed in the global economy. It also examines the evolution of major economic groupings including the steps being taken to establish the Free Trade Area of the Americas. The book goes on to discuss trade and trade policy, and regional integration in Latin America and the Caribbean. On selected aspects of trade activity and trade policy, it compares the experiences of East Asia and Latin America in relation to industrial and trade policy, and analyses the environmental protection policies of the United States and how they have influenced the exports of some Latin American countries. TITLE: Latin America on its Path into the Digital Age: Where are We? SERIES: Productive Development No.: No.104 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 01.II.G.100 ISBN: 9211213096 SYMBOL: LC/L.1555-P PAGES: 116pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication investigates the impact of modern information and communication technologies (ICTs) on Latin America. In analyzing the special characteristics of Latin America with regard to the integration of ICTs, the publication focuses on five main areas - access, regulatory framework, financing, education and the so-called soft factor. TITLE: Law and Sustainable Development Since Rio: Legal Trends in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management SERIES: FAO Legislative Study No.:73 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.LI.4 ISBN: 925104788X SYMBOL: TC/M/Y3872/E PAGES: 388 PRICE: 35 DESCRIPTION: The ten years following the UN Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro, 1992) have been years of intense activity in the reform of national and international laws. This publication reviews the important changes that have occurred over the last decade in food, agriculture and natural resources law. TITLE: Law of the Sea Bulletin SERIES: Law of the Sea, The YEAR: 2004 No.: 53 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: E04LB1SUBSC ISBN: 9211335779 PAGES: 108 PRICE: 15 DESCRIPTION: Issued three times a year, the Bulletin provides cogent and timely information on issues related to the Convention on the Law of the Sea - 'the constitution for the ocean' and contains the most recent legal materials relevant to the law of the sea. It includes national legislation, bilateral agreements and multilateral treaties, as well as, information on decisions of the International Court of Justice, arbitral tribunals and other dispute settlement procedures. TITLE: Law of the Sea Bulletin SERIES: Law of the Sea, The YEAR: 2003 No.: 52 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: E03LB3SUBSC ISBN: 9211335744 PAGES: 104 PRICE: $15.00 DESCRIPTION: Issued three times a year, the Bulletin provides cogent and timely information on issues related to the Convention on the Law of the Sea, "'the constitution for the ocean", and contains the most recent legal materials relevant to the law of the sea. It includes national legislation, bilateral agreements and multilateral treaties, as well as, information on decisions of the International Court of Justice, arbitral tribunals and other dispute settlement procedures. TITLE: Law of the Sea Bulletin SERIES: Law of the Sea, The YEAR: 2001 No.: 46 LANGUAGE: E. PAGES: 100pp. PRICE: $15.00 DESCRIPTION: Issued three times a year, the Bulletin provides cogent and timely information on issues related to the Convention on the Law of the Sea - "the constitution for the ocean" and contains the most recent legal material relevant to the law of the sea. It includes, in particular, national legislation, bilateral agreements and multilateral treaties, as well as, information on decisions of the International Court of Justice, arbitral tribunals and other dispute settlement procedures. (OUT OF PRINT) TITLE: Law of the Sea Bulletin SERIES: Law of the Sea, The YEAR: 2001 No.: No.45 LANGUAGE: E. PAGES: 136pp. PRICE: $15.00 DESCRIPTION: Issued three times a year, the Bulletin provides cogent and timely information on issues related to the Convention on the Law of the Sea - "the constitution for the ocean" and contains the most recent legal material relevant to the law of the sea. It includes, in particular, national legislation, bilateral agreements and multilateral treaties, as well as, information on decisions of the International Court of Justice, arbitral tribunals and other dispute settlement procedures. (OUT OF PRINT) TITLE: Law of the Sea: A Select Bibliography SERIES: Law of the Sea, The YEAR: 1999 LANGUAGE: M. SALES #: 00.V.6 ISBN: 9210330846 SYMBOL: LOS/LIB/15 PAGES: 84pp. PRICE: $17.00 DESCRIPTION: This Bibliography is divided into 23 subject categories based mainly on the major topics of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The books and articles within each category are listed alphabetically by author and a complete author index is also included. TITLE: Law of the Sea: A Select Bibliography SERIES: Law of the Sea, The YEAR: 1997 LANGUAGE: M. SALES #: 98.V.6 ISBN: 9210330773 SYMBOL: LOS/LIB/13 PAGES: 86pp. PRICE: $17.00 DESCRIPTION: This Bibliography is divided into 22 subject categories based mainly on the major topics of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The books and articles within each category are listed alphabetically by author and a complete author index is also included. TITLE: Law of the Sea: A