Development Policy Seminar: Participation in Global Value Chains
Participation in global value chains (GVCs) can foster development, but the underlying dynamics as well as economic and social effects can vary strongly across countries. To what extent can countries upgrade through GVC participation? What is the role of intangible assets in GVCs trade and the effects of intellectual monopolization on development patterns? What is the role of policy?
23 June 2017
High-level Meeting on Modelling Tools for Sustainable Development Policies
Costa Rica is one of the countries where UN-DESA has built capacities on the use of modelling tools to inform sustainable development policies. Pilar Garrido, Deputy-Minister of Planning and Economic Policy of Costa Rica highlighted that “investing in modelling and linking it with policy is actually one of the most important elements for implementing the SDGs. It is a long-term relationship, it is investing in our countries capabilities to build sustainable, coherent and evidence based policies. I think this effort needs to be sustained overtime.”
12 July 2017
World Economic Situation And Prospects: July 2017 Briefing, No. 104
- Modest improvement in the growth outlook for emerging economies but risks remain
- Diplomatic rift poses economic challenges for Qatar
- Fragile and uneven economic recovery in Africa and South America
11 July 2017
World Economic and Social Survey 2017: Reflecting on 70 years of development policy analysis
Since 1947 the World Economic and Social Survey has promoted a broader understanding of development, emphasizing the importance of advancing the structural transformation of the economy, progress in social development and environmental sustainability. This year’s edition, Reflecting on 70 years of development policy analysis, shows that many parallels can be drawn between the challenges currently facing the international community and those that confronted the world in the past. These lessons from the past are relevant to the implementation of the…
13 July 2017
