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UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 5

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 5

Concerted international policy action?needed to tackle worsening global outlook
by Rob Vos, Richard Kozul-Wright, Alex Izurieta and Matthias Kempf
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UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 5
World Economic Situation and Prospects 2008

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2008

The World Economic Situation and Prospects 2008 highlights the risk of a recession in the United States and a hard landing of the global economy as a whole. The combination of a deep housing slump in the United States, continuous devaluation
World Economic Situation and Prospects 2008
Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 3

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 3

December 2008
Summary:?
The world is now mired in the most severe financial crisis since the Great Depression. According to the United Nations baseline forecast, world gross product (WGP) is expected to grow by only 1.0 per cent
Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 3
Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 2

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 2

November 2008
Summary:
In response to the intensified global financial crisis, a large number of countries adopted extensive emergency plans in October 2008, following a more comprehensive and internationally concerted approach.
Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 2
Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 1

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 1

October 2008
Summary:?
The world economy is facing the most severe financial crisis since the Great Depression of the last century. The risk for a global recession has heightened significantly and volatility of commodity prices h
Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 1
World Economic and Social Survey 2008

World Economic and Social Survey 2008

Overcoming Economic Insecurity
World Economic and Social Survey 2008
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Strengthening the International Partnership for Effective Poverty Reduction (CDP Policy Note 2007)

Important progress has been made towards developing a global partnership in support of national poverty reduction strategies. Nonetheless, the existing framework of that global partnership, the use of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers as its main instrument, appears to be neither adequate nor effective. Aid recipient countries need to gain more ownership of their poverty reduction strategies. Aid and other international support should be provided under conditions which enhance, rather than restrict, domestic policy space in recipient countries. Multilateral trade negotiations need to be consistent with poverty reduction objectives and should not conflict with the development assistance…
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UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 4

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 4

Downside risks from financial shocks will persist?unless global imbalances are effectively addressed
by?Rob Vos, Richard Kozul-Wright and Alex Izurieta
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UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 4
UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 3

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 3

Tackling insecurity in old age: the challenge of universal pensions
by Rob Vos, Richard Kozul-Wright, Ana Cortez, Alex Julca and Oliver Paddison
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UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 3
World Economic Situation and Prospects 2007

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2007

The World Economic Situation and Prospects 2007 singles out the possibility of a more severe downturn in the United States' housing markets as the key risk for the global economy. A number of economies have witnessed substantial appreciation
World Economic Situation and Prospects 2007