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| 2008
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World Economic and Social Survey 2008: Overcoming Economic Insecurity
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World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid-2008
Macroeconomic trends in the world economy
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Situation and Prospects 2008
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| 2007
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World
Economic and Social Survey 2007:
Development in an Ageing World
World Economic and Social Survey at 60
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World Economic
Situation and Prospects as of mid-2007
Macroeconomic trends in the world economy
World Economic
Situation and Prospects 2007
Global Outlook
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| 2006
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World Economic and Social Survey 2006:
Diverging Growth and Development
According to the World Economic and Social Survey 2006, in the
industrialized world, the income level over the last five decades has grown steadily while
it has failed to do so in many developing countries, thereby causing a rise in already high
world inequality.
Greater income divergence is partly explained by a rising number of growth
collapses. Countries with weak economic structures and institutions and low infrastructural
and human development have less capacity to gain from global markets
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Chapter I
Growth and development trends, 1960-2005 28 pages (2.37 mb)
Chapter II
Structural change and economic growth 24 pages (545 kb)
Chapter III
Has trade integration caused greater divergence? 38 pages (524
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Chapter IV
Macroeconomic policies and growth divergence 34 pages (492 kb)
Chapter V
Governance, institutions and growth divergence 22 pages (135
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the preparation of the WESS 2006 below.
Developing and
Transition Economies in the Late 20th Century: Diverging Growth Rates, Economic Structures,
and Sources of Demand (Codrina Rada and Lance Taylor)
Governance, Economic
Growth and Development since the 1960s (Mushtaq H. Khan)
Real Income Stagnation
of Countries,1960-2001 (Sanjay G. Reddy and Camelia Minoiu)
Turning Swords to Ploughshares & Little Acorns to Tall Trees: The
Conflict-Growth Nexus & the Poverty of Nations (S, Mansoob Murshed)
Financial Development
and Economic Growth: A Critical View (Valpy FitzGerald)
Have Collapses in
Infrastructure Spending led to Cross-Country Divergence in per Capita GDP? (Francisco
Rodríguez)
Growth Empirics When
the World is Not Simple (Francisco Rodríguez)
Openness and Growth:
What Have We Learned? (Francisco Rodríguez)
Growth after Globalisation: a ‘Structuralist-Kaldorian’ game of
musical chairs? (José Gabriel Palma)
Industrial Policy and Growth (Helen Shapiro)
Development Aid and
Economic Growth: A Positive Long-Run Relation (Sanjay G. Reddy and Camelia
Minoiu)
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Situation and Prospects as of mid-2006
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World Economic Situation and Prospects
2006
The world economy is expected to continue to grow at a rate
of 3 per cent during 2006. The United States economy remains the main
engine of global economic growth, but the growth of China, India and
a few other large developing economies is becoming increasingly important.
On average, developing economies are expected to expand at a rate
of 5.6 per cent and the economies in transition at 5.9 per cent, despite
the fact that these economies may face larger challenges during 2006.
Driven by higher oil prices, inflation rates have edged up worldwide.
Core inflation rates, which exclude the prices of energy and food,
have been more stable, indicating that the pass-through of higher
oil prices to overall inflation is limited.
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| 2005
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World Economic and Social Survey 2005
Financing for Development
The World Economic and Social Survey 2005 focuses on the
Monterrey Consensus as the current framework for international cooperation
for development. The report examines the correspondingly broad agenda
for action that was set out in the Consensus, recognizing numerous
accomplishments to date and draws attention to the further actions
in the financing and trade areas that need to be undertaken in the
years ahead to achieve both the Millennium Development Goals, as well
as the broader United Nations Development Agenda.
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Preface, Overview, Contents (28 pages, 176kb)
Chapter I Mobilizing domestic resources for development (34
pages,199kb)
Chapter II Trade (38 pages, 209kb)
Chapter III International private capital flows (36 pages, 189kb)
Chapter IV Official development financing (32 pages, 186kb)
Chapter V External debt (24 pages, 147kb)
Chapter VI Systemic issues (26 pages, 152kb)
Bibliography (30 pages, 140kb)
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Rapport sur la situation économique et sociale et dans le monde 2005 - Financement du développement
Estudio Económico y Social Mundial 2005 - Financiación para el desarrollo
World Economic Situation and Prospects 2005
The continued recovery of the world economy resulted in unusually
widespread growth in 2004, but a modest slowdown in all regions is
expected in 2005, according to projections contained in World Economic
Situation and Prospects 2005 (WESP 2005). Developing countries grew
at the fastest rate in two decades in 2004. In addition to the stimulus
provided by the United States, China is making an increasing contribution
to global economic growth. Its rapid expansion has contributed to
increased global demand for oil and many non-oil commodities, with
the higher prices for the latter being of particular benefit to several
countries in Africa and Latin America. Overall, prospects continue
to be good, but the global imbalances pose a potential threat, to
which a global response is required.
