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TITLE: United Nations Correspondence Manual LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.I.17 ISBN: 9211008468 SYMBOL: ST/DCS/4/REV.1 PAGES: 76pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: The United Nations Correspondence Manual is intended to serve as a guide to the drafting of official correspondence in English, the processing and dispatch of official communications and the handling of incoming and outgoing communications, including electronic communications. TITLE: Report of the High-level Panel on Information and Communication Technology, 17-20 April 2000 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.A.6 ISBN: 9211044995 PAGES: 38pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication focuses on the role of the United Nations in promoting development in the context of globalization. The gross disparity in the spread of the Internet and thus the economic and social benefits derived from it is a matter of profound concern. Based on practical experiences, the Report describes how Information and Communication Technology (ICT) programmes are beneficial for development, the conditions for effectiveness and sustainability, the problems and obstacles. It also identifies a series of recommendations and actions that the international community should undertake to support national ICT programmes. The publication emphasizes that developing countries have great potential to compete successfully in the new global market, but unless they embrace the ICT revolution promptly and actively, they will face new barriers and the risk of not just being marginalized but completely bypassed. TITLE: FDI Determinants and TNC Strategies: The Case of Brazil LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.D.2 ISBN: 9211124697 SYMBOL: UNCTAD/ITE/IIT/14 PAGES: 200pp. PRICE: $35.00 DESCRIPTION: The message of this publication is that, Governments that seek to attract FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) and seek to benefit from the investment that they have attracted need to be proactive in their policy stance. This study was prepared at the request of the Government of Brazil to support its objective of increasing the inflow of FDI as part of a wider policy of accelerating the growth of the country's economy. Even though the study started in 1995, it is still useful as it contains many valuable lessons and insights for Brazil and for all countries wishing to improve the effects of their dealing with TNCs (Transnational Corporation). The study shows clearly the range of considerations that lead international investors to choose one location over another. TITLE: Economic Survey of Europe YEAR: 2000 No.: 1 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.E.12 ISBN: 9211167523 SYMBOL: ECE/EAD/00/2 PAGES: 256pp. PRICE: $70.00 DESCRIPTION: Economic Survey of Europe provides a survey of current economic developments in Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and North America. In addition, this issue contains two special studies: Economic Convergence in Europe and the need to reduce the level of the development disparities among the various regions and Fertility Decline in the Transition Economies and the consequent economic and social impact. The publication aims at providing information and analysis to policy makers and economists in government, research institutes and universities, as well as the private business sector and the public at large. The present Survey is the fifty-third in a series of annual report; this is the first of three issues for the year. TITLE: Annual Bulletin of Transport Statistics for Europe and North America YEAR: 1999 VOLUME: Vol.XLIX LANGUAGE: T. SALES #: 00.II.E.5 ISBN: 9210163435 SYMBOL: ECE/TRANS/NONE/00/19 PAGES: 244pp. PRICE: $60.00 DESCRIPTION: This annual presents statistics and brief studies on transport along with tables on energy consumption for transport. Data covers Europe, Canada and the United States. TITLE: Best Practice in Business Incubation LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.E.9 ISBN: 9211167493 SYMBOL: ECE/TRADE/253 PAGES: 136pp. PRICE: $20.00 DESCRIPTION: Guidelines on Best Practice in Business Incubation is designed to give an overview of the status of business incubation and lessons learned today in UN/ECE member countries, particularly in the transition economies. The aim of this publication is to assist in developing a network of science parks, technopoles and business incubators (Local Business Assistance Centres) to encourage exchanges of practical experience. TITLE: Forest Resources of Europe, CIS, North America, Australia, Japan and New Zealand (Industrialized Temperate/Boreal Countries) UN-ECE/FAO Contribution in the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2000: Main Report YEAR: 2000 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.II.E.36 ISBN: 9211167353 SYMBOL: ECE/TIM/SP/17 PAGES: 468pp. PRICE: $150.00 DESCRIPTION: Forest Resources Assessment 2000 presents the national replies to a detailed enquiry on forest resources of 55 temperate/boreal industrialized countries: Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), North America, Australia, Japan, and New Zealand. The volume includes statistical and descriptive information together with analyses undertaken by high level experts in the following specific thematic areas: forest and Other Wooded Land (OWL); ownership and management status; wood supply and carbon sequestration; biological diversity and environmental protection; forest condition and damage; and protective and socio-economic functions. More than 80 main tables with the validated national statistics on the different parameters of forest resources are included in the publication. The publication is intended to be useful, not only to governments and the international forest policy community, but also to a wide