Select Bibliography SERIES: Law of the Sea, The YEAR: 1998 LANGUAGE: M. SALES #: 99.V.9 ISBN: 9210330781 SYMBOL: LOS/LIB/14 PAGES: 76pp. PRICE: $17.00 DESCRIPTION: This Bibliography is divided into 23 subject categories based mainly on the major topics of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The books and articles within each category are listed alphabetically by author and a complete author index is also included. TITLE: Leadership and Social Transformation in the Public Sector: Moving from Challenges to Solutions LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 04.II.H.3 ISBN: 9211231531 SYMBOL: ST/ESA/PAD/SER.E/59 PAGES: 164 PRICE: 25 DESCRIPTION: This publication is made up of a series of papers that attempt to define the nature and essence of leadership, paying special focus on the institutional and legal framework within which critical public service leadership roles must be performed. It examines the challenges to public service leadership associated to globalization, state and public administration reform, popular participation, religious conflict, ethnic diversity and technological change. It also discusses ways of enhancing leadership capacity to meet the challenges of public sector transformation and poverty reduction. TITLE: League Table of Child Maltreatment Deaths in Rich Nations, A SERIES: Innocenti Report Card YEAR: September 2003 No.: 5 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.XX.10 ISBN: 8885401945 PAGES: 36 PRICE: 12 DESCRIPTION: This publication is the fifth in a series of Innocenti Report Cards designed to monitor the performance of industrialized nations in meeting the needs of their children. Each Report Card presents and analyzes league tables ranking the performance of rich nations against critical indicators of child well being. This particular report presents the league table of child maltreatment deaths in rich nations and discusses related issues. TITLE: League Table of Educational Disadvantage in Rich Nations SERIES: Innocenti Report Card YEAR: November 2002 No.: 4 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.XX.2 ISBN: 8885401856 PAGES: 36 PRICE: $15.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication seeks to monitor the performance of industrialized nations in meeting the needs of their children. Using data from two different surveys of students in 24 OECD countries, it presents the big picture of how well each country's educational system is performing when measured by a) what portion of students fall below given benchmarks of educational achievement and b) how far behind the national average of the lowest achieving pupils are being allowed to fall. In addition, the publication presents and analyzes league tables ranking the performance of rich nations against critical indicators of child well-being, as well as revealing the similarities between educational outcomes across the OECD nations. TITLE: League Table of Teenage Births in Rich Nations, A SERIES: Innocenti Report Card YEAR: July 2001 No.: 3 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 01.XX.17 ISBN: 8885401759 PAGES: 32pp. PRICE: $15.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication presents the most up-to-date and comprehensive survey on teenage birth rates in the industrialized world. It attempts to analyze why some countries have teenage birth rates that are as much as ten or even fifteen times higher than others. TITLE: Learning for a Future: Refugee Education in Developing Countries LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: GV.01.0.17 ISBN: 9211010446 PAGES: 276pp. PRICE: $25.00 DESCRIPTION: Access to education is a fundamental human right under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Education is a crucial tool for protecting refugee children and teenagers from recruitment into forced labour, military activity, prostitution and crime. Schooling gives refugee children and their parents hope for the future. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has conducted a review of several aspects of refugee education. The papers commissioned for this book examine education response in acute emergency situations, issues of quality of learning and attainment in refugee schools, education for peace and vocational training programmes for refugees. Through this volume, UNHCR hopes to share these valuable insights with field practitioners and programme managers, as well as researchers and governments. TITLE: Least Developed Countries Report 2004: Linking International Trade with Poverty Reduction YEAR: 2004 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 04.II.D.27 ISBN: 9211125812 SYMBOL: UNCTAD/LDC/2004 PAGES: 396 PRICE: 40 DESCRIPTION: This annual report reviews recent economic trends in the least developed countries (LDCs), focusing on their efforts to escape the poverty trap. The 2004 edition, examines the relationship between international trade and poverty within LDC’s, and identifies national and international policies that can make trade a more effective mechanism for poverty reduction in these countries. It also reveals the obstacles faced by LDCs when they implemented deep trade liberalization measures in the 1990s. The report is a valuable source of information for government officials, academics, researchers, the media, and members of public