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| 2004
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The World Economic and Social
Survey 2004 comprises two parts.
PART II International Migration
The second part of the World Economic and Social Survey 2004
addresses international migration. It examines historical and recent
surges in migration, policies towards migration, its economic and
social effects, the question of refugees and the state of international
cooperation regarding migration.
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Migration during 1820-1920, the First Global Century
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International migration trends
Chapter III (26 pages, 137kb)
International migration policies
Chapter IV (32 pages, 184kb)
Economic impacts of international migration
Chapter V (24 pages, 154kb)
Temporary migration and its relation to trade in services
Chapter VI (16 pages, 104kb)
Social dimensions of international mobility
Chapter VII (22 pages, 139kb)
Levels and trends in international displacement
Chapter VIII (22 pages 131kb)
International cooperation for migration management
Annex (8 pages, 87kb)
Current status of the collection of international migration
statistics
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PART I Trends and Policies in the World
Economy
The first part of the World Economic and Social Survey 2004
discusses the state of the world economy in 2004 and the outlook for
2005. It includes a review of developments in international trade
and finance and an overview of the situation in the world’s
economies as of mid-2004 and their prospects for 2005.
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Estudio Económico y Social Mundial 2004 - Migración internacional
World Economic Situation and Prospects 2004
Many of the forces responsible for dramatic growth in the previous
decade are now absent or not strong enough to produce such robust
performance. While global trade is projected by the World Economic
Situation and Prospects 2004 (WESP 2004) to grow by seven per cent
this year, it is unlikely that the buoyancy of pre-2000 years will
be repeated, especially given setbacks in the Doha round of trade
negotiations. The recovery of foreign direct investment will be similarly
subdued, as will rebounding investment in information technologies.
And in 2004, the dampening effects of geopolitical tensions and threats
of international terrorism are more prevalent than in the years immediately
before 2001.Therefore, the report urge careful measures to nurture
the recovery and avoid a precipitous unwinding of international imbalances
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| 2003
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World Economic and Social Survey 2003,
SALES No:E.03.II.C.1 ISBN:9211091438
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| 2002
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World Economic and Social Survey 2002
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| 2001
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World
Economic and Social Survey 2001
(United Nations publication, Sales
No. E.01.II.C.1) (Chapter
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| 2000
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World
Economic and Social Survey, 2000
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World
Economic Situation and Prospects for 2000 |
| 1999
| World Economic and Social Survey 1999 – Trends and Policies in the
World Economy
World Economic Situation
and Prospects for 1999 |
| 1998
| World Economic and Social Survey 1998 – Trends and Policies in the World Economy |
| 1997
| World Economic and Social
Survey 1997 – Trends and Policies in the World Economy |
| 1996
| World Economic and Social
Survey 1996 – Trends and Policies in the World Economy |
| 1995
| World Economic and Social
Survey 1995 – Current Trends and Policies in the World Economy |
| 1994
| World Economic and
Social Survey 1994 – Current Trends and Policies in the World
Economy |
| 1993
| World Economic Survey 1993 – Current Trends and Policies in the World
Economy |
| 1992
| World Economic Survey 1992 – Current Trends and Policies in the World
Economy |
| 1991
| World Economic Survey 1991 – Current Trends and Policies in the World
Economy |
| 1990
| World Economic Survey 1990 – Current Trends and Policies in the World
Economy |
| 1989
| World Economic Survey 1989 – Current Trends and Policies in the World
Economy |