range of other groups, including the scientific community, forest industries, NGOs (Non Governmental Organization), the conventions on biodiversity and climate change, forestry teachers and students, and the general public. TITLE: Asian-Pacific Remote Sensing and GIS Journal YEAR: January 1999 VOLUME: 11 No.: 2 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.F.15 ISBN: 9211199638 PAGES: 68pp. PRICE: $35.00 DESCRIPTION: This volume is a presentation of significant results obtained by different research teams involved in the analysis of data collected through remote sensing technology. The publication covers land applications such as land use and land-cover mapping, forestry and glacier lake hazards. Part of the research program is the promotion of the use of advanced remote sensing technology in natural resource and environmental management. TITLE: Asian-Pacific Remote Sensing and GIS Journal YEAR: July 1999 VOLUME: 12 No.: 1 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.F.16 ISBN: 9211199646 PAGES: 68pp. PRICE: $35.00 DESCRIPTION: (see above) TITLE: Attracting Foreign Direct Investment in Pacific Island Countries: Lessons from East/South-East Asian Experience LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.F.20 ISBN: 9211199727 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/1989 PAGES: 72pp. PRICE: $25.00 DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this study is to draw lessons from the experience of East and South-East Asian economies that Pacific island countries can learn in their efforts to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The publication outlines the host country factors that determine the location of FDI, as well as factors that contributed to the success of East and South-East Asian economies in attracting FDI. It also highlights the FDI situation in Pacific island countries, and identifies some policy lessons for Pacific island countries that can be deduced from the experience of East and South-East Asian economies. TITLE: International Trade Transaction (ITT) Models as an Aid to the Process of Harmonization (India, Malaysia, Philippines and Sri Lanka) LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.F.29 ISBN: 9211199778 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/1963 PAGES: 90pp. PRICE: $25.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication presents country International Trade Transaction (ITT) models for the clearance of express consignments developed for India, Malaysia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka. The country ITT models were compared with the World Customs Organization's Guidelines for clearance of express consignments. It is hoped that this study will act as an introduction to the use of ITT modeling to re-engineer trade procedures in enhancing trade efficiencies among the countries of Asia and the Pacific region. TITLE: Promotion of Foreign Direct Investment: Lessons for Economies in Transition LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.F.37 ISBN: 9211199859 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/1983 PAGES: 76pp. PRICE: $12.00 DESCRIPTION: There is general agreement that one of the keys to boosting economic growth in the economies in transition is the promotion of foreign direct investment. The importance of a favourable investment climate and adequate legal and regulatory frameworks does much in attracting foreign direct investment. This publication presents case studies from India, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea and Singapore, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and the Russian Federation showing their experiences in foreign direct investment and related institution building. TITLE: The Family and Older Persons in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka SERIES: Asian Population Studies No.: 151 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.F.6 ISBN: 9211199514 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/1997 PAGES: 180pp. PRICE: $20.00 DESCRIPTION: The family remains the most important source of support for the elderly. However, socio-economic changes are undermining this traditional means of support. Through case studies on Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka this publication discusses the implications of Asia's population future for the family and the elderly. The publication contains numerous statistical tables. TITLE: Urban Geology in Asia and the Pacific Region: Atlas of Urban Geology VOLUME: 10 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 98.II.F.28 ISBN: 9211197996 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/1804 PAGES: 386pp. PRICE: $35.00 DESCRIPTION: As early as 1985, in view of the fast-growing economies and populations of the Asia and the Pacific region, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific became aware of the need to consider geological conditions in land-use planning to secure potentially huge benefits in terms of economy, safety and human health. This publication provides insight into the current problems and progess in the field of geology for urban planning. It serves to identify aspects common to many countries and also to alert the geoscience community to more unique, area-specific problems, worthy of world attention. TITLE: Government-NGO Collaboration in Rural Poverty Alleviation LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.II.F.13 ISBN: 9211198798 PAGES: 116pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: The issue of good governance keeps surfacing as a key area of concern in poverty alleviation.This publication analyzes the situation in six developing countries namely: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam, in order to fully understand the extent of GO-NGO (Government-Non Governmental Organization) collaboration for poverty alleviation. It seeks ways and means of further