and private sector interested in the social and economic advancement of developing countries. TITLE:Least Developed Countries, The: Escaping the Poverty Trap YEAR: 2002 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 02.II.D.13 ISBN: 9211125626 SYMBOL: UNCTAD/LDC/2002 PAGES: 602 PRICE: $30.00 DESCRIPTION: The Least Developed Countries Report 2002 is in two parts. The first part reviews recent economic trends in the least developed countries and assesses the progress in the 1990s towards fulfillment of development targets contained in the Programme of Action adopted by the Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries. The second part, on escaping the poverty trap, is the first analysis of poverty in all the LDCs. It is based on a new set of poverty estimates for LDCs that suggest that extreme poverty may have been under-estimated in the poorest countries, particularly in Africa, and over-estimated in other countries. The Report examines the reasons why extreme poverty is pervasive and persistent in most LDCs, and the implications for the design of poverty reduction strategies and international policy. An important discovery of the Report is the close link between primary commodity dependence and extreme poverty. TITLE: Least Developed Countries, The: Aid, Private Capital Flows and External Debt - The Challenge of Financing Development in the LDCs YEAR: 2000 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.D.21 ISBN: 9211124913 SYMBOL: UNCTAD/LDC/2000 PAGES: 268pp. PRICE: $45.00 DESCRIPTION: What the world's poorest countries need most is not simply debt relief, but a "New Deal" in international development cooperation, contends UNCTAD in its Least Developed Countries 2000 Report. Almost two thirds of the 48 least developed countries (LDCs) have an external debt burden, which is unsustainable according to international criteria. But past efforts to substantially decrease their debt service payments have failed, and recent attempts to finally resolve the debt problem through the Heavily Indebt Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative are not very promising either, the report says. The Report also looks at economic growth and social trends in the LDCs in the 1990s, financing development, and ways in which new approaches to partnerships can increase the effectiveness of aid. TITLE: Least Developed Countries, The YEAR: 1999 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.II.D.2 ISBN: 9211124395 SYMBOL: UNCTAD/LDC/1999 PAGES: 240pp. PRICE: $45.00 DESCRIPTION: As the twentieth century drew to a close, it became clear that the least developed countries (LDCs) had generally failed to derive appropriate benefits from the ongoing processes of liberalization and globalization. This report examines the recent economic developments and outlook in the LDCs; reviews development finance, external debt and investment; assesses the programme of action for the LDCs for the 1990s; and discusses marginalization, productive capacities and the LDCs. Numerous statistical charts and graphs are included. TITLE: Least Developed Countries, The YEAR: 1998 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.II.D.11 ISBN: 9211124344 SYMBOL: UNCTAD/LDC/1998 PAGES: 232pp. PRICE: $40.00 DESCRIPTION: The main focus of the 1998 Least Developed Countries Report, is an analysis of how different aspects of the multilateral trading system affect opportunities and constraints, for least developed countries (LDCs) to enhance their participation in the world economy. The Report examines the evolving interface between trade issues and the development objectives of LDCs. It analyses, in particular, several aspects of the multilateral trading system which traditionally have not been the main focus of concern to LDCs, but which are rapidly becoming important as these countries attempt to diversify their economies and enhance their involvement in the global economy. The Report also focuses on two other issues: implementation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements by LDCs and how implementation by the developed countries is likely to affect LDCs; and how the process of accession could be expedited for the LDCs which are not members of WTO, while ensuring that they enjoy the same rights and concessions as current LDC members. TITLE: Least Developed Countries, The YEAR: 1997 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 97.II.D.6 ISBN: 9211124107 SYMBOL: TD/B/44/6 UNCTAD/LDC(1997) PAGES: 216pp. PRICE: $55.00 DESCRIPTION: Intended for a broad readership of governments, policy makers, researchers and all those involved with the least developed countries (LDCs) and development policy, this in-depth Report examines economic developments in the LDCs during 1996 and discusses prospects for 1997. It's coverage also includes an examination of: LDCs' external debt; recent economic reforms and performance; agricultural developments and policy reforms; and economies in regress. A statistical annex of basic data is also included. (OUT OF PRINT) TITLE: Leather Goods: A Practical Guide for Exporters in Developing Countries SERIES: Market Study LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 93.III.T.2 ISBN: 9211150043 SYMBOL: ITC/183/A1/93-V PAGES: 280pp. PRICE: $40.