| 1988
| World Economic Survey 1988 – Current Trends and Policies in the World
Economy |
| 1987
| World Economic Survey 1987 – Current Trends and Policies in the World
Economy |
| 1986
| World
Economic Survey 1986 – Current Trends and Policies in the World Economy
Supplement to World Economic Survey 1985-86 |
| 1985
| World
Economic Survey 1985 – Current Trends and Policies in the World Economy |
| 1984
| World
Economic Survey 1984 – Current Trends and Policies in the World Economy
Supplement to World Economic Survey 1984
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| 1983
| World
Economic Survey 1983 – Current Trends and Policies in the World Economy
Supplement to World Economic Survey 1983 |
| 1981-1982
| World
Economic Survey 1981-82 – Current Trends and Policies in the World Economy
Supplement to World Economic Survey 1981-82 |
| 1980-1981
| World
Economic Survey 1980-81 |
| 1979-1980
| World
Economic Survey 19879-80 |
| 1978
| World
Economic Survey 1978
Supplement to World Economic Survey 1978
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| 1977
| World Economic Survey 1977 |
| 1976
| World
Economic Survey 1976
Supplement to World Economic Survey 1976 |
| 1975
| World
Economic Survey 1975 – Fluctuations and Development in the World Economy
Supplement to World Economic Survey 1975 |
| 1974
| World
Economic Survey 1974 Part 1 – Mid-term Review and Appraisal of Progress in the
implementation of the International Development Strategy
World Economic Survey 1974 Part 2 – Current Economic Developments |
| 1973
| World
Economic Survey 1973 Part 1 – Population and Development
World Economic Survey 1973 Part 2 – Current Economic Developments |
| 1972
| World Economic Survey 1972 – Current Economic Developments |
| 1971
| World Economic Survey 1971 – Current Economic Developments |
| 1969-1970
| World
Economic Survey 1969-70 |
| 1968
| World Economic Survey 1968 Part 1 – Some Issues of Development
Policy in the Coming Decade
World Economic Survey 1968 Part 2 – Current Economic
Developments |
| 1967
| World Economic Survey 1967 Part 1 – The Problems and
Policies of Economic Development: An Appraisal of Recent Experience
World Economic Survey 1967 Part 2 – Current Economic
Developments |
| 1966
| World Economic Survey 1966 Part 1 – Implementation of
Development Plans: Problems and Experience
World Economic Survey 1966 Part 2 – Current Economic Developments |
| 1965
| World Economic Survey 1965 Part 1 – The Financing of Economic
Development
World Economic Survey 1965 Part 2 – Current Economic Developments |
| 1964
| World Economic Survey 1964 Part 1 – Development Plans:
Appraisal of Targets and Progress in Developing Countries
World Economic Survey 1964 Part 2 – Current Economic Developments |
| 1963
| World Economic Survey 1963 Part 1 - Trade and Development: Trends,
Needs and Policies
World Economic Survey 1963 Part 2 – Current Economic Developments
Economic Developments in the Middle East 1961-63 |
| 1962
| World Economic Survey 1962 Part 1 - The Developing Countries in
World Trade
World Economic Survey 1962 Part 2 - Current Economic Developments |
| 1961
| World
Economic Survey 1961
Economic Developments in the Middle East 1959-61 |
| 1960
| World
Economic Survey 1960 |
| 1959
| World
Economic Survey 1959 |
| 1958
| World
Economic Survey 1958
Economic Developments in the Middle East 1957-58
Economic Developments in the Middle East 1958-59 |
| 1957
| World
Economic Survey 1957
Economic Developments in the Middle East 1956-57
Economic Developments in Africa 1956-57 |
| 1956
| World
Economic Survey 1956
Economic Developments in the Middle East 1955-56
Economic Developments in Africa 1955-56 |
| 1955
| World
Economic Survey 1955
Economic Developments in the Middle East 1954-55
Economic Developments in Africa 1954-55 |
| 1953-1954
| World
Economic Report 1953-54
Review of Economic Activity in Africa 1950-54 |
| 1952-1953
| World
Economic Report 1952-53
Summary of Recent Economic Developments in the
Middle East 1952-53 |
| 1951-1952
| World
Economic Report 1951-52
Review of Economic Conditions in the Middle East
1951-52 |
| 1950-1951
| World
Economic Report 1950-51
Supplement to World Economic Report 1950-51 |
| 1949-1950
| World
Economic Report 1949-50
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| 1948
| World
Economic Report 1948
Major Economic Changes in 1948
Supplement to Major Economic Changes in 1948 |
| 1947
| Salient Features of the Wold Economic
Situation 1945-47 |
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