strengthening the cooperation between these two sectors and leads to recommendations to mitigate the adverse effects of the macroeconomic adjustment measures on the rural poor. TITLE: Community-based Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.II.F.37 ISBN: 9211199077 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/1929 PAGES: 48pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: Juvenile delinquency is one of the major social problems confronting Asia and the Pacific with ramifications to all aspects of social and economic development. The effective prevention of juvenile delinquency requires the close collaboration of the criminal justice system and the social work community and other related disciplines can contribute. This publication takes a look at the community-based approach to this issue presenting preventative guidelines. It also reviews the causes of juvenile delinquency and discusses national policies and measures to prevent juvenile delinquency. TITLE: Institution and Human Resource Capacity Building in ASEAN LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.II.F.49 ISBN: 9211199174 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/1945 PAGES: 180pp. PRICE: $40.00 DESCRIPTION: Most South East Asian countries have had a long period of rapid and reasonably equitable growth achieved largely because sound policies were implemented effectively by capable institutions staffed by competent human resources. This publication takes a look at institution and human resource capacity building in the ASEAN member countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand. The studies analyze the experiences in these countries and presents the key lessons that can be used in the future by other countries. TITLE: Enhancing Effectiveness of Aid SERIES: Least Developed Countries Series No.: 2 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.II.F.63 ISBN: 9211199328 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/1981 PAGES: 152pp. PRICE: $40.00 DESCRIPTION: The least developed countries (LDCs) in the Asia and the Pacific region rely heavily on aid which comprises the largest component of their external finance. However, in view of declining external assistance from official sources and structural limitations of these countries in attracting foreign private capital, effective utilization of aid assumes special significance. This publication addresses the issue of enhancing the effectiveness of aid. It presents an overview of trends in aid flows to LDCs in the region and analyzes some of the main issues common to these countries. In addition, it offers the experiences of Bangladesh, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Nepal and Vanuatu through in depth case studies. TITLE: Report of the Asia-Pacific Meeting of Youth Organizations in Preparation for the Third Session of the World Youth Forum: Bangkok, 27-29 May 1998 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.II.F.65 ISBN: 9211199352 SYMBOL: SDD/HRD/IM/2 PAGES: 64pp. PRICE: $18.00 DESCRIPTION: This report reviews the situation of youth as well as the status of national youth policies in the Asia and the Pacific region. It makes recommendations and proposals for action in the areas of policies, education, employment, health and development and human rights. TITLE: Review of Road Safety in Asia and the Pacific LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.II.F.69 ISBN: 9211199417 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/1984 PAGES: 144pp. PRICE: $22.00 DESCRIPTION: The Asia and the Pacific region is one of the fastest developing regions in the world. This growth is causing increasing demand for transport services, including road transport, which results in the number of vehicles on the road growing rapidly. This publication reviews and analyzes the regional road safety situation. It outlines the prblem in the Asia-Pacific region and shows the relative scale of it by carrying out comparisons with other parts of the world and between countries within the region. It also discusses general motorization trends and the effects that medical facilities and other improvements can have on the safety situation. Review of Road Safety in Asia and the Pacific also reviews current policies and practices; highlights the issues influencing the strategy for road safety; and summarizes the main findings and conclusions, and identifies major weaknesses inhibiting road safety action. TITLE: Guidelines and Manual on the Protection and Rehabilitation of Contaminated Rivers SERIES: Water Resources Series No.: 78 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.II.F.70 ISBN: 9211199336 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/SER.F/78 PAGES: 296pp. PRICE: $25.00 DESCRIPTION: Rapid urban population growth and expansion of industrialization are factors that have resulted in indiscriminate discharging of industrial and human wastes into rivers. This publication presents guidelines on technical approaches as well as institutional, statutory, planning, administrative and regulatory approaches relevant to the protection and rehabilitation of rivers, and how to apply them. The guidelines cover the management of both point and diffuse sources of pollution from urban and rural areas. Country experiences in Australia, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, the United kingdom and the United States. TITLE: Asian Economic Crisis: Causes, Consequences and Policy Lessons SERIES: Development Papers No.: 20 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.II.F.71 ISBN: 9211199360 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/1973 PAGES: 200pp. PRICE: $25.00 DESCRIPTION: The objective of the study is to promote better and wider understanding of the causes of the 1997 Asian economic crisis and to reflect on lessons that could be drawn for formulating policy responses to avert any serious crisis in the future. TITLE: Minerals and Metals Development and Trade for Sustainable Supply in Asia and the Pacific SERIES: Mineral Resources Assessment, Development and Management Series VOLUME: 4 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.II.F.73 ISBN: 9211199433 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/1907 PAGES: 370pp. PRICE: $95.00 DESCRIPTION: The first part of this publication covers the minerals and metals trade for a sustainable supply in selected countries of East, North-East and South-East Asia. The second part includes the minerals and metals trade for sustainable supply in Australia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea and selected countries of South and West Asia. The main objective of this book is to ensure a sustainable supply of mineral commodities for the rapidly growing economies of the region and to impart a greater awareness for promoting intraregional and interregional trade in the context of new policy initiatives for globalization. TITLE: Supply, Marketing, Distribution and Use of Fertilizer in the Pacific Subregion LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 99.II.F.74 ISBN: 9211199441 SYMBOL: RDS/FADI/3 PAGES: 28pp. PRICE: $8.00 DESCRIPTION: In addition to a study on the supply, marketing, distribution and use of fertilizer in six of the Pacific subregion - the Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanatu, this publication also discusses the impact of fertilizer on the economy and the implications of its use on the enviroment. TITLE: Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean / Anuario Estadístico de América Latina y el Caribe YEAR: 1999 LANGUAGE: B. SALES #: 00.II.G.1 ISBN: 9210210395 SYMBOL: LC/G.2066-P PAGES: 864pp. PRICE: $95.00 DESCRIPTION: This annual report includes up-to-date statistics on 56 countries of the region. A wealth of data can be found for each country on topics such as: population, manpower, national accounts, agriculture, forestry and fishing, industry, energy production and consumption, transportation and communication, internal and external trade, wages, banking, finance and social statistics. This data is compiled on both national and regional levels. Socio-economic indicators are also included to provide a clear summary of each area of interest. The compiled data is in a format which allows comparative analysis and quicker and easier access to information. TITLE: Costo Económico de los Delitos, Niveles de Vigilancia y Políticas de Seguridad Ciudadana en las Comunas del Gran Santiago SERIES: Gestión Pública No.: 2 LANGUAGE: S. SALES #: 00.II.G.14 ISBN: 9213215665 SYMBOL: LC/L.1328-P LC/IP/L.171 PAGES: 80pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: Entre 1997 y 1998, se observa, en el Gran Santiago, un aumento moderado de las tasas de delitos, donde lo más significativo es el incremento de los indicadores de robo con violencia. El costo económico de los delitos ascendió a 274 millones de dólares en 1998. El costo económico promedio por persona fue de $23.703. Aumentar los niveles de vigilancia policial en las comunas más carenciadas, llevándolos hasta un valor igual a la media para todo el Gran Santiago, significaría hacer una inversion de 4.2 millones de dólares. En este case la vigilancia policial se incrementaría un 24% más de lo actualmente disponible. Quizás la conclusión más importante de esta reflexión es la idea de integralidad de las soluciones que se deben proponer para abordar los problemas de se guridad ciudadana en la Ciudad de Santiago. TITLE: Estudio de Mercado de Tierras, El SERIES: Desarrollo Productivo No.: 73 LANGUAGE: S. SALES #: 00.II.G.24 ISBN: 9213215738 SYMBOL: LC/L.1325-P PAGES: 80pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: El presente documento sobre mercado de tierras en Guatemala se sustenta en información secundaria sistematizada e información primaria obtenida por medio de una boleta de encuesta enfocada a servir los objetivos del estudio. Se presentan antecedentes de la situación agraria en Guatemala, de la política púbulica, de las instituciones vinculadas al mercado de tierras, así como un esquema de regionalización, la plataforma jurídica y legal vigente, además de aspectos relativos al derecho consuetudinario practicado por los pueblos indígenas y por grupos de "ladinos" del área rural. Los resultados del trabajo de campo confirman los hallazgos de otros informes, y adicionalmente suministran información más desagregada en términos espaciales geográficos, sobre todo en cuanto a oferta, demanda, precios y unidades. TITLE: Política Fiscal y Entorno Macroeconómico. El Modelo MAPPA, un Instrumento para la Toma de Decisiones (Juego de Roles) SERIES: Manuales No.: 5 LANGUAGE: S. SALES #: 00.II.G.25 ISBN: 9213215363 SYMBOL: LC/L.1269-P LC/IP/L.168 PAGES: 64pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: Este documento es un manual de uso de un modelo macroeconómico "virtual", cuyo único objetivo es pedagógico. El modelo se ha utilizado como herramienta de apoyo de los talleres de programación fiscal que se llevan a cabo en los cursos de Reformas Económicas y Gestión Pública Estratégica de la Dirección de Programación del Sector Público del ILPES. TITLE: Desempeño Macroeconómico y su Impacto en la Pobreza: Análisis de Algunos Escenarios en el Caso de Honduras SERIES: Politicas Sociales No.: 35 LANGUAGE: S. SALES #: 00.II.G.27 ISBN: 9213215827 SYMBOL: LC/L.1248-P PAGES: 44pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: El documento examina el vínculo entre desempeño económico y pobreza en Honduras, destacándose que el buen desempeño económico es una condición necesaria para sustentar una estrategia de reducción de la pobreza, pero que ello no es suficiente para superar, en un plazo razonable, un fenómeno estructural que afecta a una fracción muy elevada de la población del país. Se hace un análisis de la relación entre la evolución macroeconómica y los determinantes claves de la pobreza y se destaca la incidencia en ésta del crecimiento del producto por habitante, la evolución del empleo y del desempleo, de la inflación y de los salarios reales. TITLE: Cambio y Continuidad en las Organizaciones de Gestión del Conocimiento SERIES: Información y Desarrollo No.: 10 LANGUAGE: S. SALES #: 00.II.G.28 ISBN: 9213215711 SYMBOL: LC/L.1309-P PAGES: 44pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: El presente número de la Serie Informacion y Desarrollo reúne tres textos preparados por el mismo autor, a través de sus observaciones y experiencias con diferentes organizaciones atendidas por la CEPAL en temas de información. El primero examina, genéricamente, a la biblioteca como una de las organizaciones asociadas a la gestión del conocimiento y su posicionamiento con relación al nuevo entorno de multimedialidad, hipertextualidad y ambiente de tele-trabajo a escala global que abre la INTERNET. En el segundo texto se exploran aspectos de la gestión del conocimiento desde la perspectiva de todo un sistema de organizaciones asociadas a la gestión de conocimientos. El tercer texto, adopta una perspectiva aún más amplia, el de toda una organización gestora de conocimientos en su conjunto. Se predica allí acerca de la organizacion gestora de conocimientos por excelencia, la universidad. TITLE: Estudio Comparativo de los Costos Fiscales en la Transición de Ocho Reformas de Pensiones en América Latina SERIES: Financiamiento del Desarrollo No.: 93 LANGUAGE: S. SALES #: 00.II.G.29 ISBN: 9211215819 SYMBOL: LC/L.1344-P PAGES: 64pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: Este trabajo constituye el primer estudio sistemático comparativo de los costos fiscales en la transición de las reformas previsionales que han ocurrido en ocho países de América Latina, y se divide en tres partes. La primera parte provee un marco general comparativo para evaluar las responsabilidades fiscales de la reforma previsional. La segunda parte del trabajo presenta y analiza todos los estimados y proyecciones disponibles del costo fiscal de la reforma previsional hechos sobre los ocho países. La tercera parte compara los estimados y proyecciones del costo fiscal. TITLE: Privatización y Conflictos Regulatorios: El Caso de los Mercados de Electricidad y Combustibles en el Perú SERIES: Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura No.: 8 LANGUAGE: S. SALES #: 00.II.G.35 ISBN: 9213215878 SYMBOL: LC/L.1362-P PAGES: 84pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: Este informe analiza los conflictos en la aplicación de los marcos regulatorios del sector eléctrico y de hidrocarburos en el Perú a fines de la década de los noventa. A principios de ese decenio se produjeron en ambas industrias importantes reformas que propiciaron la privatización de las empresas públicas y la reestructuración de los mercados, desregulando en algunos casos y regulando en otros, y estableciendo una nueva institucionalidad encargada de promover la inversión, garantizar la competencia y, sobre todo, verificar la real eficiencia de las empresas. TITLE: Modernization and Foreign Trade in the Health Services SERIES: Políticas Sociales No.: 37 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.G.40 ISBN: 9211212626 SYMBOL: LC/L.1250-P PAGES: 40pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication examines the impact of modernization of the health services during the period 1983-1999 in Chile and looks at future prospects. It gives a description of the modernization and reform process which has the potential to promote foreign trade in the area of health. The effective influence of modernization and health reform linkages on the export and import of health services is examined. This publication also looks at policy instruments designed to mobilize or create the national capacity for substitution or for slowing the rate of growth of imports of services generated by modernization and reform. TITLE: Pasado y Presente del Comportamiento Tecnológico de América Latina SERIES: Desarrollo Productivo No.: 75 LANGUAGE: S. SALES #: 00.II.G.45 ISBN: 9213215789 SYMBOL: LC/L.1342-P PAGES: 80pp. PRICE: $10.00 TITLE: Challenge of Gender Equity and Human Rights on the Treshold of the Twenty-first Century, The SERIES: Mujer y Desarrollo No.: 27 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.G.48 ISBN: 9211212677 SYMBOL: LC/L.1295/REV.1-P PAGES: 68pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication reviews progress and challenges in two areas of analysis: Gender Equity - the basis for a fair an equitable society, and Human Rights and Peace for Latin America and the Caribbean. Its purpose is to show what types of relationships exist between the advancement of women and the changes this produces in society, together with the effects of global changes on social and gender equity. Moreover the publication demonstrates that progress is being limited by the symptoms of stagnation present in the region and that the extent to which the rights of women are advanced is a clear indicator of progress in the consolidation of democracy and respect for human rights. TITLE: Riesgo del Aseguramiento en el Sistema de Salud en Colombia en 1997 SERIES: Financiamiento del Desarrollo No.: 95 LANGUAGE: S. SALES #: 00.II.G.51 ISBN: 9213216041 SYMBOL: LC/L.1372-P PAGES: 56pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: Este estudio intenta, en primer lugar, establecer cuáles son las características socioeconómicas y demográficas de los individuos asociadas con las mayores frecuencias de uso de los servicios de salud en el sistema, así como, con el costo de los mismos. En segundo lugar, se establece cuál es la distribución de riesgos entre las EPS (que afilian a la población del régimen contributivo), las ARS (que afilian a la población del régimen subsidiado) y el sistema de salud que atiende a los no afiliados. Adicionalmente, se analiza la evidencia empírica sobre la selección de riesgos en esas entidades. TITLE: Política Agrícola en Chile, La: Lecciones de Tres Décadas SERIES: Desarrollo Productivo No.: 68 LANGUAGE: S. SALES #: 00.II.G.6 ISBN: 9213215630 SYMBOL: LC/L.1315-P PAGES: 84pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: Entre 1974 y 1998, la economía y la gricultura chilena recibieron el impacto de las reformas estructurales y de la apertura externa. Con una organización industrial, de mediana a alta concentración, los agentes más favorecidos han sido las empresas exportadoras de frutas, la industria forestal, aquellas del subsector agroindustrial que tienen un rol decisivo en el desempeño de la cadena (azúcar, cebada, leche, arroz), las integradas verticalmente (aves y cerdos), las empresas vitivinícolas, la industria de la carne, jugos, pastas, deshidratados y congelados. La apertura y el cambio estructural, ha generado en el campu un proceso de concentración y exclusión. Los agentes productivos han debido alinearse, forzadamente, según las capacidades y flexibilidades de sus recursos, generándose dinamismos claramente diferenciados con desequilibrios subregionales, en rubros y agentes. TITLE: Financial Management in Transitional Economies LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.H.10 ISBN: 9211231426 SYMBOL: ST/ESA/PAD/SER.E/15 PAGES: 148pp. PRICE: $20.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication provides a detailed picture of the situation in which financial management takes place in transitional economies including countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (comprising the Baltic republics, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and Georgia). Financial Management analyzes the factors in the economic and policy environment, which have impeded or expedited the financial development, and gives insights into current institutional aspects. Ultimately the publication presents an overview and conclusion drawing attention to the government's role in financial reform and in accounting reform, and to the key role of the banking system and of banking reform. TITLE: Etudes Comparatives des Statuts Généraux de la Fonction Publique: Le Bénin, Le Burkina Faso, Le République Centrafricaine, Le Ghana, Le Kenya, Le Nigéria, Le Senégal LANGUAGE: F. SALES #: 00.II.H.11 ISBN: 9212230547 SYMBOL: ST/ESA/PAD/SER.E/10 PAGES: 40pp. PRICE: $10.00 TITLE: Redesigning Methods and Procedures for Delivery of Local Services in Small Island Countries LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.H.12 ISBN: 9211231434 SYMBOL: ST/ESA/PAD/SER.E/12 PAGES: 40pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: Small island countries frequently face common problems for providing public services to their citizens, complicated by both their geographical characteristics as well as their limited resources. This publication reviews the current practices and methods and procedures for social service delivery and proposes how to develop partnerships between local government and non-government sectors to improve service delivery. TITLE: Monographies sur les Réformes de L'administration Publique de Quelques Pays Africains: Le Burkina Faso, La Cóte D'ivo ire, Le Ghana, Le Senégal LANGUAGE: F. SALES #: 00.II.H.13 ISBN: 9212230555 SYMBOL: ST/ESA/PAD/SER.E/13 PAGES: 48pp. PRICE: $10.00 TITLE: Professionalism and Ethics in the Public Service LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.H.3 ISBN: 9211231337 SYMBOL: ST/ESA/PAD/SER.E/5 PAGES: 68pp. PRICE: $15.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication is an overview of three conferences on the theme of professionalism and ethics in the public service. Extensive coverage is presented in such subjects as: current issues in professionalism and ethics in the public service, cases in countries in transition (Central and Eastern Europe), cases in countries in adjustment (Africa), the Brazilian case. Although the conferences took place in different regions, the participants concurred on the central role of the state in the socio-economic development of their nations, the need to shift from a political to a managerial bureaucracy, and the importance of responding to citizens needs. TITLE: Promoting Ethics in Public Service LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.H.6 ISBN: 9211231361 SYMBOL: ST/ESA/PAD/SER.E/8 PAGES: 52pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication presents a series of papers written by experts on ethics in the public service. Although the papers were placed in the Brazilian context, they are relevant not only to Brazil but to other countries, in either introducing or making changes to their public service ethics management. Brazil launched a reform of the state in 1995 and is currently re-examining the role of the state. TITLE: Capacity Building in Selected Least Developed Countries LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.H.8 ISBN: 9211231396 SYMBOL: ST/ESA/PAD/SER.E/11 PAGES: 28pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication presents case study analyses aimed at strengthening the institutional capacities of the African Lusophone Countries (ALCs). It presents the institutional and administrative weaknesses, and the constraints and the needs assessment for capacity building. Ultimately the publication presents a series of international and regional coordination strategies and recommendations to achieve sustained economic growth and social equity. TITLE: Transparency and Accountability in Government Financial Management LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.H.9 ISBN: 9211231418 SYMBOL: ST/ESA/PAD/SER.E/14 PAGES: 60pp. PRICE: $15.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication is a review of the first on-line meeting of experts under United Nations auspices on Effecting Transparency and Accountability in Government Financial Management. The focus of the publication is on weaknesses in systems of accountability and transparency that facilitate unethical behavior, and the aim is to suggest solutions to these weaknesses. This publication comprises a basic issues paper, papers covering Ethiopia, Ghana, Swaziland and Uganda, and the Report of the Experts. TITLE: Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Resolution: Theory, Practice and Annotated References LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.III.A.7 ISBN: 9280810383 SYMBOL: UNUP-1038 PAGES: 336pp. PRICE: $29.95 DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this publication is to review the literature on water disputes and related water treaties to acquire an understanding of why previous and current disputes over water have occurred and to seek lessons to be learned in preventing similar future disputes. The publication focuses on transboundary freshwater, on the political and social aspects, and on the skills for dispute resolution. Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Resolution presents a survey of international watersheds, providing some bibliographical and general data collected from over 200 transboundary watersheds. A subset of case studies from the exhaustive list of international watersheds presented, is examined in greater detail. Moreover a compilation and analysis of relevant water treaties, and the rationale for their partial implementation is included. The publication is one of the few comprehensive and interdisciplinary analyses of such international surface water conflicts ever published. TITLE: Commission on the Status of Women Agreed Conclusions on the Critical Areas of the Beijing Platform for Action 1996-1999 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.IV.6 ISBN: 9211302072 PAGES: 120pp. PRICE: $14.95 DESCRIPTION: This publication is an in-depth review and a critical analysis of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and the 12 critical areas of concern for priority action to achieve the advancement and empowerment of women. Extensive coverage is presented in the critical areas such as: women and poverty, women in power and decision-making, education and training of women, violence against women, women and health, institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women. Many strategies and solutions have been incorporated into the resolutions and agreed conclusions contained in this book to guide governments and other actors towards further actions and initiatives for the accelerated and full implementation of the Platform for Action. From 1996 through 1999, the Commission on the Status of Women was mandated to monitor the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action. TITLE: Annuaire des Nations Unies sur le Désarmement YEAR: 1998 VOLUME: 23 LANGUAGE: F. SALES #: 99.IX.1 ISBN: 9212421369 SYMBOL: DDA 995374 PAGES: 348pp. PRICE: $55.00 TITLE: Armas Pequeñas SERIES: Desarme: Serie de Estudios No.: 28 LANGUAGE: S. SALES #: 99.IX.7 ISBN: 9213421745 PAGES: 104pp. PRICE: $20.00 DESCRIPTION: Debido a que se obtienen y utilizan con facilidad, las armas pequeñas y las armas ligerashan constituido los instrumentos de violencia principales o únicos en casi todos los conflictos recientes de los que se han ocupado las Naciones Unidas. En manos de efectivos irregulares que actúan con poco respeto del derecho internacional humanitario, estas armas han infligido cuantiosas pérdidas de vidas humanas, de las que las mujeres y los niños representan casi el 80% de las bajas. Por consiguiente, el mandato que la Asamblea General dio en su resolución 50/70 B de que se preparase un informe sobre el fenómeno de las armas pequeñas fue especialmente oportuno y atrajo una atención muy necesaria sobre lo que ha llegado a ser una preocupación prioritaria en los esfuerzos dirigidos a desembarazar al mundo del flagelo de la guerra y del lastre de los armamentos. TITLE: Industry and Environment: Sustainability and the Agri-food Industry YEAR: April-Sept 1999 VOLUME: 22 No.: 2-3 LANGUAGE: E. PAGES: 96pp. PRICE: $30.00 DESCRIPTION: Covering today's most topical and volatile issues, Industry and Environment focuses on the research undertaken by government officials, industry managers, scientists, and representatives of non-governmental organizations. Each quarterly issue reprints articles in which research findings, experimental evidence, emerging technologies and prospects are examined at length. Available on Standing Order or sold separately. TITLE: International Law Commission Fifty Years After, The: An Evaluation - Proceedings of the Seminar held to Conmemorate the Fiftieth Anniversary of the International Law Commission, 21-22 April 1998 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.V.3 ISBN: 9210330811 PAGES: 228pp. PRICE: $25.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication summarizes the proceedings of the 1998 seminar on the evaluation of the 50 years of work of the International Law Commission. The Commission makes an immense contribution to the codification and progressive development of international law, contributing to its dissemination and its better understanding. The publication also contains two annexes in order to provide the reader with further information on the present membership of the Commission, and the Commission' Statute. TITLE: Comisión de las Naciones Unidas para el Derecho Mercantil Internacional: Anuario YEAR: 1997 VOLUME: XXVIII LANGUAGE: S. SALES #: 99.V.6 ISBN: 9213332793 SYMBOL: A/CN.9/SER.A/1997 PAGES: 480pp. PRICE: $65.00 DESCRIPTION: Este documento es el informe de la Comisión sobre su período de sesiones anual; incluye sus observaciones y decisiones relativas al informe. TITLE: Competent National Authorities Under the International Drug Control Treaties YEAR: 1999 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.XI.5 ISBN: 9211481252 SYMBOL: ST/NAR.3/1999/1(E/NA) PAGES: 172pp. PRICE: $25.00 DESCRIPTION: This directory, which is issued annually, lists titles and addresses of competent national authorities under the International Drug Control Treaties. Information is provided in the six official languages of United Nations (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish), while the titles of the national authorities are given in English, French and Spanish, and are listed in English alphabetical order. TITLE: Boletín de Población de las Naciones Unidas: Fecundidad por debajo del Nivel de Reemplazo YEAR: 1999 No.: No.40-41 LANGUAGE: S. SALES #: 99.XIII.13 ISBN: 9213511213 SYMBOL: ST/ESA/SER.N/40-41 PAGES: 356pp. PRICE: $35.00 DESCRIPTION: La División de Población del Departamento de Asuntos Económicos y Sociales de la Secretaría de las Naciones Unidas organizó el 4 al 6 de noviembre de 1997 una reunión de expertos para estudiar los temas relacionados con los bajos niveles de fecundidad que se han observado recientemente en muchas partes del mundo. El 44% de la población mundial actual vive en países cuya fecundidad ha caído por debajo del nivel necesario para reemplazar a la actual generación de padres, y se prevé que esta proporción ascenderá al 67% para el año 2015. Esta evolución tiene importantes consecuencias económicas y sociales y presenta un difícil desafío para las autoridades encargadas de las políticas. TITLE: Acuerdos Fiscales Internacionales VOLUME: IX No.: 58 LANGUAGE: S. SALES #: 99.XVI.1 ISBN: 9213590881 SYMBOL: ST/ESA/SER.C/9/SUPP.58 PAGES: 64pp. PRICE: $10.00 TITLE: Handbook for Producing National Statistical Reports on Women and Men (ARABIC LANGUAGE VERSION) LANGUAGE: A. SALES #: 97.XVII.10 SYMBOL: ST/ESA/STAT/SER.K/14 PAGES: 400pp PRICE: $24.95 DESCRIPTION: National statistical offices and gender programmes interested in conducting statistical analysis on women and men will find this operational guide invaluable. It describes the institutional arrangements and resource requirements for the development of a gender statistics publication. It also explains how to prepare and use available data and how to generate indicators on the basis of critical gender issues and concerns identified through user-producer consultations. Information is also presented on the printing and dissemination process. (ARABIC LANGUAGE VERSION) TITLE: Estadísticas de Comercio Internacional de Mercancías: Conceptos y Definiciones LANGUAGE: S. SALES #: 98.XVII.16 ISBN: 9213611870 SYMBOL: ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/52/REV.2 PAGES: 56pp. PRICE: $15.00 DESCRIPTION: La presente versión revisada de Estadísticas del Comercio Internacional de Mercancías: Conceptos y Definiciones, se ha preparado en respuesta a una petición formulada por la Comisión de Estadística en su 28o.período de sesiones. La Comisión reconoció la necesidad de introducir nuevas mejoras en la esfera de la metodo logía de las estadísticas del comercio internacional de mercancías, habida cuenta de la evolución del comercio internacional de mercancías y de la metodología recomendada en otras esferas de las estadísticas económicas. En particular la Comisión recomendó la amplia participación de los países, incluse en la preparación del primer borrador; y consideró que había que tener muy presentes las siguientes cuestiones: la armonización con el Sistema de Cuentas Nacionales 1993 y el Manual de Balanza de Pagos. TITLE: Progress of Nations, The YEAR: 2000 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.XX.6 ISBN: 9280635956 PAGES: 44pp. PRICE: $6.95 DESCRIPTION: The Progress of Nations describes what becomes possible when nations invest in children's well being and protect their rights. Children are now less likely to be left mentally impaired because of iodine deficiency; more children are enrolled in school now than 10 years ago; polio is on the verge of eradication. But the publication recounts also the great distances the world must still travel because of poverty, debt, wars, inadequate commitment or unequal social development. In this 2000 edition HIV/AIDS is one of the central topics. It emphasizes that in many developing countries, silence and lack of proper information, continues to hamper efforts to check the fast and deadly spread of AIDS. 2.5 million children's lives are saved each year thanks to immunization, but there are still 30 million infants not protected by routine vaccination in developing countries.The lost children, millions of children made virtually invisible because not registered at birth. The Progress of Nations ranks nations according to their achievements in developmental goals for children. It also captures the slow but steady progress girls and women are making as they overcome inequality and discrimination. TITLE: Progreso de las Naciones, El YEAR: 2000 LANGUAGE: S. SALES #: 00.XX.6 ISBN: 9280635964 PAGES: 44pp. PRICE: $6.95 DESCRIPTION: Llegará un día en que el progreso de las naciones no se medirá por su poder militar o económico, ni por el esplendor de su capital y sus edificions públicos, sino por el bienestar de sus pueblos: por susniveles de salud, nutrición y educación; por sus oportunidades de obtener una remuneración digna a cambio de su trabajo; por su capacidad de participación en las decisiones que afectan a su vida; por el respeto a sus libertades civiles y políticas; por la atención dispensada a los más vulnerables y desfavorecidos; y por la protección ofreci da al desarrollo físico y mental de sus niños y niñas. El Progreso de las Naciones, publicado anualmente por el Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia, es un aporte en favor de ese nuevo día. TITLE: Progrès des Nations, Le YEAR: 2000 LANGUAGE: F. SALES #: 00.XX.6 ISBN: 9280635972 PAGES: 44pp. PRICE: $6.95 TITLE: Treaty Series 1688 I:29114-29121 YEAR: 1992 LANGUAGE: B. 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