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication presents a survey of major markets for leather accessories and leather travel goods in Canada, Europe, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States of America. It reviews the world's leather goods industry, product and consumer profiles, packaging, transportation and distribution networks for each country. Leather Goods: A Practical Guide for Exporters in Developing Countries gives comments and data on production and foreign trade in the sector, as well as information on market access and tariffs. TITLE: Legal and Economic Interfaces between Antidumping and Competition Policy SERIES: International Commerce No.: 24 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 01.II.G.222 ISBN: 9211213452 SYMBOL: LC/L.1685-P PAGES: 28pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: The interaction between antidumping and antitrust is a polemic issue in every integration process for both legal and economic reasons. From a legal perspective, antidumping rules allow practices such as price undertakings and quantitative trade restrictions that are forbidden by competition law. From an economic viewpoint, the two policies pursue different objectives that eventually may lead to conflicting situations. This paper summarizes the current debate about antidumping rules in the United States; it reviews the instruments used by the European Union and the U.S. government for reconciling a strong enforcement of competition laws; it highlights some peculiarities of the FTAA process; and presents the main conclusions on this topic. TITLE: Legal Aspects of International Trade LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.II.D.6 ISBN: 9211124468 SYMBOL: UNCTAD/SDTE/BFB/2 PAGES: 68pp. PRICE: $15.00 DESCRIPTION: International sale of goods differ from domestic sales in a number of ways and might be subject to a variety of jurisdictions with diverse legal systems. This publication focuses on the legal framework underlying export-import transactions and examines the risks inherent in international trade and the means by which they can be contained. It also reviews the most frequent legal problems that arise, international commercial terms, contractual obligations, bank guarantees and the instruments that can be used to secure payment. TITLE: Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Request for Advisory Opinion), Order of 19 December 2003 SERIES: ICJ Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders YEAR: 2003 LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: ICJ878 ISBN: 9210709861 PAGES: 12 PRICE: 4 TITLE: Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Request for Advisory Opinion); Order of 30 January 2004 SERIES: ICJ Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders YEAR: 2004 LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: ICJ879 ISBN: 9210709888 PAGES: 20 PRICE: 4 TITLE: Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons SERIES: ICJ Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders YEAR: 1996 LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: ICJ/679 ISBN: 9210707435 PAGES: 740pp. PRICE: $50.00 TITLE: Legislation on Equal Opportunities and Full Participation in Development for Disabled Persons: Examples from the ESCAP Region LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.II.F.21 ISBN: 9211197899 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/1651 PAGES: 528pp. PRICE: $60.00 DESCRIPTION: Government Institutions, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and others, interested in the formulation and strengthening of equal rights legislation for person with disabilities will find this reference work most invaluable. It presents the legislation used in the countries of China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka and the Royal Thai Government in their efforts to support the mainstreaming of people with disabilities into society, thus giving them full participation and equality. TITLE: Legislative Guide to the Universal Anti-Terrorism Conventions and Protocols LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 04.V.7 ISBN: 9211335787 PAGES: 48 PRICE: 10 DESCRIPTION: The various anti-terrorist conventions and protocols are introduced in this paper. TITLE: Lessons from the MAI SERIES: UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.II.D.26 ISBN: 9211124662 SYMBOL: UNCTAD/ITE/ITT/MISC.22 PAGES: 56pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication considers the factors that contributed to the decision of the members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to discontinue the negotiations on the Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI). It also draws lessons that could be of use for future negotiations of international investments. In addition to discussing the main outstanding substantive issues, the publication also presents an inquiry into the broader political context within which the MAI negotiations took place, giving a more complete perspective on the factors that contributed to their suspension and eventual discontinuation. TITLE: Lessons of East/South-East Asian Growth Experience, The SERIES: Development Papers No.: 17 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 95.II.F.11 ISBN: 9211196760 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/1474 PAGES: 100pp. PRICE: $25.00 DESCRIPTION: The core factors that underlie the rapid growth of East and South-East Asian countries are examined and their relevance and replicability for other developing countries and especially for South Asia are considered. TITLE: Lessons Learned in Crises and Post-conflict Situations: The Role of UNDP in Reintegration and Reconstruction Programmes LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 02.III.B.12 ISBN: 9211261503 PAGES: 128 PRICE: $12.00 DESCRIPTION: UNDP and other development agencies have found themselves faced with the challenges posed in the rehabilitation and reconstruction of countries that have experienced a large number of internal conflicts and crises. They have also had to come to grips with the demands placed upon them in the aftermath of these conflicts on their traditional roles. Rebuilding of war-torn societies, reintegration of refugees, displaced persons and former combatants, maintenance of peace once fighting has ceased and prevention of the eruption of violence in areas of unrest are all taking a place on the development agenda. UNDP has gained considerable experience in this area because of its involvement in these issues by virtue of its universal presence and position as a trusted and neutral development partner. This publication builds upon the foundation already created and is intended to help further the debate and lead to positive change as UNDP continues the process of re-examining its role in crisis and post-conflict situations. TITLE: Legitimacy of International Organizations, The LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 01.III.A.8 ISBN: 9280810537 SYMBOL: UNUP-1053 PAGES: 588pp. PRICE: $39.95 DESCRIPTION: The end of the Cold War is only one in a series of events that have radically modified the operational environment of international organizations since their establishment. These changes include: decolonization; growing awareness of the global nature of many economic, environmental and public health problems; multiplication of non-governmental organizations; globalization of mass media and the market; rapid developments in the field of biotechnology; and the emergence of new information technologies, particularly the Internet. The Legitimacy of International Organizations takes a fresh look at the philosophy of international organizations and presents the results of an interdisciplinary research project of the Peace and Governance Programme of the United Nations University. TITLE: Levels and Trends of Contraceptive Use as Assessed in 1998 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 01.XIII.4 ISBN: 9211513480 SYMBOL: ST/ESA/SER.A/190 PAGES: 212pp. PRICE: $19.95 DESCRIPTION: This present report contains a comprehensive review of sample-survey data on the level of contraceptive use, types of methods employed and recent trends in contraceptive practice. It discusses the availability of contraceptives to national populations, drawing on results of recent international studies. Updated global and regional estimates of average levels of contraceptive use are included. As in the previous assessment of contraceptive use conducted in 1994, this report also includes estimates of the amount of growth in contraceptive practice that will be needed in developing countries if fertility is to decline in accordance with the United Nations population projections. An important addition to the present report is a chapter on fertility preferences and contraceptive use. TITLE: Levels and Trends of Fertility and their Determinants for Small Geographic Areas in the ESCAP Region SERIES: Asian Population Sudies No.: 146 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.II.F.17 ISBN: 9211197856 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/1857 PAGES: 182pp. PRICE: $25.00 DESCRIPTION: In most of the countries and territories of the Asia and the Pacific region, fertility has declined dramatically during the past two decades. This publication studies the dynamics of fertility change and its differentials in the light of changing socio-economic factors in nine countries of the region, namely, Bangladesh, China, India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam. TITLE: Levels and Trends of International Migration to Selected Countries in Asia SERIES: Population Studies No.: 218 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.XIII.2 ISBN: 9211513723 SYMBOL: ST/ESA/SER.A/218 PAGES: 122 PRICE: $18.95 DESCRIPTION: This report examines the levels and trends of population migration to selected countries in Asia using available statistics as a guide and focusing primarily on changes that have occurred since 1970. The report discusses the burgeoning of labour migration during the past decades, in response to the development of strong economies in Eastern, South-Eastern, and Western Asia. It also touches on permanent settlement of people and refugee flows that have characterized several countries in Asia. TITLE: Liberalization, Globalization and Income Distribution SERIES: UNU/WIDER Working Papers No.: 157 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.III.A.31 PAGES: 36pp. PRICE: $5.00 DESCRIPTION: Recent mainstream analyses of changes in income distribution over the post World War II period have concluded that income inequality within countries tends to be stable; that there is no strong association between growth and inequality; and that poverty is best reduced through growth-oriented, rather than distributive policies. This publication challenges this view. It discusses past and recent trends in income distribution; the recent rise in inequality; and inequality, growth and poverty reduction. (OUT OF PRINT) TITLE: Liberalization of Foreign Exchange Markets and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, The SERIES: UNU/WIDER Research for Action No.: 35 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.III.A.47 ISBN: 9529520522 PAGES: 72pp. PRICE: $8.00 DESCRIPTION: The Liberalization of Foreign Exchange Markets and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa offers an historical rationale for intervention in foreign exchange markets to promote long-term development. It also reviews exchange rate theory and balance of payments management and their application to African countries. 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: Liberalized and Neglected? Food Marketing Policies in Eastern Africa SERIES: World Development Studies No.: 12 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.III.A.31 ISBN: 9529520727 PAGES: 154pp. PRICE: $12.00 DESCRIPTION: Analysis of structural adjustment and its impact on the economies of Sub-Saharan Africa has made considerable progress over the last few years. Debate has shown that liberalization alone is not sufficient to restore sustained growth to the region. This publication presents a study on the impact of liberalization on key markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. It assesses the rate of implementation and the efficiency of structural adjustment programmes in view of the financial and institutional constraints prevailing across the region. It also presents three case studies of food marketing in Tanzania, Malawi and Kenya. These countries, with three different reform paths, provide valuable policy lessons. TITLE: Living Arrangements of Older Persons in Canada: Effects on their Socio-economic Conditions LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: GV.98.0.19 ISBN: 9211007798 PAGES: 116pp. PRICE: $27.00 DESCRIPTION: Population ageing is widely recognized as one of the most salient long-term developments in the countries of Europe and North America, which has profound economic and social implications, and poses unique public policy challenges. This publication discusses a wide range of issues related to ageing and presents a collection of data and study on the social and economic conditions of older persons in Canada. Areas of coverage include: demographic, economic and social trends; living arrangements; work and retirement; sources of income; and housing conditions. TITLE: Living with Risk: A Global Review of Disaster Reduction Initiatives YEAR: 2004 VOLUME: I&II LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: GV.03.0.2 ISBN: 9211010500 SYMBOL: DPI/SALES/2004/2 PAGES: 588 PRICE: 95 DESCRIPTION: In the foreword to this two-volume report, UN Secretary-General Kofi A. Annan writes, “While many people are aware of the terrible impact of disasters throughout the world, few realize that this is problem that we can do something about. This report should help to change that.” Living with Risk brings to light the urgent need for action to be taken—and the people who are doing so—in building sustainable societies in an increasingly disaster prone-world. TITLE: Llano Estacado of the US Southern High Plains, The: Environmental Transformation and the Prospect of Sustainability LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.III.A.16 ISBN: 9280810421 SYMBOL: UNUP-1042 PAGES: 192pp. PRICE: $19.95 DESCRIPTION: Vast, nearly featureless and perceptibly high, the Llano Estacado of Texas, a subregion of the US Southern High Plains, is a daunting place. Its climate is challenging, with incessant winds that can fluctuate from soft spring-like breezes to ferocious howling blizzards and back again in the span of a week. This publication presents an environmental, social, and economic history of the Llano Estacado region. It illustrates the tremendous changes in environment that occurred with the European settlement of the Plains and details the development of a modern irrigation culture, dependent upon non-renewable or exhaustible water resources. Large-scale technological developments, national and state regulatory institutions, and global trade systems are featured as forces that have brought great wealth to the region while at the same time erecting an edifice that, because of resource depletion, cannot be sustained. The Llano Estacado of the US Southern High Plains shows how this "modern irrigation culture" developed and questions how it might be viewed through a sustainability lens, using a multiplicity of definitions of "sustainability" and its opposite "criticality". TITLE: Local Development and Global Issues: Report of the Committee for Development Policy on the Fifth Session LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 03.II.A.3 ISBN: 9211045223 PAGES: 84 PRICE: $7.50 DESCRIPTION: This publication presents the Report of the Committee for Development Policy on the Fifth Session. It covers the topic of local development and global issues. It is hoped that the Report will help to initiate constructive debate on the questions surrounding economic development. TITLE: Local Economic Development: A Geographical Comparison of Rural Community Restructuring LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.III.A.4 ISBN: 9280809989 PAGES: 368pp. PRICE: $24.95 DESCRIPTION: Restructuring is a widely used concept which denotes rapid and often far-reaching, socio-economic transformation processes in communities, localities, regions and nations. This book seeks to explain the processes of restructuring in rural communities, focusing on the trends of the 1990s. Case studies from Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Russia, Sweden, Finland, Ireland, the United States, Viet Nam and Australia demonstrate that communities and entire regions are adapting continuously to changes in economic conditions. The case studies examine capitalist and neo-capitalist restructuring in traditional, modern, post-industrial and trans-local communities. Local Economic Development also explores restructuring processes associated with policy on sector-specific issues from the global to the local level. It concludes with the presentation of a multi-causal theory of local economic development, which is intended to assist in understanding the restructuring processes in rural areas and in the design of appropriate responses to the pressures generated by restructuring. TITLE: Long-range World Population Projections: Based on the 1998 Revision LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.XIII.8 ISBN: 9211513456 SYMBOL: ST/ESA/SER.A/189 PAGES: 104pp. PRICE: $15.00 DESCRIPTION: The second half of the twentieth century marked a turning point in human demographic history. After rising continuously for more than two centuries, the rate of world population growth finally began to decline in the late 1960s. This publication presents long-range projections that provide persuasive evidence that this reversal is permanent and that world population growth rates will continue to decline for the foreseeable future. At the same time it shows that the world population is unlikely to stabilize before 2040 and may not do so before the end of the next century. The long range projections presented in this publication extend to 2150 and cover the following major areas: Africa, Asia excluding China and India, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, Oceania, and China and India which have been considered separately. TITLE: Long Run Economic Development in Latin America in a Comparative Perspective: Proximate and Ultimate Causes SERIES: The Macro-economy of Development No.: 8 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 01.II.G.199 ISBN: 9211213371 SYMBOL: LC/L.1665-P PAGES: 44pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: This paper describes trends in economic growth and its causes in several Latin American countries in the 20th century. It provides a quantitative assessment of Latin American economic growth performance in the twentieth century in a comparative perspective. This paper stresses that the proximate causes of economic growth are not independent of the ultimate causes of growth. Proximate causes of economic growth are those areas of causality where models and quantification is possible. Ultimate causes of economic growth are much more difficult to quantify. The paper concludes with a description of some of the most important characteristics of Latin America in the realm of the ultimate causes. TITLE: Long-term Planning: Institutional Action and Restructuring in the Caribbean SERIES: Gestión Pública No.: 10 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.G.120 ISBN: 9211212839 SYMBOL: LC/L.1438-P LC/IP/L.180 PAGES: 36pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: The region ended the 1990s with mixed results in the area of economic and social planning. The publication suggests that there is a need for the State to have an agency or representative through which it can perform basic planning duties, whatever the style of development or reform adopted. These include compiling experiences, consolidating gains, amending what is considered inappropriate and introducing any changes that may be necessary. It is hoped that this study will help governments throughout the region to combine a long-term outlook with an efficient allocation of fiscal resources in order to reduce poverty and inequalities. TITLE: LP Gas Safety: Guidelines for Good Safety Practice in the LP Gas Industry LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 01.III.D.42 ISBN: 9280717111 PAGES: 92pp. PRICE: $20.00 DESCRIPTION: LP Gas is an excellent, environment-friendly fuel with tens of millions of satisfied consumers in every part of the world. As with all forms of energy, LP Gas is potentially hazardous if mis-handled or misused. The guidelines within this publication are intended for policy-makers, government officials and industry managers at international, national and local levels who are concerned with good safety practice in relation to LP Gas handling, distribution and use. They follow the LP Gas distribution chain up to and including the point of use. Hazards are identified at each stage of the process and good safety practices are outlined. Also included are references for more detailed technical